Senior Test Specialist

Fujitsu - US/CA; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Basingstoke is looking for a Senior Test Specialist. This office-based role requires a blend of strong testing skills, leadership, and the ability to mentor junior staff. You will lead testing practices, ensure high-quality deliverables, and contribute to a diverse and inclusive work environment. This position offers competitive benefits including extensive annual leave and a robust pension plan.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus public holidays

Pension – double matching contributions

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Flexible benefits

Employee discounts

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in testing methodologies (Agile, V-Model, Waterfall).
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycles.
• Ability to lead a team and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Testers and collaborate with project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain effective testing strategies.
• Create and execute test cases in alignment with project requirements.

Skills

Understanding of Software Development and Testing Lifecycles

Experience in Agile methodologies

Experience in V-Model & Waterfall

Experience of testing Infrastructure and Applications

Experience in identifying test data

Experience of executing test cases

Defect logging and investigation

Collecting test-related metrics

Organizing test materials and environments

Creation of high-quality test plan documents

Writing Test scripts and Test Reports

Experience with SOAP UI, XML, Jenkins, JIRA

Job description

Senior Test Specialist

Basingstoke - Office-based, 5 Days A Week

Are you a Senior Test Analyst 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 a self-motivated Senior Test Analysts 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 centre of excellence. This is a fast-paced environment where you will have the chance to grow and build upon your existing knowledge and ability.

Your experience

• Understanding the Software Development and Testing Lifecycles
• Understanding of and experience of multiple delivery methodologies such as Agile, V-Model & Waterfall
• Experience of testing both Infrastructure and Applications
• 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
• 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.
• Experience of defect logging, investigation and support
• Experience of collecting test related metrics
• Experience of the organisation 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
• Experience using SOAP UI, XML, Jenkins, JIRA

This role will require you to become security cleared to a high level. Please visit National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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.

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 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.

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