Application Test Manager

Application Test Manager

London (Hybrid)/Dubai

Duration: 6 Months rolling

Role Overview

The Application Test Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of all testing activities for applications migrating to the new low-latency real-time platform.

This role provides the assurance that every application rehosted or refactored under the programme is functionally sound, operationally stable, and performance-ready for production cutover.

The position demands a blend of technical depth, delivery discipline, and stakeholder management, working across multiple application domains, engineering teams, and programme workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

1. Test Strategy & Governance

• Develop and own the Master Test Strategy and associated governance framework.
• Define quality gates, entry/exit criteria, and reporting standards for SIT, UAT, and ORT phases.
• Align test execution schedules with programme migration waves and delivery milestones.
• Standardise test documentation, templates, and defect-management processes across all workstreams.

2. Test Planning & Execution

• Coordinate end-to-end application testing, including functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Ensure each migration wave meets defined readiness criteria before production deployment.
• Lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and support UAT execution with business and application owners.
• Validate application performance through latency benchmarking and throughput testing.
• Manage the full defect lifecycle through Jira/Confluence or equivalent tools.

3. Quality Assurance & Risk Control

• Identify and mitigate risks related to test environment readiness, data integrity, and configuration drift.
• Monitor defect trends and provide data-driven insights for continuous improvement.
• Contribute to Go/No-Go decisions by providing objective readiness assessments and reports.
• Implement regression and smoke-test automation to support repeated migration cycles.

4. Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting

• Act as the central point of contact for testing across architecture, engineering, and delivery.
• Produce weekly test health dashboards and status reports for programme leadership.
• Present findings and recommendations in governance forums, ensuring transparency of quality metrics.
• Build strong relationships with application owners, release managers, and platform engineering leads.

5. Continuous Improvement

• Implement test automation and reporting integration within Jira/Confluence.
• Conduct test retrospectives and drive process optimisation across subsequent migration waves.
• Coach and mentor test analysts and leads, embedding best practice within the delivery model.

Objectives

• Establish a unified, repeatable test governance framework across all programme streams.
• Validate that each application migration achieves functional, technical, and operational readiness.
• Align test execution with programme governance for full visibility of quality metrics.
• Reduce risk of production failures by identifying and mitigating defects and performance bottlenecks early.
• Introduce automation and continuous improvement to create a sustainable testing discipline.

Expected Outcomes

• Fully operational testing framework with standardised processes and metrics.
• 100% coverage of in-scope applications with traceable test artefacts.
• Quantitative Go/No-Go readiness data for all migration waves.
• Latency and performance baselines established and validated.
• Automated dashboards and regression packs implemented.
• Increased stakeholder confidence through transparent reporting.