Test Manager

Gurgaon / Bengaluru, India

The Test Manager will design Testing Best Practices and Standards for Reinsurance IT. They will lead and develop a centralized team of Testing Leads and ensure testing across the Reinsurance IT organization are following the best practices. Reinsurance IT applications have moved or are moving to the cloud. Test automation and cloud testing approach to be designed by the Test Manager

What You'll Be DOING

What will your essential responsibilities include

• Provide thought leadership, technical expertise and implementation oversight for Testing approach, tools, and Testing automation in Cloud environment.
• Develop Testing Best Practices and Standards. Ensure that all testers across the Reinsurance organization are leveraging the best practices and standards including vendors doing the testing.
• Creation and / or review of Test Strategies for various applications including functional, regression, performance, and automated testing.
• Lead, coach and manage a core team of internal staff. Responsible for staff development and team culture. Testing culture to be leverage across testers outside of the Testing CoE.
• Best practices to include Triage and Prioritization of defects process.
• Engage with various stakeholders - Application Owners, Product Owners, Testers, Developers, and other Reinsurance Teams.
• Identification of the resource strategy / skillset for testers including testing vendor strategy.
• Collaborate with developers and Test leads to improve and adapt testability.
• Ensure adequate and aligned test environments to support all testing needs
• Drive Performance Testing Strategy and Monitoring Strategy.
• Design and Develop performance testing capabilities for different user protocols.
• Monitor and report baseline metrics through regular performance test runs.
• Performance tool analysis and pilots to help address gaps and overcome roadblocks.
• Create System Integration Testing Approach that goes across Applications / Products.
• Oversight of User Acceptance Testing on critical applications.
• You will report to Senior Manager of Applications

Who WE Are

We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills :

What We OFFER

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That's why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It's about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

Learn more at axaxl.com / about-us / inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards

AXA XL's Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We're committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called 'Roots of resilience', focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars

For more information, please see axaxl.com / sustainability.

Skills Required

Cloud application testing, Testing automation using Selenium