Test Program Manager (Base 24)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Hungary Kft.

Place of work
Bratislava, Budapest
Contract type
full-time

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Summary of Job Purpose:

• Overall Test Strategy formulation for the program by working with various function leads - Including Functional, Non-functional, Automation , Test Environment requirements, Support for UAT,OAT
• Setup distributed testing teams across geographies and ensure smooth programme test planning/ designing and execution
• Forecast team requirements and ability to structure an effective testing organisation
• Preparing detailed estimations and end to end test schedule
• Plan for collecting and reporting various testing metrics at the project/ programme level
• Testing RAIDs management and reporting to the Program Manager
• Managing the process for creation and maintenance of test artifacts(test cases, scripts, execution history etc)
• Manage Test Environments allocated for the programme
• Managing the defects
• Produce a Monthly Dashboard outlining Cognizant Performance as a supplier and presentation to internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinating with business team and supporting during UAT phase

Responsibilities:
• Program Test Management
• Ability to work closely with senior stakeholders ( CXO-1/CXO-2) levels Programme Steering Board
• Test Environment Management
• Test Data Management
• Test Automation Management
• Stakeholder Management

Employee perks, benefits

• Opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization
• A role that provides you progress both professionally and personally
• Open and colourful work place with multicultural community
• Pleasant and inspiring working atmosphere and state-of-the-art technologies
• IT Academy courses, professional development and career path
• Convenient location and nice office building
• Competitive salary and cafeteria benefits

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

Secondary with school-leaving examination
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

Requirements:

• Good understanding of various Software Development Life Cycle Models such as Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Iterative and V-model
• Adept in Industry standard best practices in testing aligned with ISTQB and models for test maturity such as TMMi
• Deep knowledge of industry trends (particular to payments, ATM’s, credit/debit card processing) in testing and ability to provide thought leadership and direction to test teams and other ADM teams in areas related to QA and testing. Base 24 expereince is required.
• Understanding of Test Environments for Functional, Non-Functional and UAT
• Understanding of Configuration and Release Management Processes & Techniques
• Understanding of Test Data setup and delivery
• Understanding of Automation Framework & Techniques
• Understanding of one more databases such as Oracle or SQL is a plus
• Understanding of Organisational Dynamics
• Experience of Test Delivery as a Programme Test Manager
• Demonstrated ability of managing large programmes
• Experience as the Head of the test function for small/medium sized organisations
• Experience of working in a Global Delivery Model and complex organisation structure in a multi partner environment


Qualifications:

• Graduate Degree level in Science / Engineering / Technology / Management or equivalent
• Desirable - Industry Project/Programme Management certification such as MSP, PRINCE2, PMP
• Desirable - Industry certification in Testing such as ISTQB, CSTE, CSQA

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Brief description of the company

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep industry and business process expertise, and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work. With over 50 delivery centers worldwide and approximately 162,700 employees as of March 31, 2013, Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 2000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world. Visit us online at www.cognizant.com or follow us on Twitter: Cognizant.

Number of employees

50-99 employees
ID: 1705917  Dátum zverejnenia: 2.4.2014