Test Lead - Manchester, United Kingdom - Canopius

Canopius
Canopius
Verified Company
Manchester, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Main Purpose:


The main purpose of this role is to provide testing for the development of IT processes and systems, ensuring Canopius' operational stability, regulatory requirements, and a positive user experience.

Testing as a function will include functional testing, user acceptance testing, regression, integration testing, end to end testing and performance testing.

The IT QA Test Lead will also be responsible for managing a team of IT QA Testers.

This is a Manchester based position.


Main Responsibilities:


  • To write and implement test plans
  • To write and review test scripts
  • Carry out testing and logging, tracking of bugs/defects, and retesting to confirm, corrections and system/process is working as designed
  • Working within the Agile methodology using Kanban and Scrum to work within organised IT teams
  • Functional testing to ensure specifications of the software component under test
  • Regression testing to rerun functional and nonfunctional tests to ensure that previously developed and tested software still performs after a change. If not, that would be called a regression.
  • User acceptance testing (UAT) to agree golive and rollout. During UAT, tester would be required to act as the end user to validate changes are performing according to the required reallife scenarios
  • Business engagement (Liaising with Dev Team, BA/s, Business)
  • Security testing to reveal flaws in the security mechanisms of an information system protecting data and maintain functionality as intended
  • Leadership and development of the QA & Test team functions and FTEs
  • Coaching and providing specialist advice where teams / FTEs are failing to meet quality standard
  • Produce dashboards and reports on progress and effectiveness of testing and quality

Skills and Experience:


  • Experience of working in an agile environment
  • Good communication both written and verbal
  • Proactive in recommending and contributing to team discussions
  • Working both within a team and independently
  • Experience of working within a scrum
  • Extensive experience of Agile working, toolset and implementing agile testing on projects
  • Deep technical understanding of testing, quality assurance and release management gained through experience of leading a test and quality team on a large programme
  • Extensive experience in resource and workload management
  • Experience in budget control
  • Industry awareness to identify improvement opportunities and implement them across the services and processes incorporated within the domain

About Canopius

  • Canopius is a global speciality (re)insurer with underwriting operations in Australia, Bermuda, Singapore, the UK and US. We are privately owned and one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd's of London insurance market._
  • With a growing demand for data, analytics and research, we are investing in a new global Canopius Tech and Data Hub in Manchester. Underpinning our growth and expansion ambitions are our technology capabilities, with increased investment into insuretech, analytics and research. We are recruiting a diverse group of data and technology talent across all levels of experience. _
  • At Canopius we genuinely want to foster a distinctive, positive culture. A culture which gives space for us all to flourish as people which contributes to building a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results. We seek to do this by being ourselves and embracing individuality, prizing collaboration, speaking as truthfully as we can bear, encouraging sharp and diverse thinking and getting good work done. _
  • We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. Canopius' marketleading proposition offers financial, physical, social and psychological health and wellbeing benefits to ensure we create a working experience which gives everyone the freedom to do their best work._
  • We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds._
  • We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Please let us know if you require any information in an alternate format or any other reasonable adjustments._
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