Description:

　　• Understand the business functionality and define over all test strategy.

　　• Capability to understand the big picture – system / app / product and weave in a comprehensive test plan

　　• Develop and maintain standard IT testing and test management processes and procedures; this also includes developing a set of test policies to define acceptable levels of testing based on a set of criteria which considers risk vs. cost benefit.

　　• Develop and maintain standard requirements management processes and procedures

　　• Develop and maintain staff training materials for the above test and requirements management processes.

　　• Conduct staff training for test and requirements management processes.

　　• Effectively communicate at manager / director / executive levels about the program / project level risks / issues / escalations.

　　• Provide consulting to project teams for test and requirements management.

　　• Develop requirements for standard test management reports and visualizations in the form of mockups, to be built and implemented by other IT staff.

　　• Develop requirements for standard requirements management reports and visualizations in the form of mockups, to be built and implemented by other IT staff.

　　• Become “go-to” – escalation point person for any project related test management activities.

　　• Communicate effectively the daily status – risks / issues / dependencies, track progress and manage issue workflow to resolution.

　　• Logging and managing the defects in ServiceNow

　　• Work directly on projects in a test manager or similar technical lead role

　　• May be responsible for the technical direction, leadership, and training of less experienced staff.

　　Additional Skills & Qualifications:

　　• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

　　• 8+ years of experience as a Test Manager

　　• Previous experience within the Utilities industry

　　• ServiceNow Test Management experience

　　• Thorough understanding of testing/QA techniques, practices, and processes. Experience with planning and leading QA efforts for a program or large complex projects.

　　• Thorough knowledge of the System Development Life Cycle process.

　　• Prior experience managing large, complex, testing efforts crossing multiple departments.

　　• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) both internally to the project team and leadership.

　　• Ability to provide necessary support to the gathering and writing of accurate, complete test materials.

　　• Strong business analysis skills for capturing business/clinical scenarios and translating them into test cases and scripts.

　　• Detail oriented with strong analytical skills with an ability to organize and communicate thoughts clearly.

　　Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

　　At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

　　Hiring diverse talent

　　Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

　　Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

　　Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

　　Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

　　About Actalent

　　Actalent connects passion with purpose. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts that drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 engineering and sciences consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. An operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions, Actalent launched as a new specialized engineering and sciences services and workforce solutions brand in 2021.