Testing Services Manager

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Aztec Full time

With the continued investment in technology operationally, and in support of our digital transformation within Aztec Group, we are introducing a new role for a Head of Testing Services (“HoTS”).
The Head of Testing Services will be responsible for all aspects of Testing and Quality Assurance within the company defining testing strategy, and introducing best practise for application, infrastructure, and product development testing. The testing strategy will need to make consideration of multiple SDLC and DevOps models, techniques for defining functional and non-functional tests and testing tools including, but not limited to, those relating to performance and automation testing. This role will also be responsible for designing and managing the testing architecture and framework required to deliver a high-quality, efficient and scalable testing service.
Reporting to the Head of Service Delivery, this individual will be responsible for growing and scaling the Testing team to meet the demands of a rapidly growing business across a broad range of products and services, developing and expanding the existing team, and building a wider service comprising both additional internal staff and staff from third-party service providers.
The HoTS will be required to provide strategic support and guidance to business leaders and technology directors and third-party suppliers responsible for oversight and delivery of change initiatives, influencing decision making and clearly communicating decisions, priorities, and relevant project information at appropriate levels regarding testing requirements and commitments.
This individual will be driven to proactively focus on strategic initiatives and planning activities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of testing processes and outcomes and be motivated to share knowledge of testing capabilities, risks, and opportunities with project leads cross-functionally. The HoTS should be able to clearly demonstrate excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills as well as technical, analytical, and organisational skills.
Build a Quality Assurance / Test Management function which can support the delivery of large complex technology-based projects and programmes, and technology operations within a rapid growth business.
Define and execute a complete end-to-end testing strategy including both manual and automated testing approaches within traditional delivery and DevOps models.
Build strong trusted relationships with project sponsors, business leaders, technology owners and external strategic partners.
Identify, contract and manage third party suppliers of nearshore and offshore testing services to augment the in-house team.
Identify, select and implement testing tools and services with track record in contract negotiation, commercial and supplier management in the testing space.
Provide leadership and technical expertise within test automation, testing methodologies, testing processes, synthetic data services, and testing tools and techniques.
Design and implement a testing framework and strategy, leveraging automation and AI solutions across all areas of testing (system integration, performance, security etc.).
Proactively identify develop and implement opportunities for operational efficiencies using analytical skills, data, and feedback as part of continuous improvement.
Provide technical leadership and support the creation of complex automation testing.
Provide appropriate, forward-looking decision making to manage complex priorities supporting the delivery of the Aztec vision.
Operate as an advocate for quality throughout the product development lifecycle and be accountable in the transition process to Production.
Stay across the development of external trends and technology changes in relation to Testing and QA including the influence of AI and import this understanding into the Testing strategy on an iterative basis.
Manage and develop the Testing team and hold budgetary responsibility for the Testing cost centre managing internal and third-party costs associated with the Testing team and services.
Extensive leadership experience of an enterprise testing function; high level of experience in a similar role implementing automated testing.
Ability to influence and manage senior stakeholders, conflicting priorities and balance business and quality drivers in decision making.
Excellent understanding of testing tools, methods processes and automation and where best to apply them.
Experience in designing and executing a hybrid inhouse / third party test strategy.
Ability to present ideas in business and user-friendly language.
Extensive experience of different project and development methodologies, Waterfall, Agile and DevOps, and the management of testing within both project and product-based delivery models.
Experience in the IT change management lifecycle process.
Successful candidates will need to travel to various office and third-party locations working with a dispersed team and stakeholders in multiple offices. It is anticipated travel will be required to nearshore and offshore locations as the services expand and develop.

We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and professional qualifications to enhance your professional development.

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