Test Manager
GovCIO
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $135,000 - $140,000 per year
About the role
- Collaborate with Technical Architecture team and impacted products to create an overall test strategy for Product Line-wide Initiatives, including developing and tracking compliance metrics.
- Assures test plans are built with enough lead time to implement them.
- Influence testers and product owners of impacted products to comply with test plans and reporting across Product line programs while working with their product specific testing approaches that may work for them.
- Oversee test planning, execution, defect tracking, and reporting.
- Create reports necessary to brief senior management on test strategy progress
- Raises risks and issues identified in the test planning phase.
- Support creation of automated test plans for all impacted products
- Monitor defect and bug reports and manage efforts to address defects in accordance with overall test strategy
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business or related scientific /technical discipline or equivalent experience is required with 15 years of project management experience within IT.
- An additional 10+ years of experience may be substituted for education.
- Must have experience in the coordination and management of test events in accordance with approved test plans, procedures, and scripts.
- Must have knowledge and skills to ensure that test environments are set up accurately and with test data required.
- Must be able to create and track testing metrics as needed.
- Must have experience working in a SAFe/Agile environment.
- Must have experience working with Jira, GitHub, or similar ALM tools.
- Must have experience working on IT products, operating systems, software, systems, networks and/or specialized environments.
- Must have experience in writing or assisting in the development of test plans and test procedures.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail and excellent customer service.
- Highly motivated and analytical; proven problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to take the initiative, manage one’s own time.
- Willingness and enthusiasm to learn new skills, new client environments, and grow domain expertise.
- Ability to conduct independent research to lead or support the resolution of complex questions and issues.
- Excellent analytical skills, the ability to integrate information from multiple sources to execute effectively and efficiently in a dynamic environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Corporate Discounts
- Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
- Training, Education and Certification Assistance*
- Referral Bonus Program
- Internal Mobility Program
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible Work Environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
test strategytest planningdefect trackingautomated test planstesting metricstest proceduresproject managementcompliance metricsSAFeAgile
Soft Skills
communication skillsattention to detailcustomer serviceproblem-solvinginitiativetime managementwillingness to learnanalytical skillscollaborationindependent research