Test Manager

Check Supervisor – INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY!

The College of Oxford is a stimulating work setting, which enjoys a world popularity as a world-class centre of excellence. Our analysis performs a key function in tackling many world challenges, from decreasing our carbon emissions to creating vaccines throughout a pandemic.

We now have an thrilling alternative for a Check Supervisor to affix the Testing Group in IT Providers. The Testing Group is a part of the Programme and Mission Supply Group positioned in central Oxford. This function affords the chance for hybrid working.

IT Providers is a key division that ensures that the College has strong, dependable and high-performing IT services it requires to assist the distinctive wants of these engaged in instructing, studying, analysis and administration. We worth and recognise our personal and the contribution of others, creating an incredible tradition to work in and a spot the place all of us really feel we belong.

One sentence abstract of job

This function requires an distinctive one that has in depth expertise managing the supply of useful and non-functional testing.

What We Supply

As an employer, we genuinely care about our workers’ wellbeing and that is mirrored within the vary of advantages that we provide together with:

• A wonderful contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual go away
• A complete vary of childcare companies
• Household go away schemes
• Cycle mortgage scheme
• Discounted bus journey and Season Ticket journey loans
• Membership to a wide range of social and sports activities golf equipment

This function additionally affords the chance for hybrid working

Concerning the Function

Reporting to the Head of Testing, The Check Supervisor has a key pivotal function inside the Testing Apply and is liable for the administration and supply of each useful and non-functional Testing. The function will work alongside a lot of Portfolios, Programmes and Tasks supporting the supply of a giant Capital Plan and Digital Transformation Programme. The Check Supervisor can be absolutely conversant with the intricacies of Testing and can perceive leverage worth for cash within the companies they supply. Particularly they’ll have a wonderful understanding and expertise of deploying a risk-based strategy to Testing and are assured in articulating the advantages of early check verification and validation actions.

About You

• A excessive stage of common schooling to diploma stage or equal {qualifications} or expertise. ISEB / ISTQB {qualifications} in software program testing, ideally to Check Supervisor Superior / Practitioner stage.
• Expertise of Managing Testing throughout a wide range of programmes and/or initiatives inside a big, complicated group.
• Information and expertise of estimating the Testing effort utilizing methods equivalent to a piece breakdown constructions and three-point estimation.
• Expertise of all phases of Testing, e.g. System Testing, Integration Testing, Operational Acceptance Testing, Usability Testing, Efficiency Testing and Safety Testing.
• Expertise of useful and non-functional Check evaluation.
• An intensive understanding of plan and profit from Static Testing, equivalent to Casual Opinions, walkthroughs, Technical Opinions and Inspections.
• Experience and expertise within the utilisation of assorted Testing instruments to assist each useful and non-functional Testing, equivalent to ALM, Jira, Visible Studio, UFT, Selenium and NeoLoad.
• Thorough understanding of a Threat primarily based strategy to Testing.
• Robust management abilities and expertise of Managing and motivating a crew.
• The power to speak successfully with each technical and non-technical colleagues in any respect ranges in each verbal and written communications.
• Robust negotiating abilities and the flexibility to affect suppliers, technical specialists and enterprise system customers.
• Experience working in varied software program supply fashions, equivalent to Waterfall, Iterative and Agile.
• The power to plan and handle assets to satisfy agreed deadlines.

Utility Course of

You’ll be required to add a overlaying letter/supporting assertion and your CV 

The time limit for functions is 12 midday on Monday 08 April – We plan to conduct interviews week commencing 15 April.