Test Manager

Job Description

The Financial Systems team in the FinTech business unit provides technical expertise to the finance department and is responsible for supporting and innovating SAP ERP/S4HANA, SAP BI, Native HANA solutions, and many other connected external systems. We want to change the way people work with enterprise systems, by building an application platform that supports simplification of business processes and empowers the finance community with better integrations and financial insights.<p><br></p>The role of Test Manager for the Quality &amp; Automation Team in FS is to primarily manage, coach, and develop a test engineering team and strategies, ensuring the development of both are in line with organizational objectives and direction. They will be required to direct all aspects of the test engineering function within the direct reporting line and provide technical guidance and input to ensure modern testing automation practices are embedded into their teams’ ways of working. This role will also be responsible for ensuring that talent is identified and developed, any skills gaps are identified in good time to ensure the success of the organization’s objectives. <ul><li>Software Testability</li><ul><li>Is responsible to ensure that all features are designed and implemented in a testable way by guiding product teams during the entire lifecycle and guide more junior members of the team in this topic. </li><li>Is responsible to enable product teams to deliver quality products at pace by advocating for teams to verify and test work in isolated independent units and embed testing early in the lifecycle and guide more junior members of the team in this topic. </li></ul><li>Non-functional Testing</li><ul><li>Is responsible to advocate for the users experience by raising the team’s ability to build applications with clear non-functional requirements (eg performance, security, accessibility, usability) </li><li>Is responsible to ensure teams keep within non-functional requirements by performing tests such as load-testing, accessibility testing, or security testing </li></ul><li>Test Planning &amp; Execution</li><ul><li>Is responsible to plan, execute, and oversee testing of products and features by using techniques such as risk-based testing, exploratory testing, mobbing, pairing, or 3 amigos and guide more junior members of the team in this topic. </li><li>Is responsible to identify and investigate issues and ensure they are managed in a sustainable and repeatable way by using continuous improvement techniques such as 5 whys and guide more junior members of the team in this topic. </li></ul><li>Test Advocacy</li><ul><li>Is responsible to ensure that testing is embedded in the lifecycle of the product by being involved in the planning and design stages of applications and services and guide more junior members of the team in this topic. </li><li>Is responsible to advocate for testing best practices by explaining why testing is required, and enables others to own testing and quality checks of the product and guide more junior members of the team in this topic. </li></ul><li>Test Automation</li><ul><li>Is responsible to drive and coordinate collaborative improvements of the test automation infrastructure and processes in teams by outlining the pros and cons of automation, where it can be effective, and where it cannot be used </li><li>Is responsible to increase the overall quality of tests for a product by building automated tests that are isolated, deterministic, valuable and provide fast, reliable feedback. </li></ul><li>Critical Thinking</li><ul><li>Is responsible to systematically identify patterns and underlying issues in complex situations, and to find solutions by applying logical and analytical thinking </li><li>Is responsible to constructively evaluate and develop ideas, plans and solutions by reviewing them, objectively taking into account external knowledge, initiating ‘SMART’ improvements and articulating their rationale </li></ul><li>Continuous Quality and Process Improvement</li><ul><li>Is responsible to identify opportunities for process, system and structural improvements (i.e performance gains) by examining and evaluating current process flows, methods and standards and guide more junior members of the team in this topic. </li><li>Is responsible to design and implement relevant improvements by defining adapted/new process flows, standards, and practices that enable business performance and guide more junior members of the team in this topic. </li></ul><li>Effective Communication</li><ul><li>Is responsible to deliver clear, well-structured, and meaningful information to a target audience by using suitable communication mediums and language tailored to the audience </li><li>Is responsible to achieve mutually agreeable solutions by staying adaptable, communicating ideas in clear coherent language and practising active listening </li><li>Is responsible to ask relevant (follow-up) questions to properly engage with the speaker and really understand what they are saying, by applying listening and reflection techniques </li></ul><li>Coaching/Mentoring</li><ul><li>Has sufficient knowledge to coach, guide and improve the overall performance of stakeholders and colleagues at all levels, when appropriate, by sharing experience, knowledge and approaches to work</li></ul></ul><p><br></p><strong>Level Of Education Description</strong><p><br></p>Master degree<p><br></p><strong>Years Of Relevant Job Knowledge Description</strong><p><br></p>Advanced Knowledge (10+ years)<p><br></p><strong>Requirements Of Special Knowledge/skills</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Experience working with teams using continuous deployment and devOps environment Highly skilled in best practice for testing microservices and domain based systems.</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Pre-Employment Screening</strong><p><br></p>If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.<p><br></p>]]&gt;