Test Architect/programme Test Manager

2 weeks ago

Fareham, United Kingdom Advanced Resource Managers Limited Full time

Test Architect/Programme Test Manager

ARM are working with a leading defence company who are looking to add an accomplished Test Architect to their highly established team.

This role can offer you a fantastic opportunity to lead this project to help deliver the evolution of the UK National Infrastructure.

This position is based Fareham, Hampshire and offers hybrid working.

**The Role You Will Play**:
Specific duties may include:

- Strategic and technical leadership and direction to support the delivery of effective testing
- Providing exceptional guidance and support in defining test strategy, process techniques, levels, organisation, tools/frameworks/technologies, infrastructure, environments and data across a variety of delivery and technology landscapes and methodologies,balancing a delivery and commercial focus for company activities, Customer activities & supplier activities
- Development, promotion and communication of a clear vision and strategy for the integration and test team
- Providing goals and objectives for the team in line with the Test Strategy
- Leading and coaching a highly efficient integration and test team and grow its capability to achieve the best blend of automation and specialist skills
- Working with the wider test community to stay current with evolving processes, tools and methods
- Analysis and definition of effective test strategy and approaches for a variety of delivery and technology landscapes, ensuring cost effective testing solutions balanced with business and technical risk and implementing continuous improvement & cost efficiencies
- Test documentation creation (Test Plan, Test Closure Report, Test Packs with test scenarios)
- Workpackage Management across the test campaign - including cost & schedule planning/tracking/reporting/course correcting and effective risk management

**Required Skills**:

- Significant experience (10+ years) within large scale/systems of systems/portfolio systems integration programmes (£100M+)
- Significant experience (10-15 years) of test planning, management and execution, preferably in large scale, complex virtualised and cloud computing environments
- Strong experience of managing third party suppliers including how to streamline their test campaigns
- Ability to collaborate and influence across both technical and non-technical stakeholders, resources and teams
- Experience of service testing, system testing, operational testing, functional & non-functional testing
- Experience of testing to support failure mode and safety case related analysis
- Exceptional understanding of technology and testing, including common solutions and architectures, test automation, emerging technology and testing trends, and test techniques/technologies/tooling.
- Success in technical project management leadership
- Comprehensive understanding and demonstrable implementation experience of defining & execution of various test strategies and methodologies at the portfolio/systems integration level
- Able to use understanding of customer needs and expectations to generate mutually beneficial solutions or alternatives
- Working with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally, excellent communication skills and stakeholder management is key. You must have experience in managing complex 3rd party relationships.
- Previous experience of test management and line management is essential to enable to you support a number of Test Managers across multiple workstreams

**Desirable Skills**:

- Air Traffic Management knowledge would be advantageous
- Experience of SOA/ITIL/Service Management methodologies
- Earned Value Management
- Prior experience of work package management of a test campaign
- Seen as an authority/expert in the test domain
- Management and hands-on delivery of exceptional test processes and practices in a variety of complex delivery landscapes
- Extensive background and experience in system testing, including test automation
- Can deliver clear messages through dialogue, written work and formal presentation
- Demonstrates commitment to sharing ideas, technologies and best practices
- Willingness to offer fresh, innovative ideas and/or unconventional approaches

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