For over 50 years we have been helping its clients deliver better business financing. Today, our products and services are used by over 120 banks and finance providers worldwide. Our flexible end-to-end platform offers them everything they need to provide an extensive range of financing products, smoothly and securely. From institutional lenders to SME specialists, our software gives our clients the agility to create new and innovative finance products that help their customers thrive. Headquartered in London, and with regional offices in California and Singapore, Lendscape employs over 200 people around the world. We continue to grow and evolve, building on our heritage while keeping pace with the changing demands of the financial software sector. About the role and our Engineering team Joining our team is an exciting opportunity to be apart of a growing bunch. As a member of a team that is spread across various parts of the world, you will gain exposure to diverse cultures and perspectives. Being a part of Lendscape while we are venturing into new countries puts you at the forefront of expansion! Our Software Engineering team is our biggest function, with 80 colleagues spread across 9 squads they play a key role ensuring we continue to be leaders in our field. We have some exciting new developments and are committed to introducing 3 additional teams to take us to over 100 colleagues in Engineering. You will be responsible for both manual and automated testing, using analytical and technical skills to have a direct impact of the quality of the software we create and deliver. How you will make a difference The Quality Lead will be responsible for leading and managing the quality assurance function within the Engineering department. The primary focus of the role is to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products through the implementation and continuous improvement of quality processes and methodologies. You are responsible for Developing and executing a comprehensive quality strategy aligned with organisational goals. Leading and mentoring a team of quality assurance professionals. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle. Defining, implementing and continuously monitoring quality standards, procedures, and best practices with emphasis on rigour across the three. Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and improve software quality. Conducting regular audits and assessments to identify areas for improvement. Overseeing the creation and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts. Staying abreast of industry trends and advancements in quality assurance and software testing. Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall software development efficiency and quality. Technical requirements In-depth understanding of quality assurance methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and DevOps. Experience in implementing and managing QA processes throughout the software development lifecycle. Proficiency in using testing tools and frameworks for both manual and automated testing. Knowledge of automation tools such as Cypress, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or equivalent. Very strong expertise in test automation, including the ability to design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts. Competency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#) to facilitate automated testing and scripting. Experience with bug tracking and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) to manage and prioritize quality issues. Proficient in version control systems (e.g., Git) to ensure proper code management and collaboration within development teams. Understanding of performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., Apache JMeter, LoadRunner) to assess software scalability and performance. Knowledge of security testing practices and tools to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities in software applications. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their testing capabilities. Experience in testing mobile applications on various platforms (iOS, Android) and devices. Understanding of data management principles and proficiency in SQL for database testing. Skills and experience Proven experience in a leadership role within quality assurance or software testing. In-depth knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, tools, and best practices. Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices. Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. Minimum of five years of experience in quality assurance/testing roles. Experience in a leadership or managerial position advantageous. What's in it for you Private medical care and cash plan Flexible working hours Continuous training Cycle scheme and sponsored gym Learning and development Wellness and mindfulness perks Colleague volunteering Life assurance Work alongside a team developing and delivering innovative technology that creates huge value for a variety of local and international clients Our culture We are very proud of our culture and our way of working. Below are our shared values and behaviours that make up our work environment and our day-to-day experience at Lendscape. Achieve great things, together: We are supportive and empathetic, always available to lend a hand when needed. Go above and beyond for customers: We are customer centric and give 100% to deliver exceptional outcomes. Everyone is willing to go the extra mile to solve the customer's biggest challenges and help them get ahead. Embrace every opportunity: We're inspired by opportunities to sustainably grow ourselves. Lendscape and our customers. Rise to the challenge: We are self-motivated, empowered with flexibility and autonomy to work in our best way. What to expect We appreciate you taking the time to apply to this role with us, and we are committed to making your journey with us as positive as possible. Interviews are a team effort and we're keen to address any queries you may have and to determine if you equally feel if we are the right choice for your career. Should your application be selected for an interview the process will be an initial conversation with our Talent Partner Safa Mohamoud. During this conversation we will explore your background, a broad overview of your skillset and what drives you. This will be followed by a conversation with our Head of Engineering, Jon Jenkins to dive deeper into your experience and equally for you to ask in depth questions about the role. You will also have the opportunity to meet with some of the members of the Engineering team to understand our ways of working a bit better. Lendscape is for everyone Lendscape is passionate about ensuring that we remain a top performing business and a fantastic place to work - a place where everyone is comfortable to work. We're a business that values equal opportunities for all and we celebrate the unique and diverse backgrounds and experiences of each individual. Interested but not sure you tick every box? We recognize that skills and experience can be gained in various ways, and we encourage you to apply for a role at our company, even if you feel your background might not perfectly align with the position. We look forward to connecting with you.
