System Integration QA Lead - Reigate, United Kingdom - Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson

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Reigate, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

System Integration QA Lead (ICT_TECH SD_2023_13)

Reigate, GB

August 03, 2023

The role requires working closely with a broad range of stakeholders from QA, development, architecture, SRE and DevOps to ensure cohesive approaches are followed.

You will work closely with the QA Lead for platform solutions as well as the wider QA community of practice to ensure alignment to vision and standards.

Support adoption of continuous integration and continuous delivery through implementation of quality gates which align with the delivery level QA strategy
Define and implement system integration test approaches for complex solutions spanning multiple products
Implement and document test environments and frameworks supporting the agreed strategy
Work with the Product Owner and the Technical Lead to help define User Stories and acceptance criteria
Define storylevel test plans in collaboration with software engineers to achieve high levels of test automation
Develop tests at all levels of the testing pyramid
UI, API, system, integration, and unit tests
Execute a wide range of functional/nonfunctional tests, manual and automated
Perform exploratory test activities on new features and user stories
Review and debug product and test code to identify defects or performance bottlenecks
Support the Product Owner to close stories, validating acceptance criteria and defect fixes
Analyse test data and produce test reports for relevant checkpoints or milestones
Participate in Agile/scrum activities (sprint planning, standups, retrospectives), striving to continuously improve the team velocity, its processes and engineering practices
Participate in software design meetings and work with software engineers to ensure testability and best practices are built into the product architecture and code
Investigate new test tools/methodologies and integrate them as part of the team practices and continuous integration processes, also liaising with other teams to share knowledge and best practices.
Proven experience in working in software quality assurance roles within an Agile environment
Deep understanding of software testing, its main concepts, and processes: different testing levels, methods, and types; test estimation techniques
Natural curiosity with advanced analysis and problemsolving skills and meticulous attention to detail
Ability to review requirements and structure an appropriate test strategy / test plan
Extensive stakeholder and process management experience
Experience in driving complex integration projects from a QA perspective
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate your thoughts, and receptive to the views of others
Appreciation of current and emerging testrelated technologies and methodologies
Experience in continuous integration and delivery
Experience in developing tests at integration, component, and unit test levels

Other highly desirable, but not essential skills are:

Proficient in software development using object-oriented languages (C#, Java)
Proficient in software development using scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, TypeScript)
Experience with software project management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira)
Experience with Azure based SaaS services

(ICT_TECH SD_2023_13)