Program Test Manager

Australian Citizens residing in Australia with Baseline Clearance only respond. The Program Test Manager is expected to: Assist, manage and maintain clear priorities to achieve section outcomes, and accommodate changing objectives and demands. Contribute to section business plans, forward work plans, and associated risk treatment strategies, ensuring alignment with strategic directions. Manage, define, approve and plan test artefacts using appropriate tools, not limited to Test Estimation, Test Schedule, Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Execution Reports, Defect Modelling Reports, and Test Summary Reports . Manage program testing activities that are correctly prioritised to deliver outcomes that align to the Departments priorities. Contribute to policies and other associated guiding material to achieve the section, Departmental and portfolios objectives and outcomes. Lead and manage staff to deliver the sections objectives while providing support services. Manage section work responsibilities and priorities to achieve assigned goals and support branch objectives. Contribute to and assist in overseeing the sections human resource management in line with relevant. policies and procedures. Assign responsibilities, provide direction, leadership, and coaching, and remove barriers, as needed, to enable direct reports to execute their roles and achieve objectives and goals. Create, manage, motivate, and promote staff in developing a working environment where test managers and their teams are supported to foster individual growth and promote high performance in their day-to-day activities on work that is challenging and rewarding. Collaborate with colleagues across the Department and portfolio to deliver modern, high-quality testing services through holistic planning, systems development, risk mitigation and operational practices. Evaluate, develop, and tailor appropriate controls to mitigate risk proportionate to the risk profile and agreed risk tolerances of the testing program. Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to build effective relationships and networks to manage expectations and collaboratively deliver strategic outcomes. Manage the testing lifecycle within the program and project parameters, develop tasks, identify dependencies and risks, outline mitigations to ensure system quality, and obtain stakeholder support. Assist in developing budgets, managing finances, undertaking procurement and program testing activities to enable the section to deliver outputs and outcomes. Ensure that all areas of testing are managed and delivered to a professional standard and in line with the Enterprise Testing policies, standards, and procedures. Manage the definition and maintenance of various test environments and associated test data. Have knowledge and understanding of, and the ability to report on, automation, support services, manual testing, quality management tools, and performance testing activities for the programs and projects. Tailor communication (both written and verbal) to the specific audiences. Demonstrate ethical behaviour and integrity. Contribute to the enhancement of team culture and a positive workplace. Facilitate and actively participate in meetings for internal and external testing operations and external workshops. Have a demonstrated ability to adapt in a dynamic environment, applying significant judgement. Initiate, build, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across the ICT Division, with the business, and with operational areas, internally and externally. Establish and maintain professional networks to support portfolio and project outcomes. Develop workforce plans by examining a range of options to ensure appropriate resources are applied to work requirements, and where required, recruit APS and contractor staff to maintain team capacity. Oversee, manage, and monitor the development and implementation of team training to remedy. knowledge and skills gaps, including establishing metrics to measure the effectiveness of training against strategic branch and division outcomes.