Automation Tester

Automation Tester
Contract until the end of the year
3 days in the office - Northampton

Umbrella

Would you like to join a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation? Our client is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms.

Key Accountability's:

Mandatory Skill

• Responsible for the test strategy and plan to effectively and successfully lead the testing approach, which includes the test entry and exit criteria
• Creation of test scenarios and other testing artefacts based on approved design documents. Alignment review with process owners, functional/testing leads and the business. Define data requirements for each test scenario.
• Collaborate closely and align with both functional and technical design and data teams through each test phase.
• Participation in the setup and maintenance of the testing platform
• Test execution of both manual and automated test types for multiple test phases throughout the programme.
• Management all test defects through to resolution for each test base. Test change requests where needed.
• Accountable for scheduling and running of the daily triage meetings during test phase execution.
• Accountable for setting up and facilitating test entry and exit review milestone meetings
• Create and complete necessary test documentation required including but not limited to test strategies, test approaches, test scenarios, test case specifications, exploratory testing charters, test logs and defects reports, RAID, status reports, project plans etc.
• Set up and drive functional testing to ensure technology meets business requirements
• Set up and drive security, penetration, performance, operational resilience and tests to meet non-functional requirements
• Ensure that all testing results are easily accessible, understandable, and preserved for evidential purposes.
• Ensure that the projects following the testing standards, test coverage, guidelines and methodology as specified in the testing approach/strategy.
• Review test results to ensure they meet the entry and exit criteria of the testing strategy.
• Ensure testing phase is delivered on time and on-budget
• Ensure testing phase is properly planned and staffed
• Work with the project managers to identify/resolve all testing issues that could impact project scope and/or time frame.

Essential Skills:

• Test professional with excellent end to end integrated testing experience gathered working on a least two full large scale transformation programmes that covered technology implementations such as Workday, ServiceNow, MS Teams
• Excellent knowledge of project transformation testing, with experience of writing both functional and technical test scenarios for multiple testing phases i.e. Functional, System Integration test (including Payroll), User Acceptance Testing.
• Strong skills in developing and communicating comprehensive test plans and test approach for data quality and data completeness in partnership with functional, technical, data and 3rd party peers.
• Experience of successfully delivering testing as part of a technology-enabled transformation programme