- Enterprise Test Program Management Standardized Processes & Tools: Develop and implement test processes, test planning, test architecture & framework, test automation, test bed & infra setup, defect management, conflict resolution and good practices with a consistent track record in delivering cost effective and business oriented strategic solutions. - Continuous Improvement: Develop and implement programs to improve quality, including test automation infrastructure - Provide leadership and training on QA methodology to both the QA and development teams. - Process Re-Engineering: Identifying, analyzing, and re-designing core processes with the aim of achieving dramatic improvements in critical performance measures, such as cost, quality, service, and productivity. - Collaboration -Manage strong teams through collaboration with shared responsibility and encourages innovation at all levels. Effectively communicates with direct managers and upper management and synthesizes relevant information on risks, success and key milestones. Recruit and maintain a strong team capable of creating state of the art tests and capable of analyzing test results to both direct further test development and isolate defects for engineering remediation. - Run operations for test program for key & strategic programs, building & scaling up testing teams, test resource alignment. - Budget Planning: Testing budget preparation and monitoring. Scope analysis & demand forecasting. Engagement, Sourcing & Operating model. - Test Governance: Define & Manage critical success factors. Drive best practices and processes. Quality KPI definition & Governance model. Prepare budgetary requests for tools and equipment needed for the team - Vendor Management: Defining & Rolling RFPs for extended resource base and managing relationships with partners including setting expectations regarding deliverables, quality, schedules, and costs. Toolset Migration and Operational Ownership for Testing Suite: MIgration of tools used for testing the following aspects : - Application Life Cycle Management - Load Runner for load testing - Integration and functional testing Ongoing operational support for all the enterprise testing platforms for the organization. Establishing Test Library: - Build and Maintain Enterprise test library for infrastructure and application testing. This is housed in various testing tools - Testing Automation (to Support BIMODAL testing and DevOps): - Strive to achieve testing automation through digitizing test cases - Efficient deployment of concepts of Agile and Devops in Testing Processes - Migration of testing suite including life cycle testing (ALM) and Load Testing suite (Load runner) from GE ... This suite was earlier supported by GE and is now independently supported by SBI Card under Enterprise Testing leadership . - Strategic Planning Enterprise test strategy planning, development, outsourcing, contract management and business application integration. Identify key technology deployments, business risks and development initiatives. Thorough knowledge of risk management, and failure modes and effect analysis.Strengths in test framework architecture for complex infrastructures, SQA methodologies, feature coverage analysis and professional commitment to the field of Quality Improvement. Performs ongoing assessment of Quality Assurance and Testing processes and provides direction for continuous improvement - Driving Test Automation -Experience with performance testing, stress testing and system testing automation. Experience with developing maintainable test automation procedures and practices. - AGILE & Pragmatic Testing - Amalgamation of three building blocks of Testing CoE i.e. Reliability, Reusability and Robustness to drive RBT. Enforcing Customer Data Security & IP retention. - In-Market Testing - Foster a customer and market-centric testing culture within the organisation. - TaaS (Testing as a Service) --Leveraging standardized and efficient test methodologies addressing reliability and risk driven OAT. To build a regression test suite around major business apps, ensuring 100% test coverage and reduced cycle times. Establishes, directs and monitors processes for consistent test case execution, defect documentation and tracking, and regression testing with an emphasis on test automation wherever possible - People Management Engage, Learn & Grow-- Acquire new/evolving and reinforcing, existing knowledge, behaviors, skills, project experiences to enable for more value added contribution towards business success story. Evaluate and identify new technologies and industry trends. Assure and facilitate a QA organization structure that can adapt to changing product requirements - Training, Hiring & Retention: Managing diverse, geographically dispersed workforce, Hiring, training and development of in house team. Defining team KRAs, performance appraisal of team members, capability building in conformance with goals, regular & timely feedbacks. Build, coach and manage pools of testing resources, specifically test analysts, test leads, automation analysts, and test architects providing consulting services. Staff and manage test projects to service business transformation through IT - Measures of Success(Define the Outcomes expected of the role) Increased agility & Better productivity - Faster time-to-market - Cost efficiency - Better quality of IT releases - Tighter alignment to IT and business functions - Culture of quality across the enterprise - Improved test maturity - Career advancement & Improvement in overall skill-set of the team Skills Sets Required : - Ability to develop and lead the development of manual and automated test frameworks, standards, etc. that can be used across multiple applications or product lines - Strong knowledge of software development life cycle and the importance of QA involvement throughout the entire cycle - High level of demonstrated leadership and partnership - Strong interpersonal skills, ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external partners - Ability to effectively work and communicate with multi-location teams - Ability to lead and direct multiple projects simultaneously - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Experience across various testing and quality assurance models and practices - Proven track record in delivering and managing successful multiple IT releases - Experience in handling large teams and budgets - Budget / Resource planning and forecasting - Experience working with multi-site on shore and offshore Quality Assurance teams - Conflict Management - Excellent collaboration and teaming skills. - Experience in developing and using Automation Frameworks - Able to identify, procure and manage environments and data required for testing. - Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to think laterally, both tactically and strategically. Qualification Required:- B.E. / BTech /MCA in IT Relevant Experience with respect to the role 6+ Years - 9+ years of experience in End to End Test Management - 6+ years of experience in leading large teams - 4+ years of experience in test automation and frameworks

Gurgaon/Gurugram

SBI Card - Vice President - Enterprise Testing 

SBI Card - Vice President - Enterprise Testing  ,Job Description for SBI Card - Vice President - Enterprise Testing  in SBI Card in  Gurgaon/Gurugram for (15-18) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for SBI Card - Vice President - Enterprise Testing  in SBI Card in  Gurgaon/Gurugram for (15-18) years of experience. Apply Now!