About the job you're considering
We work closely with clients and partners to take full advantage of the opportunities of technology. We mobilize expert teams that create custom solutions from existing and emerging technology to deliver viable outcomes at speed. We call this 'Value in the making.'
Part of the Capgemini Group, Sogeti makes business value through technology for organizations that need to implement innovation at speed and want a local partner with global scale. With a hands-on culture and close proximity to its clients, Sogeti is currently looking for Performance & Operational Acceptance Testing Lead to join our Quality Engineering and Test Practice, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving impactful value creation for our clients.
Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time. If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: Identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).
Your role
Essential Skills:
* The candidate must be eligible for UK SC clearance due to the project’s sensitive nature and access requirements.
* Significant experience as a Performance Test Manager, ideally within large-scale infrastructure projects. The candidate should be able to oversee testing processes in complex systems and should have knowledge of both performance testing and Operational Acceptance Testing.
* Expertise in defining Performance Test Approaches and preparing Test Plans and Click-path documentation.
* Familiarity with performance testing tools, preferably Login VSI.
* Ability to manage and oversee performance testing activities conducted by suppliers, ensuring they adhere to test strategy and timelines.
* Some experience in Operational Acceptance Testing for applications, including, backup & recovery, audit & logging, and system resilience.
* Proven capability in working with technical SMEs to create Test Plans, schedules, and scripts tailored for live environment readiness.
* Track record in managing fixed-price projects and leading cross-functional, multi-vendor teams.
* Proficiency in planning, tracking, and reporting testing progress and outcomes within Jira.
* Strong understanding of ITIL best practices to ensure the integration and operational stability of SCADA systems within the IT environment.
You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life, and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.
Your skills and experience
Mandatory Skills:
* Knowledge of SCADA systems and Mulesoft integration framework.
* Performance testing, especially within critical infrastructure settings, including troubleshooting and defining metrics for system stability and recovery.
* Ability to work effectively with stakeholders and suppliers, aligning objectives, escalating issues as needed, and communicating testing progress clearly.
* Proficiency in Jira for test documentation, tracking, and reporting.
* Strong analytical skills for troubleshooting testing challenges, making informed decisions, and providing oversight of vendor testing activities aligned with the test strategy.
* Define and document the Performance Test Approach, including detailed Test Plans and Click-path documents.
* Conduct end-to-end performance testing and prepare detailed reports on testing outcomes.
* Establish OAT objectives focused on system stability, such as process walkthroughs, backup and recovery, and resilience testing.
* Collaborate with technical SMEs to develop and execute OAT Test Plans for the application stack in the target live environment.
* Manage OAT execution, monitor results, and address issues promptly.
* Prepare regular progress reports, summarizing key activities, issues, and testing outcomes for stakeholders.
* Excellent communication skills to effectively operate within a complex, multi-vendor environment.
Your security clearance
To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.
What does 'Get The Future You Want' mean for you?
You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Management or, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more. You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.
Why you should consider Capgemini:
Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.
About Capgemini:
Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.
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