What U will do: 

• Supervise Team of testers  

• Responsible for test strategy, allocation, tracking and test reporting across allocated projects 

• Accountable for the across project view of testing activities, strategies, risks and issues, scope and coverage 

• Implement automation and increase focus on regression testing 

• Work with Project teams to ensure that allocation and tracking meets quality objectives 

• Status reporting for the project and to the Group Test Manager 

• Escalate to the Group Test Manager and Project Managers for quality risks 

• Accountability for testing task delivery 

• Ensure adherence to the testing methodologies and QA principles set at the Group level through the usage of manual and automated testing tools for the consistent delivery of quality software 

• Identify and recommend areas for improvement in the testing and development environments, using solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle. 

• Take advantage of all opportunities to increase knowledge and experience with GBST product suite. 

• Apply due diligence and care to the role 

 
U will be someone with: 

• At least 6 years testing experience with at least 3 years in a test lead role 

• Solid understanding of testing methodologies and testing techniques 

• Strong estimation and planning skills 

• Experience in black & white box testing techniques 

• Experience in Functional System Testing, Intergration System Testing (including testing with stubs and harnesses) and Regression testing a must. 

• Knowledge of automated testing technologies, testing frameworks and best practices. 

• Experience co-ordinating non-functional testing activities 

• Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining a clear thought process 

• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner 

• Good understanding of defect tracking process 

• Ability to listen to others well and to be able to draw out missing information 

• Ability to work in a team environment and attention to detail 

• Must have good interpersonal, problem-solving, scheduling and organisational skills. 

• Ability to learn and understand new concepts quickly 

• Tertiary qualification in an IT-related degree 

• Experience working with relational databases and SQL 

• Industry knowledge relevant to the Finance, Banking and Securities sectors is advantageous. 

• Experience testing with trading systems highly advantageous. 

• Ability to liaise with all levels of staff and management. 

• This role requires knowledge of and experience in people management.