Test Lead

Test Lead

Location: Basingstoke/Bracknell

Are you a Test Lead who combines strong testing skills with great communication and leadership skills Are you Are you a team player that is aware of emerging technologies and methodologies prepared to learn and mentor new and junior staff Are you committed to raising standards and delighting our customers Do you want to be proud to work for a company that respects its people promotes diversity and is at the leading edge of technology We are looking to grow our team with committed people who will work together to deliver high assurance services and solutions for our customers in the UK and overseas.

Your role
We are looking for a self-motivated Test Lead to join our existing dynamic Test Practice. You will lead testing for a project and 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 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 center of excellence. This is a fast-paced environment where you will have the chance to grow and build upon your existing knowledge and ability.

Core Skills
People Management
Strong mentoring and coaching skills
Manual / Automated testing to include: Non-functional Functional and End-to-End Testing for Application Infrastructure Hardware and Regression
Production of Test artefacts including Test Strategies Test Plans Manual Test Scripts Test Reports Defect Management and Reporting
Execution of both Manual and Automated Test Scripts
Requirements Management
Clear understanding of multiple delivery methodologies such as Agile V-Model & Waterfall.
Provide day-to-day support to the Program and Project Managers to deliver the required testing.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent at building strong working relationships with peers colleagues and customers
Confident working closely with the customer (Home Office) Test Assurance team focusing on building a strong relationship.
Desirable but not essential to have experience in Kubernetes SIEM NGINX Elastic
ISTQB qualification at Foundation Level or above

Your experience
Demonstrable experience of Operational Acceptance and supporting documentation.
Demonstrable understanding the Software Development and Testing Lifecycles
Experience of all phases of testing including but not limited to Integration System Regression FAT SAT UAT OAT and witness testing.
Service Readiness experience.
Demonstrable Experience of Agile/Incremental solution delivery
Demonstrable knowledge of Configuration/Change/Release management principles
Demonstrable Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Devops
Demonstrable troubleshooting skills and approach to defect resolution
Experience of Managing a team

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.

This role requires the ability to obtain high level security clearance.

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.

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