Job Description
Advancing People have an exciting vacancy within an experienced QA Team, supporting all aspects of testing of various business systems and other Third Party systems/integrations. These include but are not limited to: Global XB, Sector, Novidea, In-House Portals, Insurer’s Market Repository (IMR), CLASS/LORS, PPL and other ad-hoc IT/Infrastructure projects.
This role requires management of the full QA lifecycle, which incorporates preparation of Test Strategies, Test Plans, creation of Test Scenarios/Test Cases/Test Scripts and Defect management as well as Test Summary Reports. Working closely with Stakeholders to understand the business requirements for changes to applications used in the nominated Operating Entities through the preparation, maintenance and execution of Testing Scripts, coordination of UAT with designated business testers and ensuring new systems, enhancements and impacted integrations are thoroughly tested before release into production, maintaining Company standards across all platforms and maintaining Operational Resilience.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Under the direction of line manager and senior colleagues, determine priorities and activities to achieve personal goals and contribute towards the Operating Entity achieving its objectives
- Manages assigned projects and contribute to other projects as required
- Provides relevant management information as required
- Responds appropriately to urgent issues as they arise
Technical:
- Assist with preparation, maintenance and execution of Test Scripts
- Provide assistance with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for software upgrades
- Coordinate testing appointments and materials
- Logging, investigation and resolution of any issues which arise, to be dealt with in a timely manner
- Occasional trips to other Group offices to meet face to face with business users as required
- Assist with collating test results, preparing test summaries and presentations
- Ensure good communication with the Systems Manager and IT colleagues
- Develop a good working knowledge of broking systems
- Ensure up to date with system enhancements and changes
- Provide assistance with software upgrades (Production deployment)
Knowledge/Experience
- Minimum of 3 years Testing Experience required
- Strong understanding of Agile, V-Model and waterfall methodologies
- Experience of Test Management & Defect Management tools such as Azure DevOps, QC and Jira
- Ability to perform all testing disciplines including but not limited to; functional, non-functional, regression, system integration, compatibility, performance and experience with the use of test automation tools
- Experience of handling Small, Medium and large scale testing projects
- Use of SQL to validate data
- Experience of preparation of test deliverables including but not limited to; Test Approach, Test Plans, Test Scripts, Defect reports, Test Summary Reports etc
- Salesforce testing/training experience an advantage
- Insurance domain knowledge an advantage
Advancing People - Recruitment Specialists
Advancing People Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer and acts as both an Employment Business and Employment Agency.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £45,000.00 per year
Schedule:
Work Location: One location
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