Technology Change Delivery Analyst in M&B UAT Services - London, United Kingdom - Bank of England

Description

Job Description

Department Overview

Markets, Banking, Payments and Resolution "MBPR" is one of four Deputy Governorships in the Bank and plays a critical role in the Bank's mission to promote monetary policy and financial stability. It leads the Bank's sterling market operations, runs the UK's high value payments system, manages the UK's foreign exchange reserves on behalf of HM Treasury, and acts as the 'bank' within the Bank of England. It uses its presence, expertise and influence in financial markets to inform and shape the Bank's policy decisions and priorities and is home to the FinTech Hub to prepare the Bank for developments in financial technology. It is responsible for both the execution of resolutions when necessary and developing policy to make banks more resolvable both within the UK and internationally and to implement the resolution part of the post financial crisis agenda.

The newly formed Strategic Change & Operations (SCO) directorate is central to the success of MBPR. With around 120 staff, it works to devise and implement the operational strategy of the area and takes the lead on cross-divisional issues relating to: operational resilience; change delivery; business planning and oversight; challenge and mitigation of operational risk; people strategy including promoting diversity and inclusion; management and control of end-to-end business process and data flows in relation to market operations.

Job description

We are looking for a proactive and hardworking individual to work as a Team Leader (Test Lead) on the UAT Services Team, within the COOD's Change Delivery Team. The team is primarily responsible for the co-ordination and execution of user acceptance testing for system change across Markets and Banking divisions. The primary focus of this role is to lead a small team of Test Analysts, providing assurance to key contacts that high quality, robust testing has taken place ahead of changes being applied to their 'Live' systems. This role offers great exposure to peers in operational business teams across the two divisions as well as exposure to Project and Technology contacts.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in working at the forefront of system change. Whilst in role, the successful applicant will have support to increase their understanding of the Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC) and will have an opportunity to acquire externally recognised testing certifications.

This is a people management role. You will be responsible for day to day management of the team and for defining roles and responsibilities. You will develop your team through sharing information effectively, coaching and communicating a clear vision to ensure that staff are productive, engaged and motivated to deliver the area's aims. This will include setting clear goals and smart stretching objectives that are aligned to those of the team, division and directorate. You will also be responsible for managing all staff-related matters that may arise including performance, absence and sickness.

Number of direct reports: 2-4

Role Requirements

• Coordinating user acceptance testing for system change across Markets and Banking Divisions.
• Leading a small team of Test Analysts and managing resource demands across your team, and supporting the Test Manager with resource demands across the wider team.
• Collaborating with key contacts to plan testing timeframes and supporting your team to achieve their goals.
• Producing test documentation such as test plans and test progress reports.
• Attending, participating in and sometimes leading meetings and workshops e.g. change planning, defect triage and lessons learned.
• Ensuring best testing practice and good governance is upheld.

Minimum (Essential) Criteria

• A genuine interest in system change and user acceptance testing to support and optimise your teams' performance.
• Strong coordination and leadership skills. You will need to set clear direction for your team and plan and prioritise work as required.
• Strong communication skills. You will need to work closely with your peers across Markets, Banking and Technology and keep members of your team informed of key matters relating to their work.
• A good team-working ethic and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop new relationships and adapt your management style as required.
• A proactive approach to work and an ability to quickly adjust and re-plan work and resources when shocks to plans occur.
• Good workload management, well organised with the ability to work independently and call out issues to management at the appropriate time.

The successful candidate is likely to demonstrate most of the following attributes and experiences, but please don't be put off applying if you don't think you have everything on the list.

Desirable Criteria

While the below skills are not crucial, having one or more of them would be beneficial:

• An understanding of or experience in user acceptance testing.
• Experience or knowledge of working with technical teams.
• Understanding of the Bank's core purposes.

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.

Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

This specific role offers a base salary of £40,480 per annum on full-time basis. In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Application Process

Important: Please ensure that you complete the 'work history' section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It's therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.

The assessment process will comprise of two stages.

The closing date for application is 18 June 2024.

Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.

About Us

We are the UK's central bank - and we are a bank like no other; known by our peers for our world-leading thinking on policy and strategy.

Our mission is to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. We seek to keep prices stable and people's money safe. We know our work matters to people, to families, up and down the UK. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to do important, challenging work.

It takes a great team to run the Bank of England. We rely on each other to play our part. We benefit from a collaborative culture and long-established flexible ways of working, supporting our colleagues balance their work and personal lives. We strive to be a place where people feel they belong and have equal access to opportunities, because different perspectives helps us make the best decisions for the public.

There's much to gain from working with us - from career defining work at the heart of the UK economy, being part of a fantastic team, and a rewarding compensation package.

Join us and find a bank like no other. Together, we can make a difference.

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