SEPA/Payment experience and GPPSP/GPPIP with Test management role-6months-Dublin

Kirtana consulting is looking for SEPA/Payment experience and GPPSP/GPPIP experience with test management role for 6months rolling contract in Dublin.

Job description:

Job Specification for Payments Test Manager

Duration: 12 months

Start Date: Dec 2024

Requirement: Onshore Test Manager required for Payment Projects (Experienced)

Overview of Experience Required:

• 5years+ experience in a Test Management Role
• SEPA/Payment Experience a must
• GPPSP/GPPIP Experience a must
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• GPPMP, GPPHC, SWIFT experience desirable
• MQ, API experience desirable
• Jira/Confluence experience desirable
• ISTQB or equivalent qualification desirable

Working with offshore test delivery teams, onshore delivery project teams, the Test Manager will support testing through:

• Managing test on projects (1 or more concurrently) by performing requirement analysis, creating Test strategy, Test designing, low level test and environment plans, documentation and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Responsible for providing Test Estimates for in scope items - timelines and resourcing
• Responsible for creating detailed Test plans and work breakdown structure plans to illustrate resource allocation and scheduling tasks.
• Responsible for Test delivery against agreed Testing schedules, where the TM is proactively driving test activities forward to ensure progress is being made at all times.
• Responsible for tracking and forecasting project Test costs and labour hours.
• Responsible for driving automation in the Team/Applications by engaging with Automation Shared Service.
• Responsible for all Test phases in scope to ensure smooth and high quality deliveries.
• Manage and Escalate RAID with mitigation plan.
• Overall accountability for closure of Test defects and driving defect management process.
• Manage and coordinate the usage and upgrades of test environments.
• Strong verbal and written communicator who is very comfortable supporting and directing the work of offshore test analyst/leads/managers.
• Participate in regular meetings with project management to communicate accomplishments, plans and issues as well as any risks to the project's progress.
• Skilled in Jira/Zephyr for Test and Defect Management (test scenarios/cases, defects, reporting) and other tools such as confluence.
• Track and manage metrics as per Test Metrics and KPIs.
• Engage and Manage Stakeholders including UAT and NFT test Teams, working closely with the PMs to ensure expectations are met.
• Ensure appropriate test processes and methodologies, implementing enhancements wherever appropriate.
• Team Management, Mentoring, Coaching and Operational support to team.
• Work with Deployment Manager and Business team for Dress Rehearsal and Post Go Live support activities (If applicable).