Test Manager/Tester (Brussels)

Je functie: Context of the mission
Our department IS Employee Benefits and Health Care, is continuously working on its applications to enhance them. Together with the usual recurrent effort (maintenance), there are a lot of projects to realize in the coming years.
We are actively searching a polyvalent Test Manager/Tester (specification & execution) who will work in a small 'IT testing team' in order support projects manager to set up, take part in and follow up the test strategies of their projects.

Objective of the job
The main activities of the 'testing team' are:
- Test strategies set up,
- Test effort evaluation,
- Test planning set up and follow-up,
- Test scenarios redaction
- Test scenarios execution
- When needed, coaching people in development teams in order to improve the quality of their tests,
- Non regression testing before each delivery (partly automated),
- Improving the process and the tools used.

The key tasks of the test manager are:
° To evaluate the testing effort and the planning of a project
° To put in place tests strategies
° To take part to test scenarios redaction and execution in collaboration with analysts of the different domains
° To organise Monitoring & Reporting in collaboration with IT projects managers and the business
° To manage the other type of test such as :
° Regression tests
° Performance tests
° Security tests
To function effectively, the Test Manager is required to conceptualize and think abstractly, work in a technically complex and heterogeneous environment, and effectively communicate with all stakeholders of the projects.

Mission period
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 12 months
(Depending on project evolution, extension is possible)

Localisation
Brussels centre.
Je profiel: Required knowledge / Experience

Education
University Graduate or Professional bachelor with EDP Study Program
Ideally University graduate "Master" in Information Science, Management or Industrial Engineer

Language requirement
*Dutch and French, one fluent the second one good at least.
English : Good

Personal Skills
Mandatory
° Excellent coaching abilities
° Independent
° Structured and Pro-active
° Flexible
° Pragmatic
° Problem Solver
° Good presentation skills

Preferable
° Team player, Motivator

Business experience required 5-10 Years Experience
Mandatory
° Good passive knowledge in modelling applications and processes, Functional analysis

Preferable
° Knowledge of Employee Benefits and/or Health Care Insurance
° Knowledge of DB2P/Sigedis declaration's context

Technical experience required 5-10 Years Experience
Mandatory
° Excellent knowledge of MS-office Tools
° Understanding of relevant technologies and development life cycles

Preferable
° Business Intelligence / DWH testing experience
° Cobol, DB2, SQL, .Net

Functional experience required 5-10 Years Experience
Mandatory
° Good knowledge and experience in test process & methodology
° Setting up test strategies of projects
° Data and environment preparation

Preferable
° Quality Center & QTP tools