Are you a Payroll or Absence Professional interested in a Tech role?

Are you a Payroll or Absence professional seeking a new challenge? We are offering an exciting opportunity to transition into the world of software testing. Join our dynamic engineering team and apply your operational expertise to ensure the quality and reliability of our flagship ResourceLink application—a vital tool for HR and Payroll professionals.

In this role, you will leverage your deep understanding of Payroll or Absence processes to contribute to the continuous improvement of our software. Through comprehensive training and mentorship, you will develop the skills necessary to excel in software testing, playing a crucial role in enhancing our product's performance and user experience.

As a Test Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with the Test Engineering Lead, Engineering Lead, and Product Management team to understand testing objectives.
• Learning and applying testing standards to create and update test cases.
• Analysing test results, reviewing test data, and identifying issues to ensure product quality.
• Assisting in regression planning and providing accurate effort estimates for testing activities.
• Developing high-level test plans for product features, ensuring test data requirements are well defined.
• Communicating regularly with team members and stakeholders to ensure alignment on design and solutions.

You will:

• Bring your experience from a Payroll or Absence role to inform testing scenarios and identify potential issues.
• Participate in training programmes to acquire software testing skills and methodologies.
• Work closely with experienced Test Engineers to gain hands-on experience in testing processes.
• Contribute to the development of test cases and plans based on your operational knowledge.
• Engage with cross-functional teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage and product quality.

Skills & experience

• Experience in a Payroll or Absence operational role, such as Payroll Manager, Specialist, or Coordinator.
• Strong understanding of UK & ROI HR and Payroll systems and processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with technical and non-technical team members.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new tools and methodologies in software testing.

Non-Technical Requirements:

• A proactive attitude and eagerness to transition into a software testing role.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving project requirements and priorities.

Benefits & culture

At Zellis we create market-leading HR & Payroll products and services, to power exceptional employee experiences so that you and your people do better. Our multi-award-winning products pay over five million employees a year, with almost half (42%) of the FTSE 100, 50% of the top retailers and 30% of the top universities in the UK & Ireland as customers, making us the largest provider of Payroll and HR software and managed services.

Our vision is to be the clear leader in pay, reward, analytics, and people experiences. We are passionate about creating an environment where people want to join, belong to, and be part of a progressive organisation. Our values, which were defined with input from all of our 2,000 colleagues, we live and breathe every day:

• Unstoppable together.
• Always learning.
• Make it count.
• Think scale.

Our people are critical to our ongoing success; we’re proud of our inclusive culture that gives you the platform to grow, challenge the status quo and play a crucial role in further enhancing our market position as the leading provider of HR & Payroll software and services. With Zellis you’ll have the chance to stretch and challenge yourself in an environment that’s varied, flexible and hugely supportive.

We also love to reward and recognise our brilliant colleagues. As part of your benefits package, you’ll receive:

• A competitive base salary.
• 25 days annual leave, plus your birthday off and the opportunity to buy additional holiday.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance 4x salary.
• Enhanced pension scheme with company contributions up to 8.5%.
• A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.