Quality & Testing Team, Programme Management Office (PMO)
iSolutions is currently looking to recruit a Testing Team Manager to join their PMO function.
As the Quality & Testing Team Manager you will manage the team through structured test planning and coordination. You will execute functional and non-functional tests, including performance tests. Your team will perform both automated and manual test scripts against wide variety of applications to ensure they are functioning and performing as expected. Your team will be responsible for ensuring robustness and resilience for the University’s IT Applications during the change and release processes.
The key challenge in the role will be the on-going management and control of all test aspects. Specifically, you will focus on covering strategies and plans for unit testing, functional and non-functional (including performance) system testing and user acceptance testing.
You will also be responsible for improving and developing our automated testing and non-functional testing approaches and capabilities in order to evolve the Quality & Testing Team service offering.
You should be capable of rapidly developing a good understanding and knowledge of the University’s various business streams, in order to evaluate the impact of change to the IT systems on the business as a whole. You will collaborate with other iSolutions technical colleagues to develop the required testing policies, testing strategies and testing plans which match business needs.
We expect you to be qualified to degree level (or equivalent) and a relevant professional qualification e.g. ISEB/ISTQB Testing. You will clearly demonstrate an ability to plan, organise and prioritise testing tasks in a dynamic working environment.
You will be contributing as senior member of the PMO Management Team to achieve our high quality standards while collaborating with the Project Managers’ team, the Business Analysts’ team and the IT Trainers’ team to achieve: delivery deadlines, valued business benefits and enhanced customer satisfaction.
About the Department:
iSolutions is one of the largest departments within the University’s Professional Services Group and provides all aspects of ICT to support all University activities. This includes learning and teaching, research, and University administration; and supports a diverse user community of over 35,000 University staff and students.
The department is largely based at our new, spacious corporate accommodation in Guildhall Square, located in Southampton’s recently redeveloped Cultural Quarter. With excellent links via rail and road, the department is in a prime city location, with convenient access to high street shops, bars, and cafés, as well as arts and entertainment venues.
About the University:
At the University of Southampton we are committed to our strategic principles of collegiality, quality, sustainability and global reputation; which our new leadership team is using to implement meaningful change. We value equality and diversity and we are a founding signatory of the Athena SWAN Charter. We have held an Athena SWAN Bronze Award since 2006, demonstrating that we are committed to addressing equality issues in order to maximise the potential of all our people.
Work-life balance is important to us and this is reflected in our generous maternity policy and childcare facilities; employees are also able to participate in the Childcare Voucher Scheme. Our staff may wish to have working patterns that fit in with their caring responsibilities so we invite requests to undertake this role on a part-time or a flexible working basis. We also welcome applicants who have had career breaks for reasons including maternity, paternity or adoption leave, disability, or illness.
As part of our commitment to your well-being we offer an occupational pension scheme and generous holidays. Staff also have access to our state-of-the-art on-campus sports, arts, and culture facilities, a full programme of events, and access to a number of University employee-discount schemes.
Further information about working at University can be found on our web site, https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/display.aspx?id=1091&pid=0
Finally,
If you have any further questions about this role, or would like to know more about the Quality & Testing Team, please contact Doug Findlay, the Assistant Director responsible for the PMO, at Doug.Findlay@soton.ac.uk or telephone 02380 595860.
Please note that when filling out the application we only require the last 5 years of your employment history and the summary of your most recent relevant qualification (full transcript is not required). Interviews will be awarded based on your answers to the “supporting statements”.
If you think this could be the role for you, press the “Apply Online” button below. We look forward to hearing from you!
Application Procedure:
You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Sam Stubbs (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0)23 8059 4046. Please quote reference 760316JF on all correspondence.
Closing Date: 03 Aug 2016
Post Type: Management, Specialist & Administrative