minimum of 1 Test Manager

This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview Services Australia is seeking a minimum of 1 Test Manager to support a large-scale Telecommunications Platform and Infrastructure Project. The Role Test Managers oversee the whole testing practice and manage the deployment of testing resources and testing approaches. The role includes: Planning, designing, managing, executing and reporting on tests to ensure new and amended systems, configurations, packages, or services, together with any interfaces, perform as specified, including security requirements Performing objective assessments of software products to enable developers and managers to make appropriate corrective decisions Defining and implementing an overall testing strategy Ensuring that all test effort is effectively planned, monitored and executed in accordance with agreed test guidelines and business requirements Negotiating with external software vendors as stakeholders Developing business and policy responses to testing performance issues Ensuring the development of operational policy and procedures Working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure formal requirements are tested, demonstrated, analysed or inspected to meet agency requirements on schedule Managing a team of engineers to establish a test bed against which requirements can be tested Leading daily standups, managing defects, and escalating issues to management Engaging, aligning and managing users of the new service so that appropriate User Acceptance Testing can be performed Role Requirements Qualified Test Manager experienced in ensuring technical solutions have undergone an appropriate level of testing and that any known risks are highlighted to management before rollout to production users and citizens Ability to operate with a significant degree of independence under the broad guidance of a National Manager High level of autonomy, with decision-making highly dependent on own judgement Demonstrated leadership capability, including identifying and driving innovation, managing and leading change, and contributing to implementing the agency's strategic direction