May 03, 2024
Full time
For over 50 years we have been helping its clients deliver better business financing. Today, our products and services are used by over 120 banks and finance providers worldwide. Our flexible end-to-end platform offers them everything they need to provide an extensive range of financing products, smoothly and securely. From institutional lenders to SME specialists, our software gives our clients the agility to create new and innovative finance products that help their customers thrive. Headquartered in London, and with regional offices in California and Singapore, Lendscape employs over 200 people around the world. We continue to grow and evolve, building on our heritage while keeping pace with the changing demands of the financial software sector. About the role and our Engineering team Joining our team is an exciting opportunity to be apart of a growing bunch. As a member of a team that is spread across various parts of the world, you will gain exposure to diverse cultures and perspectives. Being a part of Lendscape while we are venturing into new countries puts you at the forefront of expansion! Our Software Engineering team is our biggest function, with 80 colleagues spread across 9 squads they play a key role ensuring we continue to be leaders in our field. We have some exciting new developments and are committed to introducing 3 additional teams to take us to over 100 colleagues in Engineering. You will be responsible for both manual and automated testing, using analytical and technical skills to have a direct impact of the quality of the software we create and deliver. How you will make a difference The Quality Lead will be responsible for leading and managing the quality assurance function within the Engineering department. The primary focus of the role is to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products through the implementation and continuous improvement of quality processes and methodologies. You are responsible for Developing and executing a comprehensive quality strategy aligned with organisational goals. Leading and mentoring a team of quality assurance professionals. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle. Defining, implementing and continuously monitoring quality standards, procedures, and best practices with emphasis on rigour across the three. Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and improve software quality. Conducting regular audits and assessments to identify areas for improvement. Overseeing the creation and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts. Staying abreast of industry trends and advancements in quality assurance and software testing. Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall software development efficiency and quality. Technical requirements In-depth understanding of quality assurance methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and DevOps. Experience in implementing and managing QA processes throughout the software development lifecycle. Proficiency in using testing tools and frameworks for both manual and automated testing. Knowledge of automation tools such as Cypress, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or equivalent. Very strong expertise in test automation, including the ability to design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts. Competency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#) to facilitate automated testing and scripting. Experience with bug tracking and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) to manage and prioritize quality issues. Proficient in version control systems (e.g., Git) to ensure proper code management and collaboration within development teams. Understanding of performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., Apache JMeter, LoadRunner) to assess software scalability and performance. Knowledge of security testing practices and tools to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities in software applications. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their testing capabilities. Experience in testing mobile applications on various platforms (iOS, Android) and devices. Understanding of data management principles and proficiency in SQL for database testing. Skills and experience Proven experience in a leadership role within quality assurance or software testing. In-depth knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, tools, and best practices. Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices. Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. Minimum of five years of experience in quality assurance/testing roles. Experience in a leadership or managerial position advantageous. What's in it for you Private medical care and cash plan Flexible working hours Continuous training Cycle scheme and sponsored gym Learning and development Wellness and mindfulness perks Colleague volunteering Life assurance Work alongside a team developing and delivering innovative technology that creates huge value for a variety of local and international clients Our culture We are very proud of our culture and our way of working. Below are our shared values and behaviours that make up our work environment and our day-to-day experience at Lendscape. Achieve great things, together: We are supportive and empathetic, always available to lend a hand when needed. Go above and beyond for customers: We are customer centric and give 100% to deliver exceptional outcomes. Everyone is willing to go the extra mile to solve the customer's biggest challenges and help them get ahead. Embrace every opportunity: We're inspired by opportunities to sustainably grow ourselves. Lendscape and our customers. Rise to the challenge: We are self-motivated, empowered with flexibility and autonomy to work in our best way. What to expect We appreciate you taking the time to apply to this role with us, and we are committed to making your journey with us as positive as possible. Interviews are a team effort and we're keen to address any queries you may have and to determine if you equally feel if we are the right choice for your career. Should your application be selected for an interview the process will be an initial conversation with our Talent Partner Safa Mohamoud. During this conversation we will explore your background, a broad overview of your skillset and what drives you. This will be followed by a conversation with our Head of Engineering, Jon Jenkins to dive deeper into your experience and equally for you to ask in depth questions about the role. You will also have the opportunity to meet with some of the members of the Engineering team to understand our ways of working a bit better. Lendscape is for everyone Lendscape is passionate about ensuring that we remain a top performing business and a fantastic place to work - a place where everyone is comfortable to work. We're a business that values equal opportunities for all and we celebrate the unique and diverse backgrounds and experiences of each individual. Interested but not sure you tick every box? We recognize that skills and experience can be gained in various ways, and we encourage you to apply for a role at our company, even if you feel your background might not perfectly align with the position. We look forward to connecting with you.
