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Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:
1. Safety first - Going home safe and well
2. Client focus - Deliver on our promise
3. Integrity - Always do the right thing
4. Create opportunity - For our people to excel
This role is a temporary role to support a period of significant change within the Mace Finance community. Using your prior experience, you will implement testing and cutover strategies to help the organisation deliver change effectively. You will have previously managed Finance testing and cutover activities, focusing on the end user experience.
You’ll be responsible for:
1.Test management
5. Identify testing resources based on project objectives, end users and functional leads.
6. Design DevOps test boards based on specific projects requirements and managed user access and general testing tool maintenance throughout testing period.
7. Develop/Determine test strategy, test scenarios (in liaison with the business), test period, test scripts and ultimately the test plan
8. Ensure testing period is agreed by stakeholders and test environment reflects the correct period.
9. Clear demonstration of activity and progress to project manager, ensuring tasks are completed in line with project plan
10. Manage UAT period, including but not limited to: Upskilling testing pool in testing tool usage and navigation of system.
11. Schedule and maintain daily standup session during UAT, managing issues raised and escalating where necessary
12. Manage activity of testing against project plan, escalating issues.
13. Ensure correct allocation of tests, managing the testing progression, and working with the implementation partner (if applicable) on failed test cases, ensuring this progress through a controlled retest process.
14. Produce final DevOps UAT testing download, showing each test passed in readiness for steering committee sign off.
15. Produce the following documentation as per agreed project timelines.
16. Test plan
17. Test scripts including business led scenarios.
18. UAT test results including graphics during testing period and DevOps UAT testing results.
2.Cutover management
19. Understand cutover approach required based on current processes.
20. Determine potential downstream impacts of cutover and actively manage through to resolution.
21. Clearly develop, agree and communicate cutover plan with project manager, technical lead and business, including but not limited to: Potential system downtime needed. End user experience during cutover.
22. Manage cutover plan between implementation partner (if applicable) and Mace technical lead, ensuring alignment.
23. Produce the following documentation as per agreed project timelines
24. Cutover plan (working with implementation partner where needed).
25. Change Authority Board (CAB)
26. Ensure intention to attend CAB is communicated to lead 1 month prior to approval.
27. Align attendance to CAB with project plan for deployment.
28. Attend CAB and present relevant documentation/ information as needed.
You’ll need to have:
29. Strong focus on test management and cutover management.
30. Oracle ERP and EPM experience.
31. Proactive and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving.
32. Ability to collaborate effectively with external integration teams.
33. Clear and concise documentation skills.
34. DevOps experience.
Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.
We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.
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