AYAN InfoTech is looking for Test Manager (Quality Lead) to join an exciting project based in Melbourne. The role offers you the opportunity to contribute towards an extremely well structured and mature environment, working on sophisticated enhancement projects.
Role: Test Manager (Quality Lead)
Location: Melbourne
Contract Duration: 6 Months with high possible extensions
Experience: 7+ Years
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Test Manager (Quality Lead) to lead end-to-end quality assurance activities across multiple projects within a Retail environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in test management, stakeholder engagement, test automation governance, and delivering high-quality solutions in Agile delivery environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Define, implement, and govern test strategies, test plans, and quality assurance processes across project portfolios.
- Lead and mentor a team of QA Engineers and Test Analysts, ensuring effective workload management and capability development.
- Collaborate with business, product, and development teams to understand requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Review and approve test scenarios, test cases, test scripts, and test execution outcomes.
- Oversee and provide governance for test automation frameworks and automation strategy implementation (preferred).
- Ensure end-to-end traceability between requirements, test cases, defects, and releases.
- Drive defect management, root cause analysis, and quality risk assessments, escalating issues where required.
- Manage testing environments, test data requirements, and release validation activities.
- Produce and present testing metrics, dashboards, Test Status Reports (TSRs), and quality insights to stakeholders.
- Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), production verification, and post-release validation activities.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing efficiency, effectiveness, and delivery quality.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Test Manager, Test Lead, or Quality Lead managing testing teams across multiple concurrent projects.
- Strong understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), testing methodologies, quality assurance practices, and defect management processes.
- Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as PractiTest, Jira, and ALM.
- Strong experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
- Experience managing both manual and automated testing initiatives.
- Working knowledge of API and automation testing tools including Postman, SoapUI, Rest Assured, and Selenium.
- Experience with Microsoft Power Apps solutions, preferably involving:
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and analytical skills.
- Hands-on experience within the Retail domain, with a strong understanding of retail business processes and operations.
Contact: 61-(02) 7207 6926 for more details.
Please note we will be able to contact only shortlisted candidates for this role. We thank you in advance for your interest.
