Test Team Lead

Adalta Recruitment Solutions Ltd ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Salary: £40k - 45k per year

Overview

Test Team Lead Permanent | £40,000 - £45,000 | Manchester Manual Testing, Web, Mobile, Desktop, SQL, API, Functional, Jira, SDLC Responsibilities As a Team Lead you will be assisting in driving the provision of a capable, reactive, motivated delivery focused testing team. You will be liaising with Product Managers, Development Managers and Development Team Leads across a suite of products and applications including our global website and mobile platform. A flexible, proactive and hands-off approach is required in this fast paced, high output department. The day to day work is interesting, challenging and fast paced amidst a hardworking and delivery focused company ethos. Main Responsibilities: Planning, organising and reporting on testing phase of projects and support packages effectively communicating and escalating where appropriate. Reviewing and analysing requirement documents ensuring business and technical requirements are fully understood to a detailed level. Taking ownership of work estimation, ensuring accurate portrayals of effort can be obtained and subsequently delivered on. Applying active governance around quality, rules, standards and processes within the team. Ensuring regulatory and PCI standards are adhered to across the testing phase. Understanding the efforts on both resource and time and assess impacts and risks in delivery of the work stacks within the team. Actively communicating both within the team and outside the team, attending and contributing to various interdepartmental meetings. Liaising and facilitating successful relationships within the development teams and at times the operational functions. Conducting a mentoring and coaching role to other team members to assist with their development, assisting in appraisal reviews and administration responsibilities of the team. Being open and available for team members to assist in issues they may have. Essential Experience Strong team/project lead experience and a strong background in software testing Commercial experience of leading large and diverse testing teams and projects Experience of testing large scale websites Excellent understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Ability to communicate effectively at all levels. Ability to multitask and manage multiple streams of activity shifting focus regularly. Ability to think in a pressured environment and react quickly to pressured situations. Proven experience of working with daily releases and high output of development work Ability to react well to changing requirements with a positive attitude. Manual Testing, Web, Mobile, Desktop, SQL, API, Functional, Jira, SDLC This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89796432