It Test Manager Jobs (NOW HIRING)

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seeking a Test Manager to be responsible for working with the State and software development contractor to plan and execute a successful user acceptance testing. The Test Manager is also responsible for monitoring and ensuring the proper execution of the development contractor's test management plans and processes. 

Scope of Work:

Produce, while working with the State Project Team and System Development Contractor, and manage the detailed step by step test plans for acceptance testing. These plans encompass input data, testing conditions, and expected results. 

Monitor and report the execution of the System Development Contractor's performance under the CFS Project contract as it relates to all testing phases. This involves working with System Development Contractor's tools and appropriately extracting data to produce metrics and reports. 

Assisting with developing processes and plans for functional, system, integration, regression, performance/stress, and acceptance testing performed on the CFS Project and ensure that they are followed

Work with Requirements Manager(s) to ensure product requirements are testable

Work with Development Manager(s) to ensure that developed components are testable 

Clearly understand the testing deliverables needed for all phases of testing

Working with System Development Contractor, the State Project Team and end users in establishing test cases and test scenarios in a manner that will ensure that all requirements are thoroughly tested

Assist in the successful transition from acceptance testing to pilot. This will involve working with the State and the System Development Contractor in incident management and communication.

Work with the System Development Contractor to meet deliverable goals

Build, update, and manage the testing sections of the project schedule 

Manage and report testing results by State and other user staff for acceptance test activities as described in applicable plans

Anticipating, identifying, and implementing test process changes as appropriate

Reporting and/or confirming the System Development Contractor's reporting of testing status and status of related activities being performed or monitored

Overseeing incident reporting and correction process

Ensuring that appropriate test metrics are produced and monitored

Ensuring the Test Plans are being followed

Ensuring that the test database is updated

5+ YEARS EXPERIENCE MANAGING AN IT TESTING TEAM 

3+ YEARS EXPERIENCE MANAGING A CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT TESTING TEAM

10+ YEARS EXPERIENCE PREPARING, DOCUMENTING, AND EXECUTING TEST CRITERIA, TEST CASES, TEST SCRIPTS, AND TEST PLANS FOR IT SYSTEMS PROJECTS (PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO EXPERIENCE FOR THIS QUALIFICATION RELATED TO A CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM)

7+ YEARS OF SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT OR PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, OR COMBINATION THEREOF

2+ YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH AUTOMATED TEST TOOLS (PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO EXPERIENCE WITH QUALITY CENTER/TEST DIRECTOR)

ABILITY TO PLAN, ORGANIZE, INSTRUCT, AND REVIEW THE WORK OF THE TESTING TEAM

ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE (ORALLY AND WRITTEN) EFFECTIVELY WITH TECHNICAL, NON-TECHNICAL STAFF, CUSTOMERS/STAKEHOLDERS (STATE AND FEDERAL) AND EXECUTIVES

KNOWLEDGE OF INDUSTRY STANDARDS (E.G. ISO, IEEE)

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

EXPERIENCE WITH MICROSOFT TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER (TFS) AND MICROSOFT TEST MANAGER

REQUIRED EDUCATION: BS DEGREE

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