Our Values: Dream big -Be visionary, strategic, and open to innovation Build great things -Work in service of our users, always improving and pushing higher Take ownership -Take responsibility with bold decision-making and bias for action Win like a sports team -Be trusting and collaborative while empowering others Learn and grow fast -Never stop learning and iterate fast Share our passion -Share ideas and practice enthusiasm and joy Be user obsessed -Empathetic, inquisitive, practical About the team: GoodNotes is on a mission to make the classroom a more interactive environment where students and teachers can connect through our product. As a Senior Engineer you will be part of building a new product from scratch through partnering with external educators and colleagues. You will be part of a distributed team across Europe and Asia, with shared time for collaborative activities such as planning, retros, stand-ups, and brainstorming sessions. You will use a broad and modern tech stack with: Programming Language: The vast majority of our code is written in Swift Concurrency: We have a large, old, but modular codebase. We use modern Swift Concurrency as much as possible as we gradually move away from RxSwift UI code: As much new UI code as possible is in SwiftUI. We fall back to UIKit when needed and re-use the majority of it on macOS using Catalyst Cross-platform: We re-use our core packages on cross-platform using SwiftWasm, UI for other platforms is written using React or their respective native APIs Dependencies: We exclusively use Swift Package Manager and frequently make new local packages Source control and builds: We have a mono-repo and use GitHub and Pull Requests. We kick off builds using a Slack bot Continuous Integration: We use CircleCI which means our configuration is checked in with our code. We have unit tests for all of our modules which run on every branch. UI tests are run daily and before release Release cadence: We QA and release on a weekly schedule This is the role for you, if you're excited to work on the things listed below: Build mission-critical services used by tens of millions of users. Architect and design scalable solutions that are easy to maintain to allow development of exciting features and support more users. Implement elegant solutions with clean code. Enable communication with the Mobile, Web frontend and QA teams Define and drive the completion of new initiatives and features by removing blockers for the team Continuously improve the development practices through research, automation, documentation and testing Share your knowledge and experience with the rest of the team The skills you will need to be successful in the above: Expertise in Swift programming. Knowledge of SwiftUI is advantageous Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, you enjoy solving algo and data structure puzzles Excellent problem solving, communication, and storytelling skills A love of software craftsmanship Strong sense of the best tools for any task Shipped one or more non-trivial iOS apps on respective app stores Big plus if you have experience cross-compiling codebase on different mobile platforms Even if you don't meet all the criteria listed above, we would still love to hear from you! Goodnotes places a lot of value on learning and development and will support your growth if needed. The interview process: Introduction: The Talent Team want to hear more about your background, what you are looking for, and why you'd like to join Goodnotes. Take-home Assignment: A timed online coding skills test. Live coding & Technical interview: A live coding call with one of our engineers. This is where you get to see what it would be like working at Goodnotes as well as the chance to ask any engineering questions you may have Hiring Manager interview: A call with your hiring manager. This is the person who will be managing you day to day, working on your growth and development with you as well as support you throughout your career at Goodnotes. Values interview - Meeting with members of the Goodnotes Team to answer questions relating to take ownership AND build great things What's in it for you: Remote friendly Flexible working hours and location Medical insurance for you and your dependents Great annual leave allowance Meaningful equity in a profitable tech-startup Budget for things like noise cancelling headphones, setting up your home office, personal development, professional training, and health & wellness Sponsored visits to our Hong Kong or London office every 2 years Company wide annual offsite Fantastic maternity/ paternity packages and and allowances
May 02, 2024
Full time
Our Values: Dream big -Be visionary, strategic, and open to innovation Build great things -Work in service of our users, always improving and pushing higher Take ownership -Take responsibility with bold decision-making and bias for action Win like a sports team -Be trusting and collaborative while empowering others Learn and grow fast -Never stop learning and iterate fast Share our passion -Share ideas and practice enthusiasm and joy Be user obsessed -Empathetic, inquisitive, practical About the team: GoodNotes is on a mission to make the classroom a more interactive environment where students and teachers can connect through our product. As a Senior Engineer you will be part of building a new product from scratch through partnering with external educators and colleagues. You will be part of a distributed team across Europe and Asia, with shared time for collaborative activities such as planning, retros, stand-ups, and brainstorming sessions. You will use a broad and modern tech stack with: Programming Language: The vast majority of our code is written in Swift Concurrency: We have a large, old, but modular codebase. We use modern Swift Concurrency as much as possible as we gradually move away from RxSwift UI code: As much new UI code as possible is in SwiftUI. We fall back to UIKit when needed and re-use the majority of it on macOS using Catalyst Cross-platform: We re-use our core packages on cross-platform using SwiftWasm, UI for other platforms is written using React or their respective native APIs Dependencies: We exclusively use Swift Package Manager and frequently make new local packages Source control and builds: We have a mono-repo and use GitHub and Pull Requests. We kick off builds using a Slack bot Continuous Integration: We use CircleCI which means our configuration is checked in with our code. We have unit tests for all of our modules which run on every branch. UI tests are run daily and before release Release cadence: We QA and release on a weekly schedule This is the role for you, if you're excited to work on the things listed below: Build mission-critical services used by tens of millions of users. Architect and design scalable solutions that are easy to maintain to allow development of exciting features and support more users. Implement elegant solutions with clean code. Enable communication with the Mobile, Web frontend and QA teams Define and drive the completion of new initiatives and features by removing blockers for the team Continuously improve the development practices through research, automation, documentation and testing Share your knowledge and experience with the rest of the team The skills you will need to be successful in the above: Expertise in Swift programming. Knowledge of SwiftUI is advantageous Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, you enjoy solving algo and data structure puzzles Excellent problem solving, communication, and storytelling skills A love of software craftsmanship Strong sense of the best tools for any task Shipped one or more non-trivial iOS apps on respective app stores Big plus if you have experience cross-compiling codebase on different mobile platforms Even if you don't meet all the criteria listed above, we would still love to hear from you! Goodnotes places a lot of value on learning and development and will support your growth if needed. The interview process: Introduction: The Talent Team want to hear more about your background, what you are looking for, and why you'd like to join Goodnotes. Take-home Assignment: A timed online coding skills test. Live coding & Technical interview: A live coding call with one of our engineers. This is where you get to see what it would be like working at Goodnotes as well as the chance to ask any engineering questions you may have Hiring Manager interview: A call with your hiring manager. This is the person who will be managing you day to day, working on your growth and development with you as well as support you throughout your career at Goodnotes. Values interview - Meeting with members of the Goodnotes Team to answer questions relating to take ownership AND build great things What's in it for you: Remote friendly Flexible working hours and location Medical insurance for you and your dependents Great annual leave allowance Meaningful equity in a profitable tech-startup Budget for things like noise cancelling headphones, setting up your home office, personal development, professional training, and health & wellness Sponsored visits to our Hong Kong or London office every 2 years Company wide annual offsite Fantastic maternity/ paternity packages and and allowances
