Our client, a leading player in the technology sector, is currently seeking a Senior Quality Manager on a contract basis. This exciting opportunity is perfect for someone with significant expertise in IT Quality Assurance and Quality management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Enabling the most effective Quality Assurance delivery strategy for your accountable area within time and cost constraints.
- Ensuring resource forecasting and actualisation are accurately captured and maintained.
- Driving a Quality Engineering resource structure to deliver work-package management of estimates, planning, implementation, execution, and reporting requirements for software delivery.
- Delivering Quality Engineering outcomes in line with stakeholder governance requirements.
- Leading a team of Quality Managers, Quality Leads, and Quality Engineers by providing consultancy and support in the Quality Engineering and Quality Assessment domains, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Line and performance management of internal colleagues assigned as part of the organisational structure.
- Acting as a point of escalation for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring understanding and continual education of Quality Assurance principles and goals.
- Deputising for the Principal Engineer when required.
Job Requirements:
- Demonstrable ability to translate complex technical risks into business language to inform stakeholders.
- Experience as an ambassador for quality on projects, providing support and education to manage product risks.
- Ability to approach test management in a flexible and pragmatic manner.
- A proactive team supporter, seeking to unblock Quality Assurance activities across business channels or portfolios.
- Comfortable challenging the status quo within Programme SDLC to embed quality into delivery and maintenance processes.
- Ability to identify and enable opportunities to embed Quality Assurance practice enhancements within teams.
- Experience in firmly integrating Quality Assurance Analysts and Engineers into delivery teams, promoting a collaborative and inclusive environment.
- Ability to coach and mentor Quality Analysts or Engineers on the most appropriate solutions or approaches.
- Proven experience in developing and implementing quality improvement programmes.
If you are a seasoned professional in IT Quality Assurance, ready for a contract role where you can make a significant impact, we want to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team and contribute to their mission of enhancing technology capabilities and delivering maximum business value.
