Senior Test Engineer
Leadership Mentor and coach other members of the Testing teamTest management Operate within a Test Management Framework (example: International Software Testing Qualifications Board ISTQB) Identity process improvement opportunities for test management, estimation, monitoring and control tools and help implement improvement initiatives Contribute to the development of quality assurance test standards, policies and procedures Contribute to ensuring enterprise architecture is scalable through test assurance Contribute to innovation and service improvement through new and emerging technologies (such as AI & Machine Learning) in the quality assurance testing processFunctional testing Design and execute a wide range of testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Make decisions on the environment for testing, and can coach others Identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity.Non-functional testing Design and execute a wide range of non-functional testing techniques.Communicate non-functional test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Make decisions on running types of non-functional testing. Coach and mentor others. Identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity.Technical breadth Demonstrate a good working knowledge of different tools and techniques, and can train others.
Advise others on testing techniques and frameworks. Effectively research, plan and train others within the team.Test analysis Think creatively, ask the right questions and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team. Lead investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes.
Drive the collection of information and the creation of recommendations for improvements. Absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to determine solutions. Ownership and initiative You can own an issue until a new owner has been found, or the problem has been mitigated or resolved.Financial management Understand how to balance cost versus value including the safe and efficient use of install, running and maintenance of softwareConsider the impact of user needsContinual service improvement You know how to analyse current processes, identify and implement opportunities to optimise processes, and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions.
You can support specific activities to improve processes. You can spot or identify deficiencies.Service focus You can take inputs and establish coherent frameworks that work.Service reporting Responsible for ensuring that the quality assurance management platform is kept up-to-date with all testing activities across your portfolio of projects.Produce relevant reports in a standard format and agreed timeframe. Add a commentary that provides an interpretation of the data set.Community of practice Develop and maintain a network of professionals to enable continuous learning and a community which can share, learn, and keep up to date on the quality assurance testing, and broader technology and data landscapeOther Duties: Occasional work may be required outside of core business hours to support major projects / programmes All other reasonable requests