Head of Applications and Development Rate - £850 (a day) Duration - 3 months (Initially) Location - London (Hybrid) IR35 - INSIDE (Must be via an Umbrella Company) As our Head of Applications & Development, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our software landscape and systems strategy. Your expertise will assist in delivering our digital transformation programme, ensuring reliable and effective technology solutions. You're accountable for: Lead our Application & Development teams: Software development and supporting teams for ERP & Case Management Technical Application support & Development IA/ML Knowledge Management Analysing business requirements and collaborating with partnership organisations to recommend software solutions, and evolving capabilities that will deliver organisational goals. Owning & delivering the demand, development cycle for our case management systems, focusing on performance and quality Overseeing the performance of our Application Ecosystem, working with Transformation and business partners to develop a transparent and clear technical roadmap, underpinned by business benefits Developing technical controls and engagement structures for development cycles, Ensuring that projects adhere to design specifications, implementation requirements, and quality standards. Assist in coordination and planning for our cross functional engineering resources, including Product Discovery, Delivery, QA, and DevOps Managing external support partners, system specialists, Testing teams, and develop partnerships: providing guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluation. Develop & communicate a plan to optimise and the use of our Cloud system landscape Collaborate with other leaders within Casework Product and Supporting systems to grow and evolve our engineering Governance, tools, and processes Foster a culture of best practices in all aspects of software engineering including delivery of benefits, development costs, potential revenue, and associated risks Demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the highest quality in delivery of system change and test Creating and managing budgets to ensure projects and systems stay within financial parameters Own our software risk management process and remediation plans Working with our Security teams ensure we minimise risk, maturing Cyber and Information Governance, system controls Your experience includes: A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a related field is typically required. 5 years + track record of building and managing successful software delivery teams, particularly in Azure Dynamics. Demonstrated ability to create application development strategies founded on agile principles, and effectively execute initiatives to mature and develop teams in adoption 5+ years of experience in enterprise systems integration and best practices in the context of cloud platforms application development, with Expert Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Demonstrable experience working with enterprise architecture and interface design, proven success in translating architectural design into complex software solutions Experience in managing programmes to deliver machine learning and business process automation Experience in working within the Finance & Legal sectors preferred Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen customer focus, capable of presenting technical solutions to customer, investors and other stakeholders.
May 02, 2024
Full time
Head of Applications and Development Rate - £850 (a day) Duration - 3 months (Initially) Location - London (Hybrid) IR35 - INSIDE (Must be via an Umbrella Company) As our Head of Applications & Development, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our software landscape and systems strategy. Your expertise will assist in delivering our digital transformation programme, ensuring reliable and effective technology solutions. You're accountable for: Lead our Application & Development teams: Software development and supporting teams for ERP & Case Management Technical Application support & Development IA/ML Knowledge Management Analysing business requirements and collaborating with partnership organisations to recommend software solutions, and evolving capabilities that will deliver organisational goals. Owning & delivering the demand, development cycle for our case management systems, focusing on performance and quality Overseeing the performance of our Application Ecosystem, working with Transformation and business partners to develop a transparent and clear technical roadmap, underpinned by business benefits Developing technical controls and engagement structures for development cycles, Ensuring that projects adhere to design specifications, implementation requirements, and quality standards. Assist in coordination and planning for our cross functional engineering resources, including Product Discovery, Delivery, QA, and DevOps Managing external support partners, system specialists, Testing teams, and develop partnerships: providing guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluation. Develop & communicate a plan to optimise and the use of our Cloud system landscape Collaborate with other leaders within Casework Product and Supporting systems to grow and evolve our engineering Governance, tools, and processes Foster a culture of best practices in all aspects of software engineering including delivery of benefits, development costs, potential revenue, and associated risks Demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the highest quality in delivery of system change and test Creating and managing budgets to ensure projects and systems stay within financial parameters Own our software risk management process and remediation plans Working with our Security teams ensure we minimise risk, maturing Cyber and Information Governance, system controls Your experience includes: A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a related field is typically required. 5 years + track record of building and managing successful software delivery teams, particularly in Azure Dynamics. Demonstrated ability to create application development strategies founded on agile principles, and effectively execute initiatives to mature and develop teams in adoption 5+ years of experience in enterprise systems integration and best practices in the context of cloud platforms application development, with Expert Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Demonstrable experience working with enterprise architecture and interface design, proven success in translating architectural design into complex software solutions Experience in managing programmes to deliver machine learning and business process automation Experience in working within the Finance & Legal sectors preferred Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen customer focus, capable of presenting technical solutions to customer, investors and other stakeholders.
