Wehave an exciting opportunity for a QA Analyst to join ourclients IT PMO team inLiverpool.
* Yoube working within a team of17.
* Experienceworking within a professional environmentispreferred.
Pridingthemselves on an inclusive culture and always working hard to be anemployer of choice. Working in a professional but also relaxedenvironment they encourage personal development and support agileworking.
Joiningthem is just the first step towards many more excitingopportunities in yourcareer.
JobRole QAAnalyst
Hours35 hours per week (08:00 to 18:00(MonFriday) Happy to talk Flexible workingoptions
Thesalary bracket for this position is 35K 40K dependent onexperience.
Offeringa wide range of benefits to all employeesincluding:
Thesalary bracket for this role isbased on level ofexperience
* Medicalcash plan
* Dental insurance
* Lifestyle
* Travel insurance
* Childcare vouchers
* Cycle 2 work
* Holiday buy & sell
* Employee assistance programme
* Season ticket loans
* Give as you earn
* Savings and protection
* Contributory group pension scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Life assurance (potential change toflexible)
* Salary sacrifice carscheme
* Mobilephones
* Discounted shopping portal
* Free tea & coffee
* Dress down Fridays
* Pay day drinks
* Pro bono two days charity leave
* Agile working
Introductionto the role:
Working primarily with packagedsoftware configured to suit our requirements our testers are highlyrespected members of our team known for their attention to detailand exacting standards.
They work alongsidethe wider project team and external software providers from projectinitiation to completion developing a detailed knowledge of thesolution and requirements which in turn allows them to support theproject through functional testing UAT and project launch. They arealso able to underpin the wider delivery functions such as trainingand post go live support.
We are seeking atenacious methodical and experienced QA to join this team.
We are particularly keen on candidates withan interest or experience in test automation who would be able toassist with the development of our SmartBear solution. Someexperience with XML would also be welcome.
This is an exciting and interesting role andan opportunity to work in a team who actively look to support eachother and strive hard to deliver excellence to thebusiness.
Introduction to theteam:
The IT Delivery Change and OperationsTeams are a group of more than fifty individuals covering multiplespecialisms. Based across Liverpool Manchester London and Singaporethe team are responsible for the strategy planning delivery cybersecurity service management and 24/7 support of all IT Services toover 1000 staff globally within our 100m turnoverfirm.
Sitting at the heart of this wider teamthe PMO currently comprises two team leads six project managersfive business analysts two QA analysts and a PMO analyst.
We are responsible for the planning anddelivery of all IT projects across the board and our work touchesevery part of the business. Alongside this we also work with thebusiness to deliver continuous improvement utilising Lean Six Sigmamethodology to ensure that we are keeping internal processesefficient and therefore providing best value for ourclients.
We are a closeknit team who workexceptionally well together and we re proud of the ethos we havedeveloped. We work hard and take delight in our achievementshowever we strive for continuous improvement and look to each otherto share and learn as we go.
Keyresponsibilities:
Analysis Working with the BA team tofully understand the business requirements to ensure testing plansare fit forpurpose
Documentation Written test plans anddrawing up of testscripts
Estimating & Planning Workingwith the Project Managers to agree scope and timelines for testing
Testing Execution of system testing ofnew and existingsystems
Automation Ability to use testingautomation software (preferablySmartBear)
Issue Management Rigorous record keepingof issues and tracking to conclusion
Business Acceptance Testing and UserTraining supporting the Project Management and Training Teams inthe delivery of bothelements
Post launch support supporting businessusers during rollout and handing over to ServiceDesk
Strategy development working withcolleagues to develop the testing strategy for theteam
Whatare we lookingfor:
Essential:
Experience of writing and executingdetailed testscripts
Experience of working with integratedsoftware andAPIs
Experience of working with externalsolutionproviders
Experience of estimating planning andscope management aroundtesting
Experience of working with releasemanagement and regressiontesting
Experience of working with Change Controlwithin aproject
Experience in working withSQL
Experience in working withXML
Experience of working with data migrationprojects
Excellent communication skills (writtenandoral)
Experience of working with internalstakeholders at all levels and managing external suppliers
Experience of working with Jira softwarefor testing purposes
Working knowledge of MS Word and MSExcel
Desirable:
Knowledge of the legalsector
Experience of working with other softwaresuch as Postman / TFS
Experience of testing cloudbasedsolutions
Experience of working with PowerBI /SSRS
Experience of working with FinancialSystems such asAderant
Experience of working with CaseManagement systems such asSharedo
Experience of working with CRM Systemsuch as MicrosoftDynamics
An interest in and some experience of automatedtesting
Allsuccessful candidates will be subject to our standard preemploymentscreening including a basic criminal record check via Disclosureand Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditionalupon completion of allchecks.
EqualityDiversity andInclusion
Ourclient is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity forall regardless of age gender gender identity ethnic origindisability sexual orientation marital or transgender statusnationality religion orbelief.
Weunderstand that our power as a firm comes from empowering ourpeople and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individualsto be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their richand variedstrengths.
Anequal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firmwill be considered based on their merit alone and we welcomeapplications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless ofbackground.
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Weare a Disability Confident employer which means that we will makereasonable adjustments to help you perform at your best.
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QA Analyst