Head of Enterprise Service Testing Chapter | S3 | Testing Automation CoE

Head of Enterprise Service Testing Chapter | S3 | Testing Automation CoE

Country: United Kingdom

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Enterprise Service Testing Chapter to join our newly created Testing Automation Centre of Excellence team in Unity Place - Milton Keynes.

You'll help the Enterprise Service to improve the productivity and efficiency in QA activities by improving the testing automation levels, adopting tools, KPIs and methodologies, and by assembling teams with the right skillset to get them deployed.

As a chief in the team, you'll lead by example and will work closely with the other domains and stakeholders across the bank to help the bank to make the best outcomes for our customers.

The difference you’ll make:

• Influencing and leading a team of engineers in the Domain towards excellence and responsibility
• Finding synergies with other areas and facilitating adoption tools and methodologies
• Developing and executing Testing automation strategies plans to improve level of Testing Automation, including backlogs while ensuring product evolution through different product releases
• Ensuring that technology practices and design patterns are aligned to best standards and in line with the wider company strategy, proving excellence in Quality Assurance experience
• Managing resources and teams that are in the Chief Information Office and Centre of Excellence and closing the gap in the knowledge in terms of technology, methodology, and testing tools roadmap
• Building and heading a high-performing team with a focus on driving innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement

What you’ll bring:

These are the essential requirements you need to be successful in this role:

• Performance and proficient with Agile and DevOps approach
• Knowledge or experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Kubernetes
• Experience of using various technologies for automation/DevOps pipelining; this includes exposure to a range of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) technologies
• Proven IT project management skills in relation to Agile/DevOps transition projects
• Proven experience working in a team with shared responsibilities and grasp of monitoring tools, approach, and implementation
• Proven experience with references implementing on customer projects using some of the next technologies: JAVA, Atlassian Stack (JIRA, GitLab, Jenkins, Maven, Groovy, Nexus, Confluence), Appium, Selenium WebDriver, Mac OSX, Windows, iOS, Android, AWS, Docker, Python

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Excellent leadership and management skills, with experience building and leading high-performing, cross-functional teams with a proven track record of delivering projects in time, within scope, and within budget
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts and strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in the domain of Enterprise Service, Financial Crime, Payments, or Banking and Savings would be a plus
• Experience in Product Management and driving results in Agile environments, including developing and launching commercially successful products

What else you need to know:

This permanent role is based in Unity Place – Milton Keynes.

We want our people to thrive at work and home and be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time, and cost from your home to the office location.

We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangements within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

If you’re interested in this role but with part-time hours or a job-share, we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Application process

If your application is successful, a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team. If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be:

1. 1st Stage – Technical Interview – this will be a 30min technical interview with one of the team.
2. 2nd Stage – A 1 hour formal interview where we will ask both technical and competency-based questions. This can be done virtually or face to face depending on your situation.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains, and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5 years service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• £6,000 car allowance per year.
• Company funded individual private medical insurance.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

What to do next:

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.