THE ROLE This role is for an experienced Software Engineer in Test to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess expertise and technical leadership in test architecture design. They will also have the ability to dive deep into the most complex technical problems to build scalable test automation solutions to enable high-quality continuous testing and release infrastructure. They will help ensure that we deliver the highest quality experience for our clients. RESPONSIBILITIES Partner with various teams analyzing the requirements and functionality of applications, and developing framework and automated tests to validate requirements and performance. Collaborate within the QA team to maintain automated test scripts using Typescript with Webdriver.io for desktop and Appium for mobile applications. Drive the adoption of best practices in test automation code design and maintenance to ensure reliability and scalability of the automation framework. Design and Develop automated tests to validate backend and frontend applications that are developed in different programming languages. Building and maintaining test suite pipelines in a CI/CD environment. Conduct system analysis to uncover potential quality issues within applications, especially focusing on the identification of obscure and difficult-to-detect problems. Assists developers in reproducing defects and collecting the data needed to fix the defects. Mentor other QA team members on automation testing best approach and practices. The successful candidate is highly enthusiastic about learning new technologies, has outstanding communication and presentation abilities, and is skilled in contributing to, participating in, and providing guidance on sophisticated and dynamic projects. Perform maintenance/upkeep of test frameworks. Log, update, and retest defects in bug tracking systems. Perform other duties as assigned. IDEAL EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES Requires Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent technical degree/experience. 7+ years of experience as a Sr. Software Developer in Test (functional, end to end integration, regression, performance and scalability testing) for web based products including microservices based products. Proficient in adapting multiple object-oriented programming languages, scripting languages and design patterns pertinent to architecting and developing automated front end and backend tests based on the product's internal design. Proven analytical and leadership skills, and the ability to proactively problem-solve in cross-functional teams including software development in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate is highly enthusiastic about learning new technologies, has exceptional communication and presentation abilities, and is skilled in contributing to, participating in, and providing expertise on sophisticated and dynamic projects. Hands-on experience with test automation processes in CI/CD environments and tools such as Selenium/Webdrier.io, and TestNG, API testing tools and Appium is a must. Solid understanding of various cloud technologies and tools including K8s and Docker. Ability to work in a fast paced and distributed environment and adapt to internally triggered changes. Good understanding of various DevOps tools with previous experience creating/managing GitHub Actions, and contributing to CI/CD systems. (Familiarity with Bazel is a plus.) Good understanding of various automated test platform tools such as Selenium, Appium, Cypress, Cucumber, TestNG, JMeter, CI pipelines etc.
May 02, 2024
Full time
THE ROLE This role is for an experienced Software Engineer in Test to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess expertise and technical leadership in test architecture design. They will also have the ability to dive deep into the most complex technical problems to build scalable test automation solutions to enable high-quality continuous testing and release infrastructure. They will help ensure that we deliver the highest quality experience for our clients. RESPONSIBILITIES Partner with various teams analyzing the requirements and functionality of applications, and developing framework and automated tests to validate requirements and performance. Collaborate within the QA team to maintain automated test scripts using Typescript with Webdriver.io for desktop and Appium for mobile applications. Drive the adoption of best practices in test automation code design and maintenance to ensure reliability and scalability of the automation framework. Design and Develop automated tests to validate backend and frontend applications that are developed in different programming languages. Building and maintaining test suite pipelines in a CI/CD environment. Conduct system analysis to uncover potential quality issues within applications, especially focusing on the identification of obscure and difficult-to-detect problems. Assists developers in reproducing defects and collecting the data needed to fix the defects. Mentor other QA team members on automation testing best approach and practices. The successful candidate is highly enthusiastic about learning new technologies, has outstanding communication and presentation abilities, and is skilled in contributing to, participating in, and providing guidance on sophisticated and dynamic projects. Perform maintenance/upkeep of test frameworks. Log, update, and retest defects in bug tracking systems. Perform other duties as assigned. IDEAL EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES Requires Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent technical degree/experience. 7+ years of experience as a Sr. Software Developer in Test (functional, end to end integration, regression, performance and scalability testing) for web based products including microservices based products. Proficient in adapting multiple object-oriented programming languages, scripting languages and design patterns pertinent to architecting and developing automated front end and backend tests based on the product's internal design. Proven analytical and leadership skills, and the ability to proactively problem-solve in cross-functional teams including software development in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate is highly enthusiastic about learning new technologies, has exceptional communication and presentation abilities, and is skilled in contributing to, participating in, and providing expertise on sophisticated and dynamic projects. Hands-on experience with test automation processes in CI/CD environments and tools such as Selenium/Webdrier.io, and TestNG, API testing tools and Appium is a must. Solid understanding of various cloud technologies and tools including K8s and Docker. Ability to work in a fast paced and distributed environment and adapt to internally triggered changes. Good understanding of various DevOps tools with previous experience creating/managing GitHub Actions, and contributing to CI/CD systems. (Familiarity with Bazel is a plus.) Good understanding of various automated test platform tools such as Selenium, Appium, Cypress, Cucumber, TestNG, JMeter, CI pipelines etc.
