IVVQ Manager

Job description

Location: Reading, United Kingdom

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Integration, Validation, Verification and Qualification Manager

As IVVQ Manager (Also known as a Testing and Acceptance Lead or Release/Test Lead), you will ensure the management of solution's IVVQ activities within constraints provided by the Project Manager, the Architect and the Project Design Authority.

The anticipated work area relates to a major border control contract with UK Government that relates to airports around the UK.

A week in the Life of a IVVQM - some of the core areas.....

• Define the IVVQ strategy and key test plans for the delivered solution
• Work Package (WP) Manager of the IVVQ WP in mobilisation, deployment and run mode.
• Collaborate with Sub Systems IVM in order to validate and assess the global strategy
• Collaborate with C ustomers (in accordance with PDA and SEM) for acceptance phases management. This is a key customer facing role.
• Coordinate the project's IVVQ team , resources and activities, including internal and external resources.
• In charge of both Environment Management and Release Management
• Manage and follow IVVQ team workload throughout the contract
• Review and assess the specifications and technical design documents of the products and solutions
• S upervise the full deployment of the solution (including SW, HW, suppliers, 3rd parties)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Strong knowledge of IVVQ methodologies, tools and processes
• Project management basic knowledge: IVVQ activities estimation, schedule and time management, tracking tasks progress, risks and actions management
• You are a team leader
• You understand business use cases and customer needs
• Strong spoken and written English language skills.
• Strong influencing and motivational skills
• Strong documentation writing skills
• Proven experience of being a Supplier IVVQM to UK Government Customers
• Strong experience with automated testing tools (JMeter, SoapUI, Selenium)
• Strong knowledge on Web technologies, applications servers, webservices, and testing of API/SDK (SOAP/REST) as appropriate
• knowledge on data communication/networking protocols/technologies
• Monitor KPIs, coordinate test progress and analyze results
• Work under pressure, you are autonomous, adaptable and creative

• ISTQB® Certified Test Manager - Advance Level is a 'plus'

Other:

• Anticipated to be based at/or within reasonable commute of Reading
• Test Environment will be based in Reading
• Office attendance anticipated during the contract
• Likely to involve quite frequent travel to multiple customer locations predominantly in UK
• Some travel to non-UK destinations- mostly Spain and France.
• Must have or be able to get UK Security Check Clearance

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

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