Software Test Lead

If you want to join our team, please forward your cv to our dedicated email address here:##### An opportunity has emerged to join a growing team at Dunstan Thomas. Dunstan Thomas is a software company with proprietary software products specialising in the pensions and investment space. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of financial services software testing experience, preferably in the pensions industry, and be able to work within a dynamic and changing environment. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated and pro-active software tester with a commitment to delivering solutions of a high quality to time and budget, and an eagerness to learn and continuously improve.Dunstan Thomas has a wide range of customers and software products, and the successful candidate may have the opportunity to work across products, customers and teams during the course of their employment.Key ResponsibilitiesDeveloping the team’s test strategyDay to Day management and monitoring of the test processManual and automation testing of desktop applications and web-based applications / servicesParticipation in design reviews and providing input on requirements, product design and potential problemsRecognising test automation opportunitiesDriving test cases from specifications, requirements, and user storiesDefect Management - logging, tracking, and managing defects / bugs through bug tracking toolsAnalysing test resultsWriting test approach, plans and reportsProducing Test Metrics for reporting and QARegular communication with development teams and managementMentoring more junior members of the teamEssential Skills and Experience RequiredKnowledge and practical experience of pension administrationExperience in testing both web and desktop applicationsPractical experience of setting up test automation frameworks using Cypress.io, Selenium, Spec. Flow or similar portable test frameworksPractical experience of API testing and automation, including a working knowledge of API testing tools like Postman, Swagger, SOAP UI or similarWorking knowledge and experience of MS Azure Dev Ops and JIRAFamiliarity with XML, JSON, Java script and SQLEnsuring high quality deliverablesPro-active and self-motivatedEffective leadership and management skillsAnalytical thinking/quick learner with a good attention to detail and able to problem solve effectivelyAdditional / Desirable Skills and ExperienceDegree educated, ideally in a technical subjectISEB / ISTQB certificationExperience of Winforms testing and automationExperience of Non-functional testing tools and techniquesLocationPreferably Portsmouth with options for hybrid working, remote will be considered.
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