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Test Manager II
 Equiliem | |
 United States, New Jersey, Newark | |
 Jan 09, 2025 | |
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Test Manager opportunity in Newark, NJ!
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. Location: This position is located in Newark, NJ. Qualified candidate must be in a commutable distance and able to go into the office as needed. This team typically goes into the office 2 + days a week. Job Responsibilities: * Understand the business functionality and define over all 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 which 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 "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. Required Education & Experience: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. * 6+ years of experience as a Test Manager * 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. * Prior experience managing large, complex, testing efforts crossing multiple departments. * 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 with an ability to organize and communicate thoughts clearly. Preferred Experience: * ServiceNow Test Management experience a plus * Utilities experience a plus | |