Test Manager

We have an outstanding Contract position for a Test Manager to join a leading Company located in the Newark, NJ surrounding area.

We are looking for a Test Manager who will be responsible for developing testing and test management requirements, procedures, standards and policies. These responsibilities include areas such as: scheduling and management of testing assignments, project testing status, defect tracking, and measurement reporting.

Responsibilities

• Understand the business functionality and define the overall test strategy
• Capability to understand the big picture - system/app/product and weave in a comprehensive test plan
• Develop and maintain standard IT testing and test management processes and procedures; this also includes developing a set of test policies to define acceptable levels of testing based on a set of criteria that considers risk vs cost-benefit
• Develop and maintain standard requirements management processes and procedures
• Develop and maintain staff training materials for the above test and requirements management processes
• Conduct staff training for test and requirements management processes
• Effectively communicate at senior manager/director/executive levels about the program/project level risks/issues/escalations
• Provide consulting to project teams for test and requirements management
• Develop requirements for standard test management reports and visualizations in the form of mockups, to be built and implemented by other IT staff
• Develop requirements for standard requirements management reports and visualizations in the form of mockups, to be built and implemented by other IT staff
• Become the 'go-to' escalation point person for any project-related test management activities
• Communicate effectively the daily status - risks/issues/dependencies, track progress and manage issue workflow to resolution
• Logging and managing the defects in ServiceNow
• Work directly on projects in a test manager or similar technical lead role
• May be responsible for the technical direction, leadership, and training of less experienced staff

Basic Hiring Criteria

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Minimum 6 years of experience as a Test Manager
• Prior experience managing large, complex testing efforts across multiple departments

Desired Qualifications

• ServiceNow Test Management experience a plus
• Utilities experience a plus
• Thorough understanding of testing/QA techniques, practices, and processes
• Experience with planning and leading QA efforts for a program or large complex projects
• Thorough knowledge of the System Development Life Cycle process
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) both internally to the project team and leadership
• Ability to provide necessary support to the gathering and writing of accurate, complete test materials
• Strong business analysis skills for capturing business/clinical scenarios and translating them into test cases and scripts
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills and an ability to organize and communicate thoughts clearly