Test Manager (Contract) - Dublin Start Date: Immediate Duration: 6 months Location: Hybrid (2-3 onsite days at my client's offices, Tuesday through Thursday) Role Overview: I'm currently recruiting for an experienced Contract Test Manager to lead the delivery of high-quality testing solutions for complex IT projects.
This role demands strong leadership, technical expertise, and an unwavering commitment to excellence in testing and quality assurance.
Key Responsibilities: End-to-End Test Management: Oversee all phases of testing for IT projects, ensuring seamless delivery and alignment with project goals.
Strategy & Risk Management: Develop and maintain test strategies, schedules, and proactively manage risks.
Effort & Approach Planning: Design test plans that align with policies and meet quality gates.
Team Coordination: Lead junior and senior testers across multiple sprint teams and workstreams, including offshore resources.
Collaborative Leadership: Partner with client teams to coordinate test phases and align activities with client-led initiatives.
UAT & Defect Oversight: Manage user acceptance testing, defect root cause analysis, and implement prevention strategies.
Progress Monitoring: Track and report test performance across Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement through data analysis and quality metrics.
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with project managers to address schedules, risks, roadblocks, and escalations.
Quality Assurance: Enforce quality gates, deliver comprehensive test closure reports, and champion QA improvements.
What You Bring: Experience:10+ years in software testing, including 5+ years in a leadership role as a Test Manager.
Proven expertise in managing multi-application solutions across diverse teams.
Skills: Strong organizational and decision-making skills with sharp attention to detail.
Advanced knowledge of testing methodologies, including automation and testing standards.
Proficiency with test management and defect tracking tools.
Leadership & Collaboration: Inspiring leadership with the ability to motivate teams and drive accountability.
Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels.
Communication: Clear, concise, and confident in conveying progress, risks, and solutions to stakeholders.
Additional Information Immediate interviews with prompt start date available.
Applicants must be eligible to work full-time in Ireland without restrictions.
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