The Client:
Our client, a leading bank in Ireland, is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Payments Test Manager (SWIFT) to work in Dublin, Ireland.
What Youโll Love:
- This role is part of a long-term strategic project within the Bank, so this is an opportunity to work for the top bank in the country on a Permanent / Rolling Contract basis.
- The role offers a Competitive Day Rate and Hybridย working option is available.
- This is a great opportunity to enhance your career in the Banking Sector.
What you are expected to have:
- 5+ years experience in a Test Management Role
- Previous Payments Experience in a large scale project a must
- UK Faster Payments experience highly desirable.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- ICON IPF, SWIFT experience desirable
- MQ, API experience desirable
- Jira / Confluence experience a must
- ISTQB or equivalent qualification desirable
What you will do:
- Managing test on projects (1 or more concurrent delivery) by performing requirement analysis, creating Test strategy, Test designing, low level test and environment plans, documentation and reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Responsible for providing Test Estimates for โin scopeโ items โ timelines and resourcing
- Responsible for creating detailed Test plans and work breakdown structure plans to illustrate resource allocation and scheduling tasks.
- Responsible for Test delivery against agreed Testing schedules, where the TM is proactively driving test activities forward to ensure progress is being made at all times.
- Responsible for tracking and forecasting project Test costs and labour hours.
- Responsible for driving automation and agile practices in the Team/Applications by engaging with Automation Shared Service.
- Responsible for all Test phases in scope to ensure smooth and high quality deliveries.
- Manage and Escalate RAID with mitigation plan.
- Overall accountability for closure of Test defects and driving defect management process.
- Manage and coordinate the usage and upgrades of test environments.
- Strong verbal and written communicator who is very comfortable supporting and directing the work of offshore test analyst/leads/managers.
- Participate in regular meetings with project management to communicate accomplishments, plans and issues as well as any risks to the project’s progress.
- Skilled in Jira/Zephyr/Scale for Test and Defect Management (test scenarios/cases, defects, reporting) and other tools such as confluence.
- Track and manage metrics as per Test Metrics and KPIs.
- Engage and Manage Stakeholders including UAT and NFT test Teams, working closely with the PMs to ensure expectations are met.
- Ensure appropriate test processes and methodologies, implementing enhancements wherever appropriate.
- Team Management, Mentoring, Coaching and Operational support to team.
- Work with Deployment Manager and Business team for Dress Rehearsal and Post Go Live support activities (If applicable).
You are good to apply if you are:
- Irish or EU or British Citizen, or holding a Stamp 4 or Stamp 1G permit.
- Residing in the specified job location currently
Why Should You Apply?
Aside from a highly competitive day rate/salary, this is a role that will provide a great balance of support and challenge for someone who wants to take the next step in their career.
Interested? Apply here:
If you feel youโve got the right skills and experience, we would absolutely love to hear from you!
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