Senior Test Manager - €500-550 Per Day

Leading International Medical Technology & Pharma company has an urgent requirement for a Senior Test Manager for their Dublin Operation.

The Senior Test Manager should have a strong track record of leading manual, automation and data migration testing projects and Quality Assurance (QA) Frameworks They should have significant experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Agile/Waterfall methodologies along with along with people, project and stakeholder management skills.

This role is offered on a day rate contract basis for an initial period of 4-5 months, but there is a strong probability of it being extended well beyond this timeframe The role has a 2-3 day per week onsite attendance requirement (3 during establishment phase), which may increase on an occasional basis and/or at key project junctures.

Overall, the role offers ambitious test management professionals the chance to further their experience with contemporary software technologies in a dynamic Pharma/Med Tech environment.

Please note, this role offers an immediate start to the right candidate

Responsibilities of Role

• Test Planning and Strategy: Proficiency in creating comprehensive test plans, strategies, and test cases, including defining entry/exit criteria for testing phases.

• Test Automation: Deciding on when and where automation can improve testing efficiency.

• Team Leadership: manage a diverse testing team, set goals, provide guidance, and ensure efficient resource allocation.

• Project Management: plan, schedule, and monitor testing activities within the broader project framework.

• Quality Assurance (QA) Frameworks: ensuring compliance with QA standards and best practices.

• Risk Management: Identify potential testing risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions.

• Metrics and Reporting: Ability to define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for testing, producing regular reports to monitor progress and identify areas for improvement.

• Communications: Interacting with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients to convey testing progress and results effectively.

Essential Candidate Requirements

• Qualifications/Certifications – Degree in Computer Science, IT or other relevant area and some form of testing certification (ISTQB, CSQA etc)

• Testing Expertise - In-depth knowledge of various testing methodologies, including manual, automated testing and data migration testing

• Management/Team Leadership experience – Experience in managing teams in the forms of testing outlined above with a demonstrated track record of successfully managing testing processes.

• Highly proficient in use of test management tools, in particular Microsoft Azure DevOps to organize and track testing activities

• Agile experience - Extensive knowledge/experience of UAT processes within an Agile environment, including user story validation, feedback collection, and sign-off criteria

• Waterfall experience - Extensive knowledge/experience of UAT processes within a Waterfall environment including business requirement validation, defect recording, triage and reporting

• Test Alignment - Extensive knowledge/experience of aligning test cases with user requirements through the use of requirements traceability matrix)

• QA – Experience in ensuring compliance with QA standards

IMPORTANT – All applicants must have immediate availability to work in the EU as our client cannot provide any kind of Visa or Work Permit sponsorship at present.

To Apply:

For more information on this role, please contact Níall on +353 1 8690258 or +353 87 384 5327 or send current CV along with brief cover letter through this site