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Location

Swindon | United Kingdom

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Job description

The opportunity

As we move into our technology transformationthis year, we are looking for experiencedSenior Test Engineers to run the testing function across Openwork’s software estate, managing resource, demand and environments. Liaising with all levels of the business to coordinate testing requirements, estimates, schedules and 3rd party dependencies. Ensuring all software is released to the best possible quality and acting as SME for Openwork’s systems, advising and consulting on projects and business developments.

The benefits: 

• Salary -Up to £60,000
• Bonus scheme - on target bonus - 10%
• Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
• Critical illness cover
• Income protection - 1x salary 
• Death in service - 4x salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days 
• A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Act as a key point of contact for inter and intra departmental interaction
• Represent the test team for the business across all levels and   enabling customer relationships 
• Manage the testing resource, schedule and workloads across full range of projects
• Identify and agree the testing activities for testers and wider team members
• Plan the full Openwork testing process
• Checking and coordinate the availability of the resources to execute testing activities across full program of development
• Reviewing stories, requirements, acceptance criteria and test scripts to ensure fit for purpose and maintain quality

What will you need to succeed?

Experience of User, System and Performance Testing.
ISEB Foundation qualification 
Good experience of Agile working practices
Strong knowledge and experience in software and test development techniques and their effective application
Understand Technical and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and (TDD) and effective application of this 
Understand the software test life cycle (STLC)
Programming languages: C#, JavaScript, SQL 
Ability to create automation frameworks from scratch
Ability to perform test analysis on technical requirements. 
Able to build Functional/Non-functional and Component level tests. 
Evidence of effectively influencing a to ensure best user storey features 
Strong communication skills, able to present to project teams and articulate requirements in plain language and build confidence and influence others 
Team player, collaborative approach 
Able to “be the voice of test” as a confident contributor in team settings, sharing ideas and challenging decisions 

Why us?

We're a dynamic, fast-paced and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential.

We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2021. The Openwork Partnership values and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.

On top of offering a modern workplace with bags of development opportunities, we also offer a highly attractive benefits package to reward you for your hard work. This includes a competitive base salary, an industry-leading annual bonus, enhanced pension, critical illness cover, income protection and a range of other flexible benefits.

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Salary

£60k per annum