Testing Delivery Manager

Location Houston, TX Onsite Only

Account: Client

Fulltime

18+ years work experience in test consulting, systems integration, or test architect role.

Strong analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting abilities with quick adaptation to new situations, landscape and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Senior Stakeholder Management:
• Engage and collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand their business objectives, requirements, and expectations.
• Establish and coach Testing Standards to be followed for the implementation program and drive stakeholder acceptance, must have strong technical background in testing in automation test data management.
• Communicate effectively to align testing initiatives with overall business goals.
• Provide regular updates, reports, and recommendations to senior stakeholders on test strategies, progress, and quality metrics.
• Business Opportunity Identification:
• Identify and analyze business opportunities in software testing, including emerging trends, industry advancements, and potential areas of improvement.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to stay informed about testing practices and industry benchmarks.
• Develop strategies to leverage testing capabilities as a competitive advantage and drive revenue growth.
• Testing Center of Excellence Leadership:
• Lead the Testing CoE by establishing the vision, mission, and strategic roadmap.
• Define and implement testing methodologies, standards, and processes to drive consistency and efficiency.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the Testing CoE.
• Automation Tools and Test Data Management:
• Possess expertise in automation tools and frameworks to streamline test execution and enhance efficiency.
• Evaluate, select, and implement automation tools that align with organizational goals and project requirements.
• Develop and maintain a robust test data management strategy to ensure accurate and secure test data availability.
• Test Delivery and Quality Assurance:
• Oversee end-to-end test delivery across projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards, timelines, and budget.
• Develop test strategies, test plans, and test cases in collaboration with project teams.
• Monitor and analyze test results, identify trends, and propose corrective actions to continuously improve quality.
• Proven experience as a Senior Test Lead or similar role, with a focus on managing senior stakeholders and identifying business opportunities in software testing.
• Experience in end to end management of at least a couple of automation projects.
• In-depth knowledge of software testing methodologies, best practices, and industry trends.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
• Experience in implementing and managing a Testing CoE is highly desirable.
• Relevant certifications such as ISTQB or CSTE are a plus.
• Drive Test Design and Execution for Functional Integration Tests, E2E Tests, Integration Tests and UAT.
• Guide the Testing Team to identify, develop and organize Test Scenarios, Test Cases and variants as per the business requirements.
• Enable evaluation of functional integrity of the technical solution through relevant quality engineering solutions.
• QA Tollgates design, implementation and rigorous application through solution implementation lifecycle.
• Day to Day governance of Testing Lifecycle tasks across implementation lifecycle across testing stages.
• Hold self and others accountable to the committed deadlines and ensure successful deliverables.

Required Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of software testing methodologies.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in implementing and managing a Testing CoE.
• Relevant certifications such as ISTQB or CSTE.