Test Manager - Halifax, Canada - IBM

IBM

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Halifax, Canada

3 days ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Introduction

As a Test Specialist at IBM, your analytical and technical skills will directly impact the quality of the software we create.

Come work in an agile environment where you will help each iteration reach the next level.

Whether the testing is manual, automated, or cognitive, you hold a key role in releasing the best deliverables to IBM'ers and our clients.

Your Role and Responsibilities

IBM's state-of-the-art Client Innovation Centre (CIC) opened in Nova Scotia in March 2013 and is the first of its kind in Canada.

The Centre weaves together IBM's business insights and industry-leading software portfolio and is ideally suited for any client that needs flexible access to emerging or niche skills that may not be cost effective to grow internally.

In addition, our focus on our team is unparalleled as demonstrated by the following:

The CIC NS is one of IBM's highest performing delivery centres worldwide - for retention, client satisfaction and utilization. Our employees are empowered to stay and grow within IBM.

We are very focused on continuous skill development staff training is our third largest annual Centre investment. Employees are immersed in a culture of learning and constant growth
Investment in key partnership with universities, government and private sector groups which has resulted in IBM having a key influencing role in Nova Scotia's ICT industry, especially in talent development
Be a part of making the world more instrumented, interconnected and intelligent. Join us.

In this role, you'll work in our IBM Client Innovation Center (CIC), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world.

These centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

As a Test Manager (Test Specialist, Test Management) you will use your expertise in the planning, design, management, execution and reporting of tests - using appropriate testing tools and techniques - to ensure that IBM systems (new and amended) conform to exacting standards.

Why? So they'll perform as specified, with any interface, to meet clients' business goals. You will deliver on that promise with exceptional testing strategies, test plans, test cases, test reports and quality metrics.

Requirements:

At the outset of the project in collaboration with the other stakeholders, devise the test objectives, test strategies and test plans;
Responsible for leading, supporting and guiding IT testing projects to realize ambitious business targets;
Provide strategic direction to ensure that the project is supporting the client's vision, goals and objectives;
Experience developing positive and effective relationships at all levels including business, vendors, executives, management, sponsors and team members;
Be well versed in the structures, processes, and procedures to manage project delivery;
Ensure there are regular reviews, there is accountability and that management of projects, stakeholders and suppliers is in place;
Understand the various methods for delivery and ensure that the most appropriate procedures are being utilized to achieve success;
Well versed with Industry standards, testing certifications and drives efforts to bring the project into conformance with such standards, facilitates the development, implementation and adherence of testing department standards in partnership with other test team leadership;
Understand and track complex project costs together with wider costs of administering the project;
Develop the plan of bringing together the information on priorities, dependencies, impacts, projects, resources, timescales, monitoring and control;
Responsible for planning the test activities and delivering the test project on time and within budget while meeting all quality objectives;
Will guide and monitor the analysis, design, implementation and execution of the test cases, test procedures and test suites in IBM's Collaborative Lifecycle Management suite;
Will effectively communicate and coordinate between the offshore team and client.
Must relocate or located in Bedford NS.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Experience in software engineering and verification techniques;
Experience estimating work effort;
Test case development;
Ability to quickly learn a large and complex system;
Excellent team working skills;
Excellent problemsolving skills;
Excellent verbal & written communication skills;

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Experience working in various test phases such as system test, integration test and acceptance test;
Experience in leading large test teams;
Experience in planning and leading a team executing manual and automated tests;

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