Software Test Manager

duties include:Test strategy & planning — Define the overall test strategy, scope, approach, test phases, timelines, resources, tools, entry/exit criteria, and deliverables.Test management — Manage SIT, system testing, integration testing, regression testing, UAT support, performance testing, security testing, and other required test phases.Team leadership — Lead test leads, QA engineers, testers, vendors, and offshore teams; assign work and monitor progress.Test case management — Ensure test scenarios, test cases, test scripts, test data, and requirements traceability are complete and properly reviewed.Defect management — Oversee defect logging, prioritisation, triage, retesting, closure, and escalation of critical defects.Test execution monitoring — Track execution progress, pass/fail rates, defect trends, coverage, blockers, and overall testing health.Stakeholder coordination — Work closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, System Engineers, Product Owners, business users, vendors, and clients.Risk management — Identify testing risks, dependencies, resource constraints, environment issues, and quality concerns, and establish mitigation plans.Test environment & data — Coordinate availability of test environments, interfaces, accounts, configurations, and appropriate test data.Automation oversight — Identify suitable areas for automated testing and oversee automation frameworks/tools for regression and repetitive testing.Quality assurance — Ensure testing follows organizational QA standards, processes, security requirements, and relevant regulatory/compliance requirements.Reporting — Prepare test dashboards, status reports, defect reports, test completion reports, and management updates.Release readiness — Assess whether testing has met exit criteria and provide a quality/risk assessment to support the Go/No-Go decision.Post-release improvement — Review production defects and testing gaps and recommend improvements to the testing processRequirements:Degree in IT / SoftwareWith 3-6 yrs related experienceExperience in automation testingWorking location: AMK5 day week