ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Software Quality Manager / Integration, Verification, Validation and Quality Manager leads an Engineering team which is responsible to Integrate, Verify, Validate and Qualify the solution or system in line with customer requirements. An Integration Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring that various software systems within an organization work seamlessly together.

KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As aSoftware Quality Manager / Integration, Verification, Validation and Quality Manager, you are accountable for:

- Oversee Integration Projects: Plan and execute system integration projects to ensure seamless interoperability between different software applications, hardware systems, and IT infrastructures.

- Develop Integration and Test Strategies: Create and implement strategies, architectures, and platforms to facilitate efficient and secure data exchange and workflow across systems.

- Coordinate with Teams: Work with cross-functional teams, including IT, software development, and business units, to gather integration requirements and translate business needs into technical specifications.

- Design and Deploy Solutions: Design, test, and deploy integration solutions, such as APIs and middleware, to connect disparate systems and enable data synchronization.

- Monitor Performance: Monitor the performance of integrated systems, identify bottlenecks or issues, and apply necessary adjustments or enhancements to improve efficiency and reliability.

- Manage Integration Environment: Ensure proper version control, configuration management, and compliance with data security and privacy standards.

- Training and Documentation: Facilitate training sessions and create documentation for IT staff and end-users to ensure they understand the integration processes and can troubleshoot common issues.

- Provide associated documentation, according to internal process.

KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:

Essential Requirements:

- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering or related discipline

- Experience working within a Systems Engineering lifecycle

- 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.

- Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams

- Experience in IT/Security/C2/ related projects from a Systems Engineering perspective

- Good knowledge on how large government projects are managed

- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.

- Experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, JMeter, TestNG, Gatling)

- Strong oral and written communications skills

- Strong liaison and stakeholders management skills

- Strong motivation to be involved in all phases of a project life cycle, from bids to project completion

Desirable Requirements:

- Membership of relevant professional organisation, e.g. PMP, ITIL, INCOSE, Institution of Engineers, ISTQB or equivalent QA certification etc.

- Experienced in integration of large and complex software systems