Senior Test Specialist

We are looking for a self-motivated Senior Test Specialist to join our existing dynamic Test Practice. You may lead a team of Testers and will work closely with all project stakeholders. Working alongside a team of dedicated professionals, you will be driven to find better, faster, more effective ways of testing and adding value to the projects you are working on. You will lead by example and work to develop your team and emerging talent to strengthen the Test Practice and build our reputation as a centre of excellence. This is a fast-paced environment where you will have the chance to grow and build upon your existing knowledge and ability.

Your experience:

• Understanding the Software Development and Testing Lifecycles
• Understanding of and experience with multiple delivery methodologies such as Agile, V-Model & Waterfall
• Experience of testing both Infrastructure and Applications
• Experience of identifying test data and creating test cases in response to clearly defined requirements, including the creation of test cases in areas of technical testing specialism for both manual and automated testing
• Experience of executing test cases and recording test results in accordance with established test plan(s), including the execution of test cases in areas of technical testing specialism
• Experience of defect logging, investigation, and support
• Experience of collecting test-related metrics
• Experience in organizing test materials, environments, tools, and resources required to deliver the planned testing activities and coordination of the delivery of testing against the schedule, reporting test progress, risks, and test incidents
• Creation of high-quality test plan documents on small to medium projects or discrete pieces of work that address the requirements and mitigate the risks of the solution under test
• Accountable for the deliverables of the test team for a small project to agreed schedule
• Understands the requirements for testing within the project and agrees on testing scope with stakeholders
• Experience in writing Test scripts, Test Reports, and Defect Management and Reporting requirements
• Experience using SOAP UI, XML, Jenkins, JIRA

Your benefits:

• 26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
• Pension - Double matching contributions of up to 10%
• Life assurance
• Companywide incentive plans
• Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays, travel, dental, critical illness, and more)
• Perks at work - employee discounts
• Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP

Recruitment process:

The recruitment process consists of one stage of interviews. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

Achieve together:

We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We are people centric: Our work environments enable you to Be Completely You. Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion.