Senior Test Specialist

Fujitsu; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technology is seeking a Senior Test Specialist to join their dynamic Test Practice in Basingstoke. The ideal candidate will possess strong testing, communication, and leadership skills, and will be responsible for leading a team and ensuring high-quality testing practices. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects and contribute to the development of junior staff while promoting a culture of excellence and inclusivity.

Benefits

26 Days annual leave plus public holidays

Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Flexible benefits

Employee discounts

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in all phases of testing including Integration, System, Regression.
• Knowledge of Configuration/Change/Release management principles.
• Experience in identifying test data and creating test cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Testers and work closely with project stakeholders.
• Produce Test artefacts including Test Plans, Test Scripts, and Test Reports.
• Provide day-to-day support to Program and Project Managers.

Skills

Manual Testing

Automated Testing

Communication

Leadership

Agile Methodologies

Defect Management

Education

ISTQB qualification at Foundation Level or above

Tools

JIRA

Windows Server 2019

Active Directory

VM Ware

Job description

Fujitsu Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

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Basingstoke

Are you a Senior Test Specialist who combines strong testing skills with great communication and leadership skills? Are you a team player that is aware of emerging technologies and methodologies, prepared to learn and mentor new and junior staff? Are you committed to raising standards and delighting our customers? Do you want to be proud to work for a company that respects its people, promotes diversity and is at the leading edge of technology? We are looking to grow our team with committed people who will work together to deliver high assurance services and solutions for our customers in the UK and overseas.

Job Description

Senior Test Specialist

Basingstoke

Are you a Senior Test Specialist who combines strong testing skills with great communication and leadership skills? Are you a team player that is aware of emerging technologies and methodologies, prepared to learn and mentor new and junior staff? Are you committed to raising standards and delighting our customers? Do you want to be proud to work for a company that respects its people, promotes diversity and is at the leading edge of technology? We are looking to grow our team with committed people who will work together to deliver high assurance services and solutions for our customers in the UK and overseas.

Your Role

We are looking for self-motivated Senior Test Specialist to join our existing dynamic Test Practice. You may lead a team of Testers and will work closely with all project stakeholders. Working alongside a team of dedicated professionals, you will be driven to find better, faster, more effective ways of testing and value to the projects you are working on. You will lead by example and work to develop your team and emerging talent to strengthen the Test Practice and build our reputation as a center of excellence. This is a fast-paced environment where you will have the chance to grow and build upon your existing knowledge and ability

Core Skills

• Manual / Automated testing to include: Non-functional, Functional and End-to-End Testing for Application, Infrastructure, Hardware, and Regression
• Production of Test artefacts including but not limited to Test Plans, Test Scripts, Test Reports, Defect Management and Reporting
• Essential experience in but not limited to Windows Server 2019, Active Directory, SCOM, SCCM, VM Ware
• Execution of Manual Test Scripts
• Requirements Management
• Clear understanding of multiple delivery methodologies such as Agile, V-Model & Waterfall.
• Provide day-to-day support to the Program and Project Managers to deliver the required testing.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent at building strong working relationships with peers and colleagues
• ISTQB qualification at Foundation Level or above
• Desirable but not essential to have experience in, NXLog, McAfee, SQL, Terminal Server, Juniper Networking, Cisco Viptela, Cisco ISE, KeePass
  
  

Your Experience

• Experience of all phases of testing, including but not limited to Integration, System, Regression
• Demonstrable knowledge of Configuration/Change/Release management principles
• Demonstrable Knowledge of version control systems like Subversion.
• Demonstrable understanding the Software Development and Testing Lifecycles
• An understanding of and experience of multiple delivery methodologies such as Agile, V-Model & Waterfall
• Demonstrable experience of testing both Infrastructure and Applications
• Demonstrable experience of identifying test data and creating test cases in response to clearly defined requirements. Including the creation of test cases in areas of technical testing specialism for both manual and automated testing
• Demonstrable experience of executing test cases and recording test results in accordance with established test plan(s). Including the execution of test cases in areas of technical testing specialism.
• Demonstrable experience of defect logging, investigation and support
• Demonstrable experience of collecting test related metrics
• Demonstrable experience of organization of test materials, environments, tools and resources required to deliver the planned testing activities and co-ordination of the delivery of testing against the schedule, reporting test progress, risks and test incidents
• Creation of high-quality test plan documents on small to medium projects or discrete pieces of work that address the requirements and mitigate the risks of the solution under test.
• Accountable for the deliverables of the test team for a small project to agreed schedule.
• Understands the requirements for testing within the project and agrees testing scope with stakeholders.
• Experience of writing Test scripts, Test Reports, Defect Management and Reporting requirements.
• Demonstrable experience using JIRA.
  
  

This role requires eligibility to obtain high level security clearance.

Your Benefits

26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)

Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/ travel/ dental critical illness and more)

Perks at work – employee discounts

Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of one stage of interviews

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

For this role high level clearance is required.

Achieve together

We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

We are people centric: Our work environments enable you to Be Completely You. Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Information Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Software Development

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