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You will ensure that quality engineering principles are highlighted, discussed, and implemented from early design stages through to final production release. This will include reviewing acceptance criteria to determine relevant test scenarios; executing tests and collaborating with business users to ensure sign-off. You will also be responsible for the creation and maintenance of SQL based regression packs.
You will look at streamlining or investigating the possibility of further extending the teams existing SQL / ETL test automation processes where possible and will have the opportunity to learn new tools.
About You
- An expert in testing Oracle and Postgres databases and Datawarehouse's.
- Hands on experience of delivering fully reconciled Facts and Dimensions and accurate end user reports.
- Understand end to end data requirements.
- Knowledge of Data Warehouse design; Star schema and dimensional modelling
- Strong analytical skills and a technical aptitude
- Ability to challenge and provide input in system architecture and design decisions.
- Good interpersonal skills in dealing with staff of varying abilities and technical proficiencies.
- You will be a highly organised individual with the ability to manage multiple test activities simultaneously and an aptitude to pick up challenging development and test items.
- Strong experience of agile/scrum techniques and ceremonies
- Capable of owning all testing related disciplines and deliverables within allocated projects
- Self-starter with initiative and enthusiasm
- Experience of ETL / MI data testing
- Advanced / Expert level SQL skills to reconcile source/target data and to validate business rules / requirements.
- Proficient with using tools such as SQL Developer, Snowflake, PostgreSQL/DBeaver.
- Hands on and technical understanding of complex Data Warehousing terminology.
- Proficient with using OAS (or similar reporting tools) and validating subject areas and reports.
- Experience of working with and using ETL tools such as ODI
- Understanding of data replication tools such as GoldenGate and DMS
- Python scripting knowledge would be desirable.
- Experience of implementing CI/CD process would be an advantage.
- Experience of adding automation to Datawarehouse testing projects.
- Experience of using ALFA and Oracle E-business suite would be an advantage.
About The Company
Motability Operations is a unique organisation, virtually one of a kind. We combine a strong sense of purpose with a real commercial edge to ensure we provide the best possible worry-free mobility solutions to over 700,000 customers and their families across the UK. Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance to lease a range of affordable vehicles (cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs) with insurance, maintenance and breakdown assistance included. We are the largest car fleet operator in the UK (purchasing around 10% of all the new cars sold in the UK) and work with a network of around 5,000 car dealers and all the major manufacturers. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, achieving an independently verified customer satisfaction rating of 9.8 out of 10.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They represent ambition, and we look for our people to live and breathe them every day:
- We find solutions
- We drive change
- We care
We operate hybrid working across the organisation where we split our time between working on-site at our offices, and at home, remotely within the UK. We believe hybrid working achieves a good work/life balance for our colleagues, allowing us to connect with each other, collaborate on important work, and perform together to deliver for our customers. It allows us to have the flexibility to work remotely up to 2-days per week whilst also using the great office spaces we have available.
As a Motability Operations team member, the benefits you can expect are:
- Competitive reward package including an annual discretionary bonus
- 15% non-contributory pension (9% non-contributory pension during probation period)
- 28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
- Free fresh fruit and snacks in the office
- 1 day for volunteering
- Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
- Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you a peace of mind that your loved ones will receive some financial help
- Funded health screening for over 50s
- Voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans
- Employee Discount Scheme with an app to save on the go
- Free access to healthcare apps such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP and volunteering app on Hand for all employees
- Generous family leave policies
At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they’re rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and as such, all our offices provide first rate disability access. With our hybrid working environment, we do our best to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests where possible, building on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.
