System Test Lead

Job Description:

System Test Lead

Location: Victory House, Brighton

Permanent Contract

Salary range: From £54,900+ dependant on experience

Hybrid working options available

Role specific benefits: 10% Management Scheme Bonus

Full time, 37.5 hours per week

We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.

We make health happen

At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

In accordance with Bupa Test Policy, the System Test Lead will efficiently direct testing activities on Bupa Global IT projects to assure the highest quality of IT change to applications within the Bupa Global IT estate. Throughout the software lifecycle, this role will necessitate collaboration with parties at different organisational levels and with teams that are both internal and external to Bupa. The role's contribution to the achievement of intended product objectives is critical to the success of IT delivery and, in turn, supports Bupa Global's commitment to providing superior customer and partner service.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

• Drive the test strategy for each project, in collaboration with other stakeholders, through devising, documenting, and communicating the strategy and test objectives at the outset of IT projects
• Work in our Engineering teams delivering new features into our products to the highest levels of quality
• Lead the planning, monitoring, and control of system testing activities and tasks for projects whilst adhering to the agreed strategy
• Be an advocate of Automation, Support & Improve our Automated Test strategy by creating/reviewing automated test assets and drive towards a CI/CD delivery model
• Work with the DevOps team to integrate test scripts into the CI/CD pipeline
• Manage test resource from external partners and vendors to accomplish the agreed test goals efficiently
• Identify and evaluate product risk and ensure effective mitigation thereof as early as possible in the software lifecycle
• Escalate project risks of a testing nature and product defects which may impact the success of a project
• Ensure our Regression Test pack is kept current with the increased feature set utilising both automated and manual scripts
• Collaborate closely with your developer and product team colleagues to help make our products excel at supporting our customers
• Report on testing activities using agreed metrics

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Experience in able to write/peer review and set standards on test automation scripts (C#, Selenium, Coded UI, FlaUI, Appium, BrowserStack)
• Experience in working with CRM and Sitecore
• Experience in working with Web, & Mobile Application (Native & In-app)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps)
• In depth hands-on experience building automated API and UI tests – with tools like Ready API Pro, Postman, etc.
• Experience in leading automation across the SDLC: requirement gathering and reviews/signed off to pre activities and execution.
• Experience of working with Delivery, Product, Digital Platforms and Technical Teams
• Project (test) planning, estimation, Test Strategy, and work allocation
• Experience in liaising with Infrastructure teams for environments requirements in order to accommodate automation strategy.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you would like more information on the role, require an alternative format, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact the recruiter.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: IT

Locations: Victory House, Brighton