IT Manager, Quality Assurance - Toronto, Canada - SPIN MASTER LTD

SPIN MASTER LTD

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

What will you work on?

Launch and lead Spin Master's Quality Assurance team as we implement a robust testing and release management practice in partnership with key business stakeholders to improve overall co-ordination, productivity, quality, client experience, and business continuity.

How will you create impact?

Release Management
SAP plays a central role in our IT landscape and is complemented with a range of core systems. These systems need to be maintained, and their access & usage by IT teams managed.

Coordinating activities across SAP & core systems, including development, testing & maintenance work.
Publishing & communicating the calendar of events among IT teams, business partners, & stakeholders
Ensuring that teams are accessing & executing system activities according to the established schedule.
Managing the movement of code or "transports" through the promotion path for SAP & other systems.
Ensuring the integrity and synchronicity of code and data within each SAP & core system environment.
Scheduling & managing the refresh of data among SAP & core system environments.
Working with Change & Release Management teams to ensure smooth promotion events.
Collaborating with IT teams to establish & govern standard release management procedures.

SAP Systems include:
SAP S/4HANA, BW, BOBJ, IBP, SAC, BTP, SolMan

Core Systems include:
High Radius, ShipERP, Planisware, Gentran, Informatica, Workday, Concur, Salesforce

Test Management:

A heavy emphasis will be placed on automation of testing activities leveraging key technologies and automation resources.

Managing governance, coordination and operations of solution testing & release activities.
Conduct tests using automation resources and technologies at every viable opportunity.
Scheduling, sequencing, and coordinating test & release activities with IT and business partners.
Contributing to change management activities and services as changes are tested and released.
Operating and supporting test automations and associated infrastructure.
Ensuring business continuity and compliance requirements are met.
Establishing QA metrics, measuring (and reporting) performance and driving improvements accordingly.
Determining and driving our QA strategy and roadmap in partnership with stakeholders.

Automation Technologies include:
UiPath, BAAR (Allied Media), Tricentis, Microsoft Power Automate.

General Management:

Building and managing our QA team as we strengthen our solution test & release capabilities.
Establishing QA metrics, measuring (and reporting) performance and driving improvements accordingly.
Determining and driving our QA strategy and roadmap in partnership with stakeholders.

What are your skills and experience?