Head of Testing

RoleOverview

WeareseekinganexperiencedHeadofTesting toleadandtransformtheTestingandQualityAssurancefunctionacrossenterprise-scaledigitaltransformationprograms.Theidealcandidatewilldefinethetestingstrategy,establishgovernance,drivequalitybestpractices,managetestingteams,andensuresuccessfuldeliveryofbusiness-criticalapplicationswithinacomplexstakeholderenvironment.

KeyResponsibilities:

TestingStrategy&Leadership

Defineandimplementtheoveralltestingandqualityassurancestrategy.

Buildandleadhigh-performingtestingteamsacrossmultipleprogramsandprojects.

Establishtestingstandards,methodologies,governanceframeworks,andbestpractices.

Drivecontinuousimprovementinitiativeswithinthetestingfunction.

Developtestmaturityroadmapsandqualitymetrics.

TestPlanning&Delivery

OverseeSIT,UAT,Regression,Performance,Security,andAutomationtestingactivities

Ensurecomprehensivetestplanning,execution,defectmanagement,andreporting.

ManagetestingactivitiesacrossAgile,Waterfall,andHybriddeliverymodels.

Monitortestingprogressandprovideexecutive-levelreportingonqualityandrisk.

StakeholderManagement

CollaboratewithBusiness,Product,ProjectManagement,Architecture,andDevelopmentteams.

Actastheprimarypointofcontactforquality-relatedgovernanceandtestingassurance.

Managerelationshipswiththird-partyvendors,systemintegrators,andtestingpartners.

Presenttestingoutcomes,risks,andrecommendationstoseniorleadership.

QualityAssurance&Governance

Definequalitygatesandreleasereadinesscriteria.

Ensurecompliancewithorganizationalpolicies,regulatoryrequirements,andindustrystandards.

Drivedefectpreventioninitiativesandrootcauseanalysisactivities.

ImplementandmonitorKPIs,SLAs,andqualitystandards.

TestAutomation&Innovation

PromoteadoptionoftestautomationframeworksandCI/CDpractices.

Evaluateandimplementmoderntestingtoolsandtechnologies.

Driveshift-left,DevOps,andcontinuoustestingpractices.

ExploreAI-driventestingandqualityengineeringopportunities.

RequiredSkills&Experience:

ExplicitexperienceinUtilityIndustry.

12+yearsofexperienceinSoftwareTestingandQualityAssurance.

5+yearsinTestManagementorTestingLeadershiproles.

Provenexperiencemanagingenterprise-widetestingprograms.

Strongunderstandingof:

TestStrategy&Governance

QualityEngineering

TestAutomation

AgileDelivery

DevOpsPractices

Risk-BasedTesting

Experiencemanaginggeographicallydistributedteams.

Excellentstakeholderandvendormanagementskills.

Strongleadership,communication,andpresentationabilities.

TechnicalSkills

TestManagementTools(JIRA,AzureDevOps,HPALM,qTest,Zephyr).

AutomationFrameworks(Selenium,Cypress,Playwright,Tosca).

CI/CDTools(AzureDevOps,Jenkins,GitHubActions).

PerformanceTestingTools(LoadRunner,JMeter).

CloudPlatforms(Azure,AWS,GCP).

Preferred

ExperiencewithinFinancialServices,Utilities,Retail,Telecom,orPublicSector.

KnowledgeofAI-assistedtestingapproaches.

Experienceleadinglarge-scaledigitaltransformationprogrammes.

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