Senior Test Analyst Leicester (hybrid, 1 day per week in the office) Newly created role to join a UK recognised iconic brand during an excited period of transformation, heavy technology investment across people, processes and systems. This role will sit within a QA/Test team and will have a variety of work with the opportunity to liaise with both technical and business functions. Reporting directly into the QA Manager this role will be a Senior Test Analyst which will include test strategy input, as well being hands on and mentoring others in the Test team. This role will suit a hands-on Test Lead, or Senior Tester looking to work for an exciting projects, with an ever-growing roadmap. Role will include: Creating and executing testing activities across various Software and Systems with a mixed and diverse roadmap of projects including ERP Testing and System Integration Testing Creating and preparing Test Scripts Testing status reports Test Planning & Strategy Working as part of a cross-functional Agile Delivery team, working closely with Engineers, Architects and Business Analysts Experience required: Experience as a a Senior or QA Lead Strong Stakeholder engagement skills Ability to create Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scenarios Beneficial - Automation Test experience (the business uses Leapworks) The role is commutable from most Midlands based areas, including but not limited to Nottingham, Derby, Burton on Trent, Leicester, Northampton, Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire Well suited to Test Leads, Senior Testers looking for their next step. Please apply to Delaney & Bourton for further information
May 01, 2024
Full time
Senior Test Analyst Leicester (hybrid, 1 day per week in the office) Newly created role to join a UK recognised iconic brand during an excited period of transformation, heavy technology investment across people, processes and systems. This role will sit within a QA/Test team and will have a variety of work with the opportunity to liaise with both technical and business functions. Reporting directly into the QA Manager this role will be a Senior Test Analyst which will include test strategy input, as well being hands on and mentoring others in the Test team. This role will suit a hands-on Test Lead, or Senior Tester looking to work for an exciting projects, with an ever-growing roadmap. Role will include: Creating and executing testing activities across various Software and Systems with a mixed and diverse roadmap of projects including ERP Testing and System Integration Testing Creating and preparing Test Scripts Testing status reports Test Planning & Strategy Working as part of a cross-functional Agile Delivery team, working closely with Engineers, Architects and Business Analysts Experience required: Experience as a a Senior or QA Lead Strong Stakeholder engagement skills Ability to create Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scenarios Beneficial - Automation Test experience (the business uses Leapworks) The role is commutable from most Midlands based areas, including but not limited to Nottingham, Derby, Burton on Trent, Leicester, Northampton, Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire Well suited to Test Leads, Senior Testers looking for their next step. Please apply to Delaney & Bourton for further information
Test Automation Engineer INSIDE IR35 Travel to Scotland (once a month) 6 months We are currently recruiting for a Test Automation Engineer, who can work on implementations, improvements, and patch testing in a large and complex organisation. Responsibilities: Support on automating patch testing and resolution. Maintain existing, and build new automated test script. Select and develop appropriate test automation tools, applying industry best practice. Use risk driven techniques. Ensure proper traceability, version control and configuration management of all test objects developed. Test results analysis. Essential Skills/Experience: Excellent experience with C#, .Net, MS Playwright. Strong exposure to API testing (SOAP and REST) Working knowledge of WinAppDriver (MS) or have transferable skills to this from Appium/Selenium. Purely automation experience in most recent roles. Comfortable in an Agile environment. Can act as SME for Test Automation. Able to develop frameworks as well as writing test cases. Experience working desktop and web-based testing. Desirable Skills/Experience: Visual Studio Azure DevOps Build and Release Pipelines Continuous Integration Git / version control MS Windows Desktop Applications (WinForms, Win32, WPF, Infragistics, VB6) Modern and Legacy Systems Functional UI Testing Agile Development Practices - SDLC QA Methodologies and processes Page Object Model Pattern MS and Oracle relational databases SQL IND_PC3 Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Test Automation Engineer INSIDE IR35 Travel to Scotland (once a month) 6 months We are currently recruiting for a Test Automation Engineer, who can work on implementations, improvements, and patch testing in a large and complex organisation. Responsibilities: Support on automating patch testing and resolution. Maintain existing, and build new automated test script. Select and develop appropriate test automation tools, applying industry best practice. Use risk driven techniques. Ensure proper traceability, version control and configuration management of all test objects developed. Test results analysis. Essential Skills/Experience: Excellent experience with C#, .Net, MS Playwright. Strong exposure to API testing (SOAP and REST) Working knowledge of WinAppDriver (MS) or have transferable skills to this from Appium/Selenium. Purely automation experience in most recent roles. Comfortable in an Agile environment. Can act as SME for Test Automation. Able to develop frameworks as well as writing test cases. Experience working desktop and web-based testing. Desirable Skills/Experience: Visual Studio Azure DevOps Build and Release Pipelines Continuous Integration Git / version control MS Windows Desktop Applications (WinForms, Win32, WPF, Infragistics, VB6) Modern and Legacy Systems Functional UI Testing Agile Development Practices - SDLC QA Methodologies and processes Page Object Model Pattern MS and Oracle relational databases SQL IND_PC3 Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
