Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Identify the positive and negative scenarios required for testing a requirement, create the relevant test data and prepare test scripts. Request peer review where required (Review this on a case by case basis).
• Carry out an impact analysis of requirements.
• Provide guidance and support to onshore and offshore colleagues as required to help move testing activities forward.
• Provide test estimates when requested (These will include data prep, scripting and execution).
• Carry out all forms of testing required to ensure application is of releasable quality.
• Plan environments and test data required prior to execution start.
• Raise bugs and defects, including all the required steps to replicate issues, and follow through to resolution.
• Report/inform the progress of testing to Head of QA, Programme Release Manager and Scrum master along with any impediments.

Deliverables:

• Test estimates, test scripts and peer reviews when required.
• Data and environment preparation.
• Test coverage evidence and test results.
• Reporting of risks and issues.
• Support in creation and review of all user guides and release notes.
• Contribute to retrospective sessions.
• Demonstrations of completed stories during ‘show and tell’ sessions.

Core Competencies:

• Using test experience to identify a varied selection/appropriate test technique to ensure the application is tested thoroughly.
• Understands the customer and the domain.
• Ability to review existing processes and identify areas of improvement.
• Strong analysis skills and creative thinking.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, with ability to negotiate and influence.
• Team working and group effectiveness.
• Ability to remain positive and deal with issues in a constructive manner.

Desirable Skills:

• Strong experience of the One Digital product
• Experience using Azure Dev Ops.
• Experience of using Test Management tools.
• Experience in databases, operating systems and internet browsers.
• Device testing.
• Accessibility testing.
• Non-functional testing (I.e. Performance and Penetration testing).

Qualification:

• ISTQB or ISEB Foundation Test Certified.

About Capita One  

Capita’s One Digital product set and specific customer solutions implemented using these products. Our primary market is Local Government and our software is used by over 120 local authorities in the UK to help provide services to their citizens online.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 55,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.