Company Description

We're an end-to-end provider of premium products and services for global sport and media operators.

We push boundaries every day to offer the most reliable, scalable, engaging end-to-end offerings that continually meet and exceed fan expectations and maximise client value. Underpinned by data we're able to determine the best experiences to drive business growth. Deltatre provides strategy, planning, consultancy across all stages of our client's lifecycle.

Position

We're fully flexible. As of November 2021, if it suits your role at Deltatre, you can work full time from home/remotely, from the office, or a combination within the same country as your contracted office of employment.

The Video Experiences Unit (VXP) is leading OTT products and services provider delivering best-of-breed products and components as well as comprehensive end-to-end solutions. We serve both end-to-end clients and those who wants to internalise part of their platform through products and components.

We are looking for an experienced Test Manager who is keen and able to lead a local team according to QA processes and to make recommendations for best practices in the context of the solution and products we provide to our clients. This will involve working with multiple project teams, producing large cross-platform customer-facing digital solutions for major sports federations and broadcasters.

The candidate should have strong experience working in both manual and automated testing environments, with a solid understanding of the software development life cycle. They should also have experience in QA within the context of providing bespoke software solutions to multiple clients, ideally across web and mobile applications. Previous experience in working for a digital agency is required. The objective is to perform a review of current processes against the solutions provided by Deltatre and to define and refine an approach that ensures that for each current and new bespoke project.

Key Objectives

Set up processes for hiring interviews, induction, training, and performance evaluation of the team
Set up your team structure with respect to the company standards to secure quality of delivery in the most efficient way
Develop technical training content, training process and evaluation mechanism to support and grow up QA skills and expertise
Act as a quality advisor, providing techniques to achieve comprehensive test coverage and ensure testability at all levels of code development
Evaluate scope of work and estimate test effort
Daily task management for test coordinators, and senior testers

Requirements

Deltatre consciously nurtures an environment where each and every team member feels safe to bring their whole selves to work, in which everyone is valued and respected for who they are and what they bring. Everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential, and every team member is expected to treat everyone with dignity and respect, value different perspectives, use inclusive language and work in alignment with Deltatre's commitment to diversity and inclusion. At Deltatre, everyone is welcome and celebrated.

Person Specification

You are a smart, experienced, creative and naturally inquisitive Test Manager, who has a strong passion for testing and technology. You believe in the importance of embodying our clients’ brand into the overall experience and you have a strong understanding or interest of TV apps.

Technical Knowledge

Knowledge or experience of Agile development cycles
Advanced experience with all tests - System, SIT, UAT and Regression
Hands on experience testing services / APIs and mobile applications on Android and iOS
Familiar with Postman, Charles Proxy, Swagger, SoapUI
Familiar with Atlassian stack (Jira, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence)
Familiar with automation testing frameworks
Knowledge and wide experience in non functional testing
Excellent knowledge of at least two Test Management and Defect Management tools
Excellent organizational and management skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Solid understanding of QA processes and goals (ISTQB)

Communication

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Team player with a proactive approach
Proven experience being approachable, trustworthy and well respected by teammates and peers
Excellent knowledge development and knowledge sharing skills
Able to clearly communicate technical requirements and write documentation
Able to make decisions based upon rational, methodical thinking
Intelligent, enthusiastic, inquisitive

Qualifications

Technical/Scientific degree preferable
Minimum Grade B Maths & English GCSE or equivalent
At least 2 years on a role of team lead or manager
At least 4 years in a senior test analyst role or similar

Our people are key to our success. Having the right combination of a 'can- do' approach, strong work ethic, ability to present break-through thinking and a clear focus on results will ensure your success working with our highly regarded team.

Other information

Some of our Company perks

Global company with huge growth potential
Small, creative, close-knit Engineering/Tech team who love to collaborate
Support with your career development and access to training
Regular company and team social events
24/7 casual dress code
Free refreshments in the office

We are committed to ensuring that we provide equal opportunities for all. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments or if you have any special requirements for the interview process. Depending on the role this normally includes a written test and interview.

Please note that we will only contact successfully shortlisted candidates.