Technical Test Manager Jobs

This is a 3 months contract located in Markham and Barrie, ON/ Hybrid (The contractor will be required to work on-site 2 - 5 times per week at the Markham office with at least once a week from the Barrie office)

Job Function

The Test Manager will be responsible for leading the business and technical testing teams on the NOMS (Network Outage Management System) project. . They will provide leadership, guidance, and technical expertise in the area of testing.

Specific Accountabilities

• Ability to define, review, and evaluate the testing approach and strategy across a program or multiple projects assigned.

• Build team alignment amongst staff, contractors, and vendor personnel with diverse backgrounds many of whom will be working together for the first time, during the duration of a project.

• Demonstrate business acumen by translating technical options into business objectives.

• Ability to act as a subject matter expert and provide coaching to team members on prioritization and estimation of all testing activities

• Ability to evaluate emerging test design/strategies/practices

• Get involved in hands on testing where possible and needed.

• Demonstrates a strong drive and intellectual curiosity to investigate complex technical issues

• Ability to collaborate effectively with all team members and with cross-functional teams

• Ability to negotiate priorities and assure that testing issues are discussed and resolved

• Ability to review test coverage and propose solutions to increase test effectiveness

• Ability to diagnose complex issues and suggest testing strategies

• Ability to coach and propagate valuable testing practices within the team

• Extensive experience in managing a testing stream on complex projects

• Extensive experience in developing test plans, test strategies, test scenarios, test cases

• Write and review test cases

Technical Knowledge:

• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent

• At least 10 years of experience in testing and 5 years of experience in a lead or management position

• Extensive Experience creating test cases, plans, strategies, tracking, and reporting

• Extensive experience to create detailed testing resource plans

• Proven ability to accurately report test status and defect tracking

• Experience testing NOMS solution or similar technology

• Experience with Sun-Net Software considered an asset

• Experience with test automation tools

• Experience with tools such as HP ALM and Grip

• Knowledge and ability to communicate effectively regarding utilities infrastructure

Demonstrated Test Management Skills:

• Communication, creation, and evaluation of the testing processes to business and service providers

• Able to persuade, convince, influence, or impress others

• Initiative - takes action, proactively doing things and not simply thinking about future actions

• Information seeking - ability to acquire information relevant to the achievement of valued goals

• Strategic technical thinking - ability to apply their technical knowledge and experience to test decisions for achieving business objectives

• Team leadership - ability to take a role as leader of a team or other group

The contractor will be required to work on-site 2 - 5 times per week at the Markham office with at least once a week from the Barrie office.