Test Manager
Gentrack
- Freemans Bay, Auckland
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Respect for the planet
- Respect for our customers and
- Respect for each other
- Support initiatives run by the GSTF and demonstrate our company values by providing a clear commitment to environmental and social responsibility.
- Contribute through identifying/proposing local sustainable practices and ideas in accordance with our Sustainability Charter.
- Utilise our sustainability app by taking part in challenges and improving behaviours to be more sustainable.
- Ongoing review and improvement of Software Testing strategies and practices
- Contribute to P1 and P2 incident investigations and outcomes
- Contribute to the Testing Community of Excellence
- Drive the adoption and use of automated testing
- Support Engineering managers recruiting Test Analyst roles
- Responsible for ensuring teams understand and follow best practice to complete testing deliverables for BAU assignments and projects.
- Provide strategic direction for the test team, undertakes test planning, scopes the testing strategy required, estimates the effort and duration of testing, and determines resource and environment requirements.
- Ensure that test deliverables are produced are delivered on time, created according to the quality standards defined both internally and by the client, and are written to be re-usable and auditable.
- Undertake hands-on-testing.
- Lead key testing activities in implementation projects, from planning and control through to testing analysis and design, test execution, issue triage and reporting.
- Guide and Mentor other team members.
- Be a positive influential force for technical best practice within the team.
- You will foster the evolution of the Delivery Engineering team culture in a growing organization
- You drive change within the organisation, and foster a positive culture of continuous improvement
- You will facilitate team growth through an "experiment and learn" mindset to ensure that the team is always looking for a better way.
- You will create an inclusive, and diverse environment where people can do their best work.
- Accurate recording of timesheets and charging of services time
- To abide to the Compliance Policies and Procedures of the Company.
- Take reasonable care of your own and other people’s Health & Safety in the workplace.
- Report all incidents and hazards in your work or in your work environment that may be putting your or anyone else’s Health & Safety at risk promptly.
- In addition to this you are required to carry out any other duties as reasonably requested by your direct line leader.
- 7+ years of commercial Software Testing Experience.
- Strong knowledge of software testing lifecycle with Agile, Waterfall, and mixed methodologies.
- Proficiency in Testing Management tools: Enterprise Test, Team Foundation Server, HPQC, Selenium, SOAPUI, Jenkins, Gherkin, and JIRA.
- Good working knowledge of relevant technologies and concepts, including Object-Oriented Design, Enterprise Database, AWS, Java or .Net experience, GIT, Web Services, CRM, and Utilities industry.
- Positive attitude and proactive in driving test best practice cross regionally.
- Passion for excellence and a commitment to be the best.
- High levels of energy, sound judgment, and determination with a sense of urgency.
- Attention to detail, relationship management, and interpersonal skills.
- Open-minded consultative approach, ability to give and receive positive and constructive feedback.
- Ability to creatively solve problems.
- Relevant Tertiary Education, ISTQB Foundation certification, and 2 years of relevant work experience.
- Specialized skills in Billing systems, CRM knowledge, Programming/Software Development, Test Automation, and Process Improvement.
- Personal growth – in leadership, commercial acumen and technical excellence
- To be part of a global, winning high growth organization – with a career path to match
- A vibrant, culture full of people passionate about transformation and making a difference -with a one team, collaborative ethos
- A competitive reward package that truly awards our top talent
- A chance to make a true impact on society and the planet