QA Automation Engineers Credit and Analytics Platform Remote working £45-55k Are you a passionate and experienced QA Automation Engineer looking to make a significant impact in the world of credit and analytics? Look no further. Our client are on a mission to become the leading credit and analytics platform in their chosen markets. They are a dynamic company serving a diverse range of clients in the UK, Europe, and the United States. They specialise in providing cutting-edge lending platforms and analytics capabilities to both commercial and consumer-focused businesses across various asset classes, including invoice discounting, retail finance, unsecured lending, SME funding, and mortgages. The Role We are seeking QA Automation Engineers to perform end to end testing on market-leading applications for renowned household brand clients. You'll be part of a talented team of experienced QA Automation Engineers and you will possess strong skills in test case design and execution, collaborating with cross functional teams, demonstrate expertise in automation frameworks and coding standards and show a good understanding of the SDLC and testing strategies. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: End to end, regression and UAT Testing Automation - Building on current automation frameworks and implementing new scripts. The opportunity to build automation test scripts from scratch and suggesting areas for improvement and supporting the Agile testing process Reporting of the testing status Identifying and creating data for different testing phases Defect tracking Promote forward thinking. The team have a flat structure and everyone has the opportunity to put forward new ideas/ frameworks etc Some of the Tech the team are using: C#, Java, JavaScript, React, SQL, Selenium, JMeter, Cypress, Postman, Jira, Zephyr Squad. Some of the experience you may have had: At least 1 year of Automation testing experience 3 years minimum QA Testing experience Knowledge and use of Quality Management tools Familiar with BDD and TDD tools API testing knowledge (they use Postman) Knowledge of CI/CD Quality Assurance Management Experience working in an Agile environment Great communication skills with the ability to speak with internal and external stakeholders Proactive and forward thinking Remote based with occasional travel. Remuneration flexible, up to £45-55k, depending on experience. If interested please apply and I look forward to working on your application together.
May 01, 2024
Full time
QA Automation Engineers Credit and Analytics Platform Remote working £45-55k Are you a passionate and experienced QA Automation Engineer looking to make a significant impact in the world of credit and analytics? Look no further. Our client are on a mission to become the leading credit and analytics platform in their chosen markets. They are a dynamic company serving a diverse range of clients in the UK, Europe, and the United States. They specialise in providing cutting-edge lending platforms and analytics capabilities to both commercial and consumer-focused businesses across various asset classes, including invoice discounting, retail finance, unsecured lending, SME funding, and mortgages. The Role We are seeking QA Automation Engineers to perform end to end testing on market-leading applications for renowned household brand clients. You'll be part of a talented team of experienced QA Automation Engineers and you will possess strong skills in test case design and execution, collaborating with cross functional teams, demonstrate expertise in automation frameworks and coding standards and show a good understanding of the SDLC and testing strategies. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: End to end, regression and UAT Testing Automation - Building on current automation frameworks and implementing new scripts. The opportunity to build automation test scripts from scratch and suggesting areas for improvement and supporting the Agile testing process Reporting of the testing status Identifying and creating data for different testing phases Defect tracking Promote forward thinking. The team have a flat structure and everyone has the opportunity to put forward new ideas/ frameworks etc Some of the Tech the team are using: C#, Java, JavaScript, React, SQL, Selenium, JMeter, Cypress, Postman, Jira, Zephyr Squad. Some of the experience you may have had: At least 1 year of Automation testing experience 3 years minimum QA Testing experience Knowledge and use of Quality Management tools Familiar with BDD and TDD tools API testing knowledge (they use Postman) Knowledge of CI/CD Quality Assurance Management Experience working in an Agile environment Great communication skills with the ability to speak with internal and external stakeholders Proactive and forward thinking Remote based with occasional travel. Remuneration flexible, up to £45-55k, depending on experience. If interested please apply and I look forward to working on your application together.
