Test Strategy Analyst

The role is responsible for managing the vendor commercials for the Testing Centre of Excellence of work and to ensure that the both the test effort and associated test costs are optimised. Through an understanding of best financial and testing practices, this role will work closely with vendors to review and optimise the statements of work to ensure they are in line with cost structures, deliverables and the test strategy.

KEY DUTIES:

- Manage monthly accrual and journal submissions
- Test Management Background - Writing Test plans etc
- Track and monitor progress of SoWs including obtaining delegate approval
- Prepare and validate the forecast of the total investment of Test SoWs
- Ensure due diligence to the rigor of the contracts/SoW process
- Control and manage invoice validation and payment and act as a point of escalation.
- Plan for timely submission of SoWs and endorsement by the General Manager.
- Manage the closure of SoWs
- Update costs into required Tracking systems.
- Provide financial forecasts to Project Managers and obtain any necessary PM approvals.
- Develop high level test strategies that meet business objectives, minimise risk to business operations and drive both cost and test optimisation in vendor responses and ensure that the Test SoWs are in alignment with these Test strategies and test objectives.