Test Team Leader

• To effectively manage the members of the Software Test team in respect of personnel matters including career development.
• To ensure the workload of the team is effectively planned and managed to ensure timely completion of the desired departmental goals and objectives through delegation and support as needed adhering to the companies quality standards and procedures.
• To work closely with other test team leaders at Ideagen and maintain good communication links, sharing software testing insights with the rest of the group.
• Regularly report team progress to the Head of Testing and raise concerns in a timely manner.
• Test new features across the Ideagen product suite based on a wide range of technologies including Windows, mobile and web services.
• Engage with designers and developers to clarify features and functionality
• Be involved in functional and non-functional testing, defect tracking and reporting to senior management.
• Liaise with support engineers to help identify issues and known bugs.
• Contributing to the Development Team’s working practices and technology decisions.
• To provide advice and guidance to others, including internal customers and team members on software testing.
• To lead the development of the software testing process.
• To participate in formal staff review processes including performance reviews.
• To proactively seek, communicate and implement improvements to Ideagen’s processes in the workplace and where appropriate apply judgement to challenge and influence the work within the team.
• To undertake the full range of duties relevant to the leadership, management and development of the team to ensure their performance meets and or exceeds both the business and their own personal goals/objectives.

• At least 3 years’ experience of testing software, ideally in a commercial environment.
• Excellent observation skills and high attention to detail.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience of test case/idea generation, test data design and test methodologies.
• A willingness to share knowledge and skills with developers; supporting them as they adopt new testing methods and approaches.
• The motivation and drive to improve the quality of our products through improved testing methods and approaches.
• An awareness of modern test methods and tools

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