Test Lead/Test Coordinator (GSAP, SPR)

Test Lead/Test Coordinator with GSAP an SPR to join a prominent organisation based in the Hague, the Netherlands. The role offers an attractive salary of €70,- per hour.

Skills & Background

Technical Skills & Experience
1. Significant experience with interface solutions connected to SAP making use of standard architecture components (Web services, Biztalk, XML, IDOCS).
2. Has a general working knowledge of Terminal Operations procedures.
3. Has a working knowledge of usage of software version control and release management.
4. Has a working knowledge of usage of software defect and test management tools, in particular HP Quality Center.
5. Has a working knowledge of usage of software requirements management tools.
6. Has familiarity with Standardisation and Data Clearing House concepts.
7. Software Testing Process and Methodologies.
8. Test Automation.

General Skills & Experience
1. To test upfront the GSAP Test cycles that TABS is sending XMLs according to the agreed requirements.
2. To be able to test upfront the GSAP Test Cycles that Biztalk is creating IDOCs for processing according to the agreed requirements.
3. To create test strategy and plan for testing of allocation management.
4. To deliver root cause analysis on a site as an input into status meetings (GSAP, Biztalk, Schneider, OSP).
5. To be able to define variations to test strategy & plans (E-BOL and allocation management) to consider typical constraints and limitations associated with OSPs.
6. To facilitate the GSAP Test cycles (ITC and CAT) between the GSAP Test Team, GSAP Data Team, Business users, Schneider Electric and the Terminal.
7. To manage test cycles up to CAT independently of GSAP in case of low risk deployments.
8. Assimilates business & process knowledge quickly and effectively.
9. Prepares realistic project scope, timelines.
10. Prepares realistic work estimates and resource planning.
11. Communicates and coordinates effectively with Project managers, project resources, and other stakeholders.
12. Thinks analytically and objectively to resolve rollout or project related problems, issues and risks.
13. Works in global environment with people from multiple work disciplines, cultures, in different time zones.
14. Reviews ongoing and proposed projects to identify opportunities for reuse and process improvement.
15. Possesses a positive attitude and work ethic and can motivate others to work well together
16. Communicates, assigns tasks, defines appointments, and sets up meetings in MS Outlook.
17. Prepares work products and deliverables that combine the effective use of office productivity tools (ie Microsoft Office, MS Project, MS Visio, etc ).
18. Prepares and maintains realistic and resource loaded project plans in MS Project.
19. Prepares conceptual documents in Microsoft PowerPoint.
20. Stores, manages, and controls versions of project documents and other artifacts in Sharepoint.
21. Has experience and working knowledge of systems implementation and integration project life cycle activities.
22. Familiarity with the architecture guidelines, trust domain, and other compliance requirements.
23. Familiarity with the approval processes to ensure that the project is not delayed at Stage Gate signoffs.
24. Software testing

About the Role

Our client is deploying Schneider Electric's TABS Data Clearing House to manage all loading relevant data. This will replace our fragmented IT landscape in Trading & Supply with a single system. The Test Lead for TABS is responsible for testing, coordinating, managing and executing the Test activities, priorities and issues and risks for delivering to the Project Managers and the Business a stable TABS application at each of the sites planned in various geographies

Responsibilities & Accountability:
1. Manage the project's test delivery of a portfolio of concurrent project implementations that will be rolled out.
2. Ensure that realistic test plans are prepared and executed in accordance with Shell's project delivery framework.
3. Manage Test issues, risks and mitigating actions in a structured, documented, and objective approach.
4. Communicate with key stakeholders and assure them that OSP DX objectives are aligned with Trading & Supply business objectives.
5. Develop understanding of installation & configuration procedures of TABS application.
6. Test Case/Execution Documentation creation and/or updation.
7. Develop Test Scenario definition for every test cycle.
8. Test Case/Scenario development/design.
9. Test Execution.
10. Test Result logging.
11. SPR (Software Problem Report) Logging.
12. CR, Fix Testing.
13. SPR management.
14. Manage and Execute FAT/UAT.
15. Quality management/quality control.
16. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the IT Programme Manager or Business Programme Manager.

Activities:
1. Test Management and execution: i) Test Configuration Management. ii) Defect management iii) Version Control Management. iv) Requirements Management. v) Test Reporting. vi) Test Metrics analysis.
2. Test Planning.
3. Test Work flow definition and Execution.
4. Stakeholder communication.
5. Team Objective setting and performance reporting.
6. Provide Quality Control policies & rules.
7. Provide Test Methodology/Standards/Templates.
8. Standardize testing methods over projects.
9. Perform Testing Coordination.
10. Owner of Test Systems/Factory.
11. Provide rules for Documentation Management.
12. Manage the Test Plans.
13. Manage execution of Unit Testing, Integration Testing and UAT.
14. Maintain full alignment with SOM with testing.
15. Test case/execution document.
16. Test execution.
17. SPR Logging.
18. Test Log.
19. SPR Report for every test cycle.
20. Joint Test Sign-off for FAT/UAT with Domain Specialist.

Deliverables:
1. Test Plan.
2. Test Schedule.
3. Test workflow processes.
4 Test Report for every test cycle.
5. Status/Progress reports.
6. Team performance reports.
7. Data requirement specification to execute the test cycles.

Key Performance Indicators & Measurement Criteria:
1. Project objectives are completed on time.
2. Project objectives are completed to defined quality standards.
3. Project objectives are completed to customer's satisfaction.
4. Project objectives are executed utilizing project delivery framework standards.
5. SPR reports must be complete in all aspects to enable shorter fix cycles.
6. SPR Slip-throughs must be minimum.
7. All integrated CRs must be tested for every Test Cycle.
8. At least 90% of all Functionalities must be tested to enable production roll out unless over-ridden by Business needs.
9. Test Cycle SPR reporting, analysis and management.
10. Effective definition of Test Scenarios for testing to ensure that SPR slip-throughs are minimal.
11. SPR reports must be complete in all aspects to enable shorter fix cycles.
12. Number of untested SPRs and should be minimum for every test cycle.

Start: 5-1-2015
Period: 12 months
40 hrs./week
Hourly rate: Euros 70

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