{"id":350,"date":"2021-09-01T14:41:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testassociates.co.uk\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=350"},"modified":"2021-10-03T00:11:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T23:11:05","slug":"test-manager","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.testassociates.co.uk\/?post_type=job_listing&p=350","title":{"rendered":"Test Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Salary: Competitive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type: Contract \u2013 6 months\/ rolling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Status: Full Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: London<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My client\u2019s Technology has an exceptional opportunity for high performing and experienced Test Managers to join a newly forming Salford based Enterprise IT test function. Your primary focus will be supporting Enterprise IT infrastructure and Business Systems\u2019 products and projects i.e. full lifecycle testing support from procurement to implementation and service in areas including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hosting Infrastructure (data centres, storage, networking, virtualisation)<\/li>\n<li>End user compute (desktop, email, office apps, collaboration, pan-BBC business applications)<\/li>\n<li>Unified Communications (Instant Messaging, Video Conferencing, Telepresence, Telephony)<\/li>\n<li>Identity Management and Business Services (authentication, Joiners\/Movers\/Leavers, printing, assistive technology)<\/li>\n<li>Business Applications including Enterprise Resource Planning, Workflow and Collaboration software, Intranet and extranet applications, mobile and web applications, production business tools and externally facing solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Main Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reporting to the Enterprise IT &amp; Business Systems Senior Test Manager, you will help to shape the day one capability of the team and also shape future test capability in line with projected demand for the test function and changing business needs.\u00a0 You will be accountable for the following key areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Managing the testing functions for projects, programmes, and programme work streams to confirm that my client goals are met for a project\/product. 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