Senior Test Manager

Location: Newark, NJ – Hybrid (In the office 1-2 times / per week)

The Senior Test Manager is responsible for managing the entire testing services for the assigned programs/projects. Needs to have experience around SAP related Projects.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Program Managers, Project Managers and identify the testing requirements.
• Develop Test Strategies, Test Plans and create standard templates and processes.
• Lead and drive the entire Testing activities and Defect Management process.
• Lead design of testing phases, including function testing, system integration testing, UAT, performance testing, security testing, and DR testing.
• Follow and enforce the policies and procedures of Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE).
• Regularly audit Testers’ work, ensuring they follow the TCoE policies and procedures.
• Standardize and improve the testing processes, as well as improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the testing teams.
• Create and lead a testing command center, responsible for reporting on test progress, tracking problem reports, and determining whether test phase exit criteria is achieved.
• Lead team in creation of system test scripts and UAT scripts and test data.
• Establish a standard process for testers to report defects.
• Manage defects in the Defect Tracking System (ALM & Service Now) ensuring issues are assigned and resolved in a timely manner.
• Report defect status and coordinate with key stakeholders on the program.
• Participate in release planning to ensure defects are properly documented in the release notes.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience as Test Manager and 15 Years in Software Testing.
• Must have experience developing and executing Test Plans, preparing Test Reports
• Good understanding of Automation and performance testing tools.
• Deep knowledge of various types of testing including unit testing, smoke testing, system integration testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing, usability testing, security testing
• Extensive experience in creating test strategy and approach for hybrid Agile projects.
• Must know and understand testing life cycles from a Waterfall and Agile perspective
• Must have Defect Management and triage experience
• Ability to create and maintain a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Able and willing to help with test case development and execution if and when needed
• Service Now Test Management Module experience is a plus
• Having knowledge of Energy Management System (EMS) or Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) is a plus