UKRI - PPB2 Demo
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- Information Technology
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- May 11, 2020 Post Date
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- 20000019 Requisition #
UK Research and Innovation
This is a key role within a technology-focused team, with the successful Test Analyst required to influence quality at all stages of the project, driving continuous improvement and getting involved with requirements, analysis, design, testing and release of enterprise level software applications.
The Test Analyst will work within UKRI project teams to ensure the successful delivery of the major platform deliverables from different IT projects through a robust process of test and integration processes.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Lead the definition and implementation of Develop Test Plans, Scenarios and Scripts.
- Oversee the work and delivery of a small team of test analysts.
- Transform business scenarios into valid test cases with clear requirements coverage and expected results
- Ensure that Test Plans are approved by the business/product owners
- Drive the automation for functional and non-functional requirements – creating new scripts and maintaining regression packs
- Execute Test Plans and document results and observations, where appropriate log defects and conduct root cause analysis
- Develop and review Test Plans and Reports
About you:
Essential shortlisting criteria:
- Educated to Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience
- Substantial experience in a Test Analyst role
- Data warehousing and Reporting experience
- Strong SQL Skills with specific experience of testing ETL code – for data warehouse environmentsStrong hands on test automation experience with experience of building test automation frameworks from scratch or being part of a team that has done this
- Experience with all aspects of the testing life cycle and test automation: functional, system, performance, stress, etc.
- Knowledge of software best practices like test-driven development (TDD), behavioural driven development (BDD) continuous integration and continuous deployment
Essential interview criteria:
- Evidence of managing the work and delivery performance of less senior test analyst colleagues
- Whole software life cycle test management experience
- Proven ability to build effective relationships with third party suppliers and employees
- Strong Stakeholder Management skills
- Understanding of a variety of testing methods including the current/latest testing methods and tools
- Ability to apply a risk-based methodology across the fundamental test process such as in the creation and execution of test plans
- Plan and prioritise all testing activities in alignment to operational objectives and to agreed deliverable
What is UK Research and Innovation?
Operating across the whole of the UK with a combined budget of more than £6 billion, UK Research and Innovation is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. UKRI will build on the successful elements from the current funding system and maximise the contribution of each of the component parts to create the best environment for research and innovation to flourish.
Building on success
The UK has a world class research and innovation system. Our expertise spans all fields of knowledge, from the discovery of penicillin and monoclonal antibodies, to the jet engine and the world-wide web. Our inspirational creative industries are strong in art, design and the innovative use of new materials and technologies. Our universities and laboratories produce a disproportionate percentage of the world’s top research, and their academics are highly-sought as international colleagues and co-authors and are among the world’s best at attracting overseas students Nor is this excellence confined to university campuses and research centres. Our engineering, automotive and pharmaceutical industries are successful in part because of the superb graduates they can hire and the top rate researchers that support them.
Our partners
The nine UK Research and Innovation partners each bring unique assets to this cooperation. Innovate UK helps businesses to identify the commercial potential in new technologies and turn them into the new products and services that will drive economic growth and increase productivity; Strong discipline-facing Research Councils encourage breadth and diversity, curiosity-driven research, and priority-driven initiatives; Research England’s work on knowledge exchange will focus on capacity and culture in universities and provide balance to the funding system. It will drive quality and impact through the REF and work closely with its counterparts in the devolved administrations.
UKRI supports research in areas that include animal health, agriculture and food security, and bioscience for health which includes research on animals, genetic modification and stem cell research. Whilst you may not have direct involvement in this type of research, you should consider whether this conflicts with your personal values or beliefs.
To enable us to hire the very best people we will conduct a full and comprehensive pre-employment check as an essential part of the recruitment process on all individuals that are offered a position with UKRI. This will include a security check and an extreme organisations affiliation check.
Limited parking subject to waiting list (Polaris House, Swindon only).
Employee Benefits
UK Research and Innovation recognises and values employees as individuals and aim to provide a pay and rewards package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, a Career Average Revalued Earnings pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance and a number of other benefits.
Developing Talent
We are committed to developing employees in their roles throughout their career. Learning and development plans enable employees to continue their professional development through training and development opportunities such as e-learning, classroom training and on-the-job experiences. We encourage our employees to share their learning across teams and organisations.
Equal Opportunities
We strive to make decisions based on individual merit and ability. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and promote equality of opportunity in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. As holders of Disability Confident Employer status, we guarantee to interview all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.