Test Team Leader

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Job Description Role Introduction

Working as Test Team Leader for work for a Cloud based Accounting application. Accounting/Finance domain knowledge is desirable.

What You Will Be Doing

• Provide leadership on QA requirements/knowledge for the project and track the QA against schedule of activities
• Help prepare status reports, metrics to measure the quality of the project deliverables
• Help institutionalize a disciplined, rigorous development and QA delivery cum management processes
• Manage incidents (defects, problems, bugs) and help evolve an RCA-driven culture
• Assess, plan & implement possible ways of automated testing for all products, application, modules across phases of testing, and help to increase the “Automation Coverage” YoY
• Influence the automation driven mindset within the team for the tasks, and provide suggestions to improve automated scripts
• Create and maintain a knowledge base across phases, projects and contribute to project and quality reviews
• Develop and implement risk mitigation plans
• Track utilization of resources
• Work with Leads and contribute to project plans based requirements, estimates and constraints from quality standpoint
• Understand various QA techniques and apply them effectively to keep improving the Quality Leakages YoY
• Build and review quality strategies, plans, transition, and entry-exit criteria
• Maximize available capability and potential of the team towards delivery
• Review and improve efficiency and effectiveness of testing practice.
• Estimate effort for backlog items in relative and absolute terms.

What You Will Be Good At

• Estimations, test management and reporting.
• Implement Automated CI/CD processes using Jenkins, Harness tools
• Hands on Manual testing of web, desktop applications and root cause analysis
• Excellent hands on Automation testing experience in Test Complete/Selenium/Cypress
• Iterative software development awareness (Agile methodologies)
• Gherkin / Behaviour-driven development (BDD) awareness
• Input into the test and project release processes, and continuous improvement
• Testing in regulated environments and working within compliance programs.
• Information security and requirements for safely handling personal data
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
  

Competencies

• Competence to work alone and with an appropriate level of supervision and guidance
• Capability to develop a strong working relationship with both internal and external stakeholders
• Effective communication of ideas and information, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to analyse information to identify problems and issues, and make effective decisions
• Ability to plan and organise workload efficiently, working to strict deadlines
  

Desirable Skills

• Agile, Jira
• Domain knowledge of Accounting preferable
• Can think outside of the box given any situation

What We Do For You

• Summer Fridays - Throughout July and August, all employees will have Friday afternoons off (or equivalent time in the week)
• Generous Annual Leave – 25 days, plus public holidays, with the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme – Advice, support, and counselling 24/7
• Life insurance - 4x times salary
• Top Achievers Club – Our yearly VIP trip includes flights, transfers and accommodation to recognise excellence in our employees
• 65% Internal Mobility – Committed to the development & growth of our people
• Advanced Perks At Work – Exclusive employee discounts & benefits portal
• Charity Fundraising – Proud to be a Patron of The Prince’s Trust; every employee is entitled to one day of volunteering each year
• Pension Scheme - Up to 5% matched contribution
• Income protection insurance

Who We Are

Advanced are one of the UK’s largest and most successful software companies. Our products sit at the heart of some of the country’s best-known businesses, powering their key services and functions. Driven by the millions of people who interact with our products every day in hospitals, schools, transport providers, sports clubs and a wide range of instantly recognisable brands. We’ve grown phenomenally quickly with a £254m turnover and 2,600 staff serving over 25,000 customers across the UK. As an employer, we do things differently. We hire differently. We promote at pace. We recognise excellence.

Find out more at careers.oneadvanced.com/about-us