ICT Testing Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain comprehensive Master Test Strategies, Test Plans, and testing schedules for ICT applications, upgrades, system enhancements, and integrations.
• Define testing approaches, scope, resource requirements, risks, and quality objectives for projects and releases.
• Establish and maintain requirements traceability matrices (RTMs) to ensure complete coverage of business and functional requirements.
• Lead end-to-end testing activities across all project phases
• Ensure testing activities are completed efficiently and in alignment with project timelines
• Assess software quality risks and provide recommendations regarding production readiness and go/no-go decisions for deployments.
• Collaborate with development teams and vendors to ensure timely defect resolution.
• Lead and facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions with key business stakeholders.
• Provide guidance, support, and governance throughout UAT execution and formal sign-off processes.
• Monitor and report on quality metrics, test progress, defect trends, defect density, and overall testing outcomes.
• Provide regular status updates and quality reports to ICT leadership and project teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through the implementation of automated testing tools, standardised QA frameworks, and enhanced testing methodologies
• Manage test environments and test data readiness across project and release lifecycles

ABOUT YOU