Job Description Test Lead - SatComs
Position Description
At CGI, we have a global reputation as trusted advisers and innovators with over 90,000 members across 400 locations. From cutting-edge technology to essential infrastructure, our members' work has wide reach and real purpose, helping to build a digital future that makes the everyday easier, for everyone.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent, and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.
The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client.
You will ideally be commutable to Leatherhead or Bristol and work on site for one day per week, the rest from home with ad hoc travel within South-East UK.
Your future duties and responsibilities
We have an exciting opportunity for a Test Lead to join a complex development project in the SatComs domain. CGI are developing an extremely complex optimisation engine for our customer. You will be responsible for validating the overall solution, leading a team of test analysts developing automated and manual tests, and coordinating formal acceptance campaigns with the CGI and customer teams. This role involves working with the test, solution architecture and development teams to iterate tests in a difficult problem space and maintain traceability from tests to requirements.
As a Test Lead, your key responsibilities will include:
1. Reviewing Features and Requirements, with specific focus on the acceptance criteria, their formalisation into the automated testing language and their mapping to test cases and test data needs
2. Test design, grouping of features and requirements into related tests and defining what test data (or other dependencies) are needed for test cases/scenarios.
3. Maintaining test to requirements traceability
4. Planning and preparing tests
5. Establishing and tracking the test progress
6. Writing and executing tests as needed
7. Leading the test team, preparing tasks for the team and supporting junior team members
8. Demonstrating features to the customer as part of informal and formal acceptance meetings
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
The successful candidate will display a range of the following skills and experiences:
* Experience of leading teams to validate complex software
* Performing within a customer-facing role.
* A background / previous experience working with the Space / SatComs domain
* Technical experience of working with Developers / Designers
* Manual and automation testing experience
* Ability to learn new technologies
Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because you are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Skills
* Leadership
* Test Analysis
* Test Design
* Test Management
* Test Planning & Implementation
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