BA/UAT Test Manager – Derivative Trading recruitment
Global Broker firm is recruiting an experienced UAT Test Manager/BA to help with a major Greenfield project which the firm is curently undergoing. Applicants are expected to come from a Derivative Trading environment and be accustomed to delivery of large scale global greenfield projects.
The key responsibilities of the Business Analyst/UAT Test Manager are:
• Lead the day to day management of business UAT testing resources, ensuring staff ownership and understanding of the quality systems and their impact on business / participant services.
• To support the Business Analyst in the definition of the User Acceptance Test (UAT) approach, including Test case definition, environment, data and support requirements.
• Scope, plan and manage testing through the UAT life cycle, ensuring delivery to time. This includes ensuring that the testing requirement and plan is capable of verifying the functionality required.
• Develop the overall approach, sizing, and project test plan for the complete lifecycle of UAT testing.
• Manage testing scope and strategy for the UAT release.
• Strategically coordinate overlapping release schedules with other planned releases.
• Approve changes to the UAT test environment (setup, patches, configuration, etc).
• Make decision on suspension/ resumption of testing (if a need arises).
• Participate in defect triage meetings and escalate critical issues when needed.
• Ensure the preparedness for release go-live is met in all respects (all milestones/ deliverables completed, engagement with all appropriate stakeholders).