Job Description: Key responsibilities include: • Plan, lead and deliver testing activities across Corporate/Business Systems BAU testing and support related projects, particularly SAP/ERP systems. • Identify testing delivery requirements including scoping and estimation for the allocated program/project. • Test planning and preparation for BAU testing and associated minor change projects. • Lead and coordinate all phases of BAU testing, working closely with technical, system support vendors and business teams. • Oversee and quality assurance of vendor performed testing activities/artefacts. • Deliver required testing activities as per the agreed test plans • Provide advisory support and guidance to the BAU technical and business teams • Coordinate UAT phase and provide required support to the users in UAT. • Capture BAU testing metrics and provide test KPIs report • Ensure testing artefacts and assets are baselined and maintained in the centralised repository for reusability, auditing and compliance purposes. • Identify and recommend test process improvement actions. Experience, skills, and qualifications: • 8 years of testing experience with 3 years test lead experience, particularly within the SAP/ERP domain. • Experience in leading and delivery of testing within BAU change testing. • Demonstrated experience in development of test strategies and plans • Proven skills in test planning, estimation, resources forecasting and planning. • Ability to effectively communicate, build relationships and influence a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation including external vendors. • Experience in supporting and leading system, SIT and UAT testing phases working closely with technical, vendor and business teams • Test & defect management, coordination and reporting experience. • Ability to identify and manage test environments and data requirements. • Demonstrated experience in stakeholder communication and reporting, including testing KPIs and status reporting. • Skills and experience to review, evaluate and assess quality of testing artefacts and outputs, and provide independent assessment and recommendations. • Experience in defining, collecting and reporting test metrics and KPIs • Ability to identify and manage dependencies, risks and issues, and effectively manage and communicate them across both the internal and external teams • Experience in various testing methodologies such as V-model and Agile • Knowledge in System development lifecycle processes and the industry testing standards – IEEE 1012/29119, TMMi. • Experience and skills in testing tools, particularly with Microfocus Application Life Cycle Management for test and defect management • Ability to effectively communicate, engage and build stakeholder relationships • Experience in development of action plans and providing independent recommendations to improve overall testing process and outcomes. • Tertiary qualification in IT related discipline, preferably with formal training and certification in the testing/test management.
