Test Assurance Lead

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Data Communications Company Full time

**The role**:
**Test Assurance Lead**

**Location - **London - Hybrid working model.

Competitive Salary plus benefits

**The Role**

The DCC Test Assurance and Governance practice sits within the Service Delivery function which is responsible for managing DCC’s end-to-end delivery through a structured governance process, on time, within budget and to the required standards for successful in-life operations.

The Test Assurance and Governance function practice is responsible for assuring and governing the significant technical testing undertaken by our Service Providers across the DCC ecosystem, up to the point of delivery to the User Testing and Live environments.

The Test Assurance Lead will:

- Act as a key point of contact with the programme and project management in relation to Test Assurance activities, encompassing all the Non-functional and Functional testing.
- Lead the assurance activity confirming the solution / services can be implemented, are operationally fit for purpose, do not adversely impact existing services, operates within the wider IT infrastructure and are fit for the User environment and Live service.
- Develop the Test Approach and determine test assurance resource requirements in conjunction with the Test Assurance Manager.
- Direct the activities of Test Assurance resources in respect of the Test Assurance activities for a specific project/programme.
- Act as a key contact with DCC’s Service Providers on testing-related matters.
- Agree how the detailed testing will be undertaken, evidenced and reported by the Service Provider.
- Assure test completion through witnessing tests and inspecting test results.
- Where required, will provide analytical support to other areas of the Test Assurance function.

**What will you be doing?**

Key Accountabilities
- Lead the DCC’s engagement with the Programmes/Projects and Service Providers on relevant testing matters.
- Establish the scope and agree the detail of testing undertaken by the Service Provider.
- Analysis of test evidence to confirm that established criteria have been met.
- Production of high-quality routine and ad-hoc reports.
- Timely escalation of issues to the appropriate members of the Test Assurance leadership team.
- Line management of assigned Test Assurance Analyst resources.

Our duties include:

- Working with service providers and stakeholders to establish what testing is required and how it will be assessed (including reviewing (or preparing)) Test Approach Documents, reviewing Test Plans, Test Traceability Matrices, test witnessing and ensuring compliance with regulatory and DCC test documents and DCC's Test Strategy).
- Representing DCC in key governance and regulatory activities relating to the design, documentation and operation of testing and test assurance, including DCC's Test Assurance Board (TAB), the Testing Advisory Group (TAG), the Testing Design and Execution Group (TDEG) and meetings with senior stakeholders from the energy industry, Ofgem and BEIS.
- Reporting to internal and external governance forums on the progress of testing and completion of test reports for approval of the exit of test phases.
- Assuring that DCC systems, including those of our service providers, have been thoroughly tested and are ready for live operation.
- Supporting transition to the Testing Services team within DCC's Operations function, who are responsible for the environment in which prospective Service Users prove they can interface with the DCC service and can exercise their business processes The Test Assurance and Governance team assures the testing undertaken by the DCC's Service Providers (including DCC's Communications Service Providers (Telefonica and Arqiva), the Data Service Provider (CGI) and other service providers supporting security and the end to end DCC service). The team does not undertake testing, but its assurance of testing activities is integral to driving the quality and confidence of the DCC service.

**What we are looking for**

Skills and Experiences - Essential
- A test professional with a minimum of 8 years’ relevant testing experience. 4+ years of which, will be at test manager / lead level
- The ability and experience to rapidly understand complex functionality and architectures

Ability to:

- scope the required system testing
- define the associated business scenarios
- assess the test programme and plan proposed by the Service Provider
- witness tests and inspect test results
- Excellent analytical skills: able to identify exceptions to the agreed test approach, propose alternative solutions and appropriate responses
- Strong communications skills: written and verbal with good presentation and persuasion skills, able to present technical issues to a non-technical group
- Approachable, with strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to working

Skill and Experiences - Desirable
- Experienced in using test tools such as Jira and test management tools (such as HP ALM) to

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