Test Lead

Placed: 03/12/17
Region: West Midlands
Location: Walsall
Category: Jobs


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Description

Test Lead

Permanent

Walsall

Full time

We have a fantastic opening for a Test Lead to join our Technology & Change department here at our Walsall office. Reporting into the Head of QA & Testing Services, to assist in leading the testing effort for Homeserve to meet demanding customer requirements. Working with a team of multi skilled engineers and third party partners this position will guide our company to achieving "best practice" quality systems, in addition to;

* Responsibility for the successful completion of all Test activities for a given project
* Ownership of the Test Strategy for a given project
* To initiate, lead and support the quality and governance compliance within the IT delivery team to optimise business value
* Responsibility for Test estimation
* Coordination of Test analyst resources within the project
* Test Execution
* To initiate, lead and contribute on delivering innovative technical solutions that support the effortless customer journey
* Ownership of the Test Summary Report and metrics
* Confirm that test process has been adhered to by verifying phase end criteria have been met.
* Review and approve estimates produced by off-shore providers
* Reducing the cost to test the platform from a regression and project perspective utilising a variety of techniques. i.e. automated testing, offshore delivery models, risk based testing
* Responsible for adherence to data protection and DDA policies
* Responsible for development planning & delivery of automated testing

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following knowledge, skills and attributes:

* Experience of working with Pega desirable
* Proven track record as a TEST Analyst and TEST Lead within a regulated industry
* In-depth knowledge and understanding of automated test tools eg: Loadrunner, Winrunner, Quality Centre and Quick Test Pro, Selenium
* Will be expected to understand business regulatory requirements, undertake Industry Accreditation Testing and ensure that IS systems comply with all relevant legislation in force at that time (DPA, PCI-DSS etc)
* In-depth knowledge of one or more of the following methodologies: V-Model, Waterfall/RUP, Agile
* Web Service Testing & Database Manipulation
* Relevant professional qualification or IT focussed degree desirable.
* Extensive experience of managing a Test Delivery Projects in a complex multi-channel architecture
* Experience of leading Test execution for Change Projects
* Experience of leading test for multiple concurrent projects
* ISEB Testing (Practitioner)

What We Offer

You'll get a competitive salary, 25 days holiday, pension scheme, medical, bonus, free HomeServe Cover 8 policy, benefits portal and awards scheme, subsidised restaurant, free onsite parking, a relaxed dress code and the opportunity to be involved in a variety of charitable/volunteer work.

You'll work in a fun, friendly inclusive environment where People understand the value of their contribution to our goals and are encouraged to recognise a job well done. You'll be part of an open, engaged culture where everyone has an equal voice and the opportunity to get involved, as well as make a real difference in our Customers' lives.

Please note that HomeServe cannot sponsor candidate's for this position. Please have right to work in the UK.

Could you be who we're looking for?

It's our People that truly make what we do so special. As part of the HomeServe family your job will be to put our Customers first and we will give you everything you need to make this happen.

This is an exciting time to join HomeServe. We've been named as the third best place to work in the UK by Glassdoor, based solely on the input of our People. Glassdoor also placed HomeServe as one of the top three companies in the UK for maintaining a good work life balance. We've also been recognised as the 'Most improved company in the UK for Customer satisfaction in the services sector' in surveys by the Institute of Customer Service.



HomeServe is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and we are also happy to discuss flexible working for all of our jobs.

Only agencies on our PSL can provide us with CVs when instructed by our in-house recruitment team. We therefore are not in a position to accept any speculative CVs from agencies who are not on our PSL. If we become aware of unsolicited CVs being sent to us we will accept these as direct applications and process accordingly