Testing Manager

TITLE:   Testing ManagerLOCATION:  Bloomfield, CTDURATION:   5 months – Contract to HireREQUIREMENTS AND SKILL SETS  Must be US Citizen, Perm Resident or EAD ONLY- NO CORP-to-CORP Scope management, Planning & estimating, Issue, Risk and Communication Management. Ability to review facts and escalate issues with recommendations and contingencies Proficient in MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, VISIO General understanding of multiple processing platforms (desktop, distributed, mainframe) Solid facilitation skills Ability to work well in an empowered team environment, supporting each other, trusting each other, taking initiative and assuming leadership roles as they surface Ability to work well with matrix organizations High sense of urgency Good communication skills: written and oral, Active listening, seeking to understand others views, communicating at the appropriate level for the audience Ability to function independently JOB DESCRIPTION  Collaborating with the Enterprise Release Manager, ASG Quality Assurance and Release Management teams to establish the integrated and release level test plans (including release level testing milestones) for Healthcare releases. Performing analysis of project and ASG level test strategies to create the overall Release Test Strategy Tracking and reporting on the progress of testing Facilitating daily testing status calls to identify and coordinate resolution of testing issues and risks Coordinating the use of the integrated and release testing environments by performing compatibility assessments Recommending new or modified Quality Assurance (QA) procedures and standards and assists in the development and implementation of QA metrics for assessing the quality of delivered application software Supporting the planning and execution of the integrated data setup for releases Interfacing with Healthcare PMO Program and Project leaders, ASG Leaders, ASG Quality Assurance Teams, IT Operations and Enterprise Quality Management Project Test Leads. Since 1946, Spherion has been helping talented individuals find rewarding job opportunities that drive excellence in their career. Through a network of 700 offices nationwide, we place 300,000 job seekers in fulfilling office professional, industrial and contact center positions every year. Put our career specialists to work for you!