SUBSIDIARY Sky Cable
POSITION Test Director
WORK LOCATION National Capital Region
DATE POSTED January 24, 2022

BUSINESS SUMMARY

Sky Cable Corporation (or simply SkyCable or Sky) is a Filipino cable telecommunications company and the country's largest cable television provider. The company operates in Mega Manila and provincially through its various subsidiaries. The company is a subsidiary of the Filipino media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation and is based in Pasig City.

It was founded in 6 June 1990 as Central CATV, Inc. by Benpres Holdings Corporation (now Lopez Holdings Corporation). Today it has expanded to offer digital cable, broadband internet, and VoIP to its over half a million subscribers in Mega Manila.

On 6 June 1990, Sky Cable Corporation was incorporated as Central CATV, Inc. On 25 March 1991, Sky Vision Corporation, a holding company incorporated with the primary purpose of buying and owning stocks of Central CATV, Inc. was founded.

RESPONSIBILITIES

    The Test Director will be reporting to the CIO and will be assigned to one or more projects / releases. He/she needs to work closely with key stakeholders to define the testing activities and scope needed on the project/release. The Test Director will oversee a team and serve as subject matter expert for the said team. The Test Director is expected to be able to take a strategic view, but also be able to get into the details and lead by example by defining and demonstrating the use of best practices. They must be comfortable in complex testing environments and be able to define testing strategies, estimation models, tracking and reporting frameworks. They must be able to direct both manual and automation testing operations.

    Must have strong background in the following areas:
    • Dealing with complex environments and vendor management
    • Creating a structured analysis of vendor performance
    • Planning and performance management of resources
    • Creating and enforcing process and policy definition & deployment and introduction of ways of working
    • Creating of frameworks including knowledge and experience with different types
    • Demonstrating the ability to be get into the details, as well as being able to be strategic
    • Practical knowledge of both manual and automation testing approaches

REQUIREMENTS

    • Graduate of a 4 year degree course (ECE, Computer Science, Information Systems) and/or equivalent combination of education or work experience
    • Has 8+ years of testing management experience
    • Has vendor management experience
    • Experience in leading and managing all quality deliverables of complex transformation project(s) / release(s)
    • Multiple experience and an expert in test scoping and planning
    • Experience in software testing projects involving different software development methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
    • Experience in applying different testing methodologies and processes
    • Ability to monitor and facilitate testing progress
    • Ability to create and implement test strategies on multiple test activities
    • Ability to facilitate discovery of potential problems and address gaps in inspections and reviews
    • Ability to coach, train and lead lower level Test Analysts / Testers
    • Strong organizational and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail
    • Passion for testing excellence through automation and process improvements
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a matrix organization
    • Self-starter with an ability to learn beyond formal training, aptitude for delivering quality products

Preference will be given to candidates who APPLY ONLINE.