Interact with project team to direct and coordinate the implementation of quality practices and procedures, as set forth in governance policies and practices, and gather pertinent information to build (or oversee the building of) test strategy, test plans, and test cases that will ensure all software development meets design specifications, company standards, and end-user requirements. • Ensure the testing service methodology is used appropriately in all projects and releases, which may require elicitation and cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, IS and Business Units, clients, and other departments • Facilitate pre-tasking activities with clients and vendors and lead team to deliver common goals. • Liaise with both Program and Technical Project Managers to understand the project milestones and plan the testing effort and strategy required for each application/project based on the development approach and timeline. • Identify and coordinate all non-Information Services testing that impacts or interacts with other testing efforts. • Participate in peer reviews and conduct assessments (e.g. review and approval of system requirements and test specifications)

 Oversee testing phases using a matrix-managed approach; this includes Unit, Integration, System, UAT, Performance Testing, and any necessary Compliance testing. • Deliver effective test management procedures and processes during the test delivery lifecycle • Provide expertise on Software Quality Assurance to the application development, support and maintenance teams.

Required Skills:

Minimum 10 years of working experience with at least 5 years managing large complex business systems in enterprise testing domain • 5 -- 7 years of working experience in project and time management in managing large, complex test programs that are delivered on-time and within budget • Seen as a technical leader. Highest level of individual contributor. May provide consult/guidance to lower levels. • Wide variety of experience in software delivery and environment specification (client server, web, infrastructure, etc.), comprising the full end-to-end test life cycle • Proven experience in leading/coaching, multi-disciplined testing teams, including virtual employees, contractors, and testing partners /vendors • Experience in working with diverse key stakeholder groups and managing stakeholder expectations and proven ability in developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of business goals.