It is our vision to connect the insurance community through market-leading technology. Our people are placed at the heart of this, and diversity, equity and inclusion are central to everything we do.
We know the key to achieving success is to enable a positive, inclusive, and collaborative working culture, and, as part of our commitment, we have signed up for a number of pledges and programmes designed to support and nurture our people.
No matter where you sit or which team you are a part of, we want you to know that you contribute in helping us to shape where the company will be in the future. We would love for each employee to be able to talk with pride about our company and, most importantly, consider Open GI to be an inclusive, fun and fulfilling place to work.
Position:
An overview of the role
Responsible for ensuring quality assurance activities are understood and undertaken for Technology deliveries. These include but are not limited to assuring the quality of our software, planning, preparing, executing, and reporting the results of test execution. Working with an international team of developers, business analysts and project managers as well as ensuring internal and external collaboration with other teams. Preparation and management of test documentation and analysis of other documentation.
Your key responsibilities
* Designing, building, and maintaining a test automation framework that maximises our efficiencies in software testing across the development lifecycle.
* Ensuring test automation is targeted at the correct level utilising full team to deliver UI, API, Integration, component and unit tests.
* Planning, designing, writing, executing, and maintaining test automation to both functionally test and to facilitate manual testing of the Windows desktop and web-based Open GI software.
* Work with all roles and chapters to ensure appropriate risk-based quality activities are understood and undertaken by the delivery teams.
* Adapt to different agile processes according to the needs of the delivery tribe and different squads.
* Understand the implications of change on external software and developments and work with other teams both internal and external to assure an end to end delivery.
* Work with our customers to document key journeys through our systems, collaborating with other teams to ensure end to end customer flows are understood and recorded.
* Working with other departments to influence quality improvements across the business.
* Using your technical skills to test other aspects of the software (e.g. Security, Performance).
* Evaluation and ownership of quality assurance and testing tools.
* Be a vocal member of agile ceremonies, ensuring quality issues and concerns are raised and documented.
* Mentor other team members in QA best practices and OGI processes.
Requirements:
Qualifications
* Qualification/ training in a Computing or Information Technology course.
* Formal qualifications such as a relevant degree or ISTQB Foundation certification (advantageous).
Experience
* Proven QA / software testing experience.
* Any previous related work experience such as work placement would be a plus.
* Windows application testing and database (SQL Server) experience.
* Experience in Accounts testing and General Insurance (advantageous).
* Experience in writing test harnesses to facilitate manual testing.
* Experience writing and maintaining test automation scripts using commercial test automation tools.
Skills and Aptitudes
* Willingness to use and improve the use of software tools which automate or assist any part of the testing process, execution of tests and test reporting functions.
* Ability to represent the company in a positive and professional manner when interfacing with customers. Excellent telephone manner is required.
* Commitment to quality and a thorough approach and strong attention to detail.
* Calm and level-headed, works well under pressure.
* MS Office Suite proficiency required.
* Consistent information gathering and documenting.
* Tenacity – able to keep on digging.
* Intuition, initiative, drive, and a strong desire to succeed.
* Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
* Strives to continuously develop and improve own skills and knowledge.
* Willingness to take on new tasks / duties to achieve Job Summary objectives.
* Strong test planning skills.
* The ability to consistently deliver to tight deadlines.
Other information:
Mission and Values
Our values are central to our vision, as they represent how we collaborate to continually deliver for our customers:
* Accountability: We own our actions and shape our success on the results we deliver.
* Innovation: We tackle challenges with fresh thinking and bold ideas.
* Teamwork: We work together, recognising we can’t do this without each other.
* Trust: We build trust on integrity, transparency and mutual respect.
We are looking for an individual who embraces our values in their actions, decisions, communications and processes to inspire positivity and, ultimately, exceptional performance.
Benefits package
* A competitive salary depending on skills and experience.
* Company pension.
* Bonus opportunity.
* Life assurance and critical illness cover.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Perkbox – an exclusive platform offering a wide range of discounts and benefits.
* Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, increasing to 26 days per annum after three years of service & a holiday purchase scheme.
* A hybrid approach to work.
* Opportunity for a more flexible approach to start, finish, and lunchtimes to allow you to better manage events outside of work.
* Social clubs - whether you’re into your cycling, crafts, or other hobbies, we have a number of groups at Open GI where individuals who enjoy the same pursuits can get together.
* Wellbeing – wills at work scheme, employee assistance programme and mental health first aiders.
Please note that this role will be based in our Worcester or Winchester office, and we are looking for candidates who are currently based within a 50-mile radius of the office.
To apply for this role please fill out the application form and send us your CV.
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