Senior Consultant

The QA Lead Test Manager is the onsite quality leader for the CASC QA testers and the Onboarding Agile Release Train Reporting into the Clients Test Manager the role directs the CASC testers day to day makes sure that system integration and endtoend testing are coordinated across every team and interface on the train and brings the QA processes used by those teams into line with Clients QA standards

The role is a leadership and test management role rather than an execution role Success means predictable evidencebased quality decisions testing that is planned against risk integration issues surfaced early defects triaged consistently and release readiness reported in a form the Clients Test Manager and ART leadership can act on

3 Key responsibilities

Responsibilities a to c are the primary responsibilities stated by Clients and carry the greatest weight in assessment Responsibilities d to h reflect the wider QA leadership and test management scope of the Clients RFQ and are performed in support of the primary three

a Leading the CASC QA testers PRIMARY

Plan allocate and prioritise the daily and iteration work of the CASC QA testers in line with ART and Clients Test Manager priorities

Run regular standups test progress reviews and workload balancing so that testing keeps pace with development across iterations

Review test cases test evidence and defect reports produced by the testers for quality coverage and consistency

Coach mentor and onboard testers including new joiners and provide performancemanagement input to the Clients Test Manager and LTM line managers

Act as the escalation point for testers on blockers environment issues unclear requirements and crossteam dependencies

b Integration testing across the Onboarding ART PRIMARY

Coordinate system integration testing SIT and endtoend testing across the Scrum teams on the Onboarding ART including thirdparty and othersystem interfaces

Contribute to PI planning identify integration test dependencies record them on the program board and agree test milestones with teams and the RTE

Maintain an interface and integration inventory APIs services batch and file interfaces events with ownership test coverage and environment readiness for each

Plan integrated test cycles aligned to iterations and system demos including entry criteria sequencing test data and environment bookings

Track crossteam integration defects and dependencies to closure and raise risks through ART forums

c Standardising and aligning QA processes PRIMARY

Assess current QA practices across the CASC testers and ART teams against Clients QA standards and document the gaps

Define or adopt standard templates test strategy test plan test summary report entry and exit criteria and quality gates for Clients gate definitions

Standardise the defect lifecycle severity and priority definitions and the triage process across teams

Establish requirementstotest traceability Definition of Ready and Definition of Done test criteria and a common regression approach

Standardise status reporting environment booking and test data request processes then roll the standards out train teams and measure adoption

d Test management and planning

Prepare and maintain test approaches and test plans for releases and features in scope aligned to the Clients test strategy

Estimate test effort schedule test activities and allocate resources across testing streams

Review requirements and acceptance criteria for testability apply riskbased testing to focus coverage on the highest business and technical risks

Oversee functional integration system regression endtoend and nonfunctional testing performed by the test teams

e Defects UAT environments test data and release readiness

Chair or support defect triage ensure consistent prioritisation and escalate blocking or highseverity defects promptly

Plan UAT with business users coordinate business readiness and support UAT defect management

Coordinate test environment availability and test data provisioning with environment and data teams

Prepare release readiness assessments and golive quality signoff recommendations for the Clients Test Manager and support deployment and postrelease verification

f Governance risk and reporting

Manage testing risks issues assumptions and dependencies with mitigation plans and clear stakeholder communication

Produce QA metrics dashboards and executivelevel quality reports with insights and recommendations

Provide quality status risk assessments and decision support to project programme and ART governance forums

g Automation and continuous improvement oversight

Oversee the alignment of test automation with the Clients automation strategy including regression automation coverage and its integration into CICD pipelines

Identify improvements to testing processes quality controls t