Test Engineer Manager (Pretoria)

Team Management 25%

• Increase team’s effectiveness with the following:
• Recruitment, selection and orientation;
• Training and development;
• Assign accountabilities and plan;
• Monitor and appraise job and project results.
• Develop a climate for offering information and opinions.
• Ensure conformity of products and documentation to product and company requirements in terms of the Company Quality Objectives.
• Provide technical leadership to the team through coaching and mentorship where appropriate.
• Develop the expertise within the team, ensuring continued development and best-practice.
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Assist with managing team priorities and development schedules.
• Drive review sessions of requirements and designs and take initiative in aligning with design teams related to changes to design that are platform specific..
• Provide feedback to the Line Manager regarding the efficiency and output of the team.
• Build team morale and keep the team motivated to work at a high pace and at the desired quality.
• Ensure the team meets specification and timescales as appropriate.
• Drive documentation completion and quality within the team.
• Ensure development and issue reporting is completed within the Quality Management framework.

Analysis and Planning 15%

• Develop test designs, test processes, test cases, test data, test scenarios, test environment and prioritization of test activities at all stages of the development life cycle.
• Participate in requirements reviews and provide testability feedback early in the development cycle.
• Develop and execute software testing plans, specific to the needs of each product or system, having analyzed the specific requirements for such a product or system.
• Document software testing plans and reports.
• Maintain documentation for testing.

Project Planning and Capacity Management 10%

• Estimate accurate testing (including regression testing cycles) for estimation of completion timelines of projects and to inform the project lead in capacity planning.
• Provide input into the requirements documentation and assist in work breakdown to draft a proper timeline to plan the schedule and what is required.
• Manage time and tasks effectively in order to complete tasks in the correct order of priority and on time.
• Identify risks or blockers early and communicate them proactively to relevant stakeholders.
• Track tasks and timing on JIRA.

Software Testing and Programming 10%

• Ensure that all work is tested, benchmarked and fulfills functional requirements before submitting for deployment.
• Prepare test environments, examples and instructions.
• Identify and facilitate issue resolution
  
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