Cloud Platform Engineer - SaaS Provider. The Company: Market Leading Software Provider/ SaaS, utilising leading-edge technology, delivering transportation technology, working with the market leaders long-term. They have consistently innovated to create a best in the market, SaaS product, with over two decades of experience in their sector. The Opportunity :We are looking for a CloudPlatform Engineer to play a pivotal role in supporting their core products and associated systems, working in a hybrid role with occasional visits on-site, Ensuring the on-prem infrastructure and AWS cloud estate are ready and available to support the teams, digital services, and customers. Candidates MUST HAVE good experience with AWS, Linux, Docker/ Kubernetes, as well as a commercial background in supporting technical infrastructures (Networks, Storage, Windows etc.). The company offers Hybrid working with 1 day week in the East Midlands office .The role is split as 80% on-prem (with occasional trips to client sites) and 20% cloud-based (AWS). Core technical skills, responsibilities & attributes for the Cloud Platform Engineer role: Proven experience as a Platform/ Infrastructure/ DevOps Engineer, working with Development/QA Teams, with a strong understanding of the development life cycle (Sprints/Scrum and/or Agile etc). MUST HAVE - Linux Systems, Docker/Kubernetes, CICD, Git (or similar), AWS. MUST COME from a strong Infrastructure Engineering background, encompassing - Server configurations, cabinets, network components, Switches & Firewalls. An in-depth (very much a hands-on) technical role, with the personality able to build relationships, first class communicator who can manage their workload and has a strong attention to detail. Provision environments and services that are used by customers, development, engineering, and test teams. Assist in deploying product updates and improving customer experience. Systems Administration Support, Security; User management; Upgrades/Patching; Scripting/Process Automation e.g., Ansible; Monitoring and System Analytics, CI/CD, Environment/Infrastructure Management. Create, manage, and maintain the Infrastructure as Code for the project, deploy and update Docker Stacks to a Docker Swarm, ensuring Lab configurations. The company offers a Hybrid working environment working from home and 1 day per week in their East Midlands office, with a base salary range of £55-60K, depending on experience and a fantastic benefits package including: 27 days annual leave in addition to public holidays, contributory pension, Private healthcare, Income protection, Life Assurance, tailored development and other flexible benefits. Please apply now for a comprehensive specification on the position: Cloud Platform Engineer - SaaS Provider.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Cloud Platform Engineer - SaaS Provider. The Company: Market Leading Software Provider/ SaaS, utilising leading-edge technology, delivering transportation technology, working with the market leaders long-term. They have consistently innovated to create a best in the market, SaaS product, with over two decades of experience in their sector. The Opportunity :We are looking for a CloudPlatform Engineer to play a pivotal role in supporting their core products and associated systems, working in a hybrid role with occasional visits on-site, Ensuring the on-prem infrastructure and AWS cloud estate are ready and available to support the teams, digital services, and customers. Candidates MUST HAVE good experience with AWS, Linux, Docker/ Kubernetes, as well as a commercial background in supporting technical infrastructures (Networks, Storage, Windows etc.). The company offers Hybrid working with 1 day week in the East Midlands office .The role is split as 80% on-prem (with occasional trips to client sites) and 20% cloud-based (AWS). Core technical skills, responsibilities & attributes for the Cloud Platform Engineer role: Proven experience as a Platform/ Infrastructure/ DevOps Engineer, working with Development/QA Teams, with a strong understanding of the development life cycle (Sprints/Scrum and/or Agile etc). MUST HAVE - Linux Systems, Docker/Kubernetes, CICD, Git (or similar), AWS. MUST COME from a strong Infrastructure Engineering background, encompassing - Server configurations, cabinets, network components, Switches & Firewalls. An in-depth (very much a hands-on) technical role, with the personality able to build relationships, first class communicator who can manage their workload and has a strong attention to detail. Provision environments and services that are used by customers, development, engineering, and test teams. Assist in deploying product updates and improving customer experience. Systems Administration Support, Security; User management; Upgrades/Patching; Scripting/Process Automation e.g., Ansible; Monitoring and System Analytics, CI/CD, Environment/Infrastructure Management. Create, manage, and maintain the Infrastructure as Code for the project, deploy and update Docker Stacks to a Docker Swarm, ensuring Lab configurations. The company offers a Hybrid working environment working from home and 1 day per week in their East Midlands office, with a base salary range of £55-60K, depending on experience and a fantastic benefits package including: 27 days annual leave in addition to public holidays, contributory pension, Private healthcare, Income protection, Life Assurance, tailored development and other flexible benefits. Please apply now for a comprehensive specification on the position: Cloud Platform Engineer - SaaS Provider.
I'm hiring a Automation Tester with solid experience of front-end JavaScript-based automation with tools like Playwright and Cypress to join my client. They have an office in Edinburgh and would like people happy to come in once a month, but the rest of the time you can work remotely. They are a FinTech scaleup who develop a platform that helps with investments. They have a great working environment and genuinely care about the culture and their employee well-being as they continue to grow. They also champion flexible working that focuses on delivery and impact, rather than the amount of hours you work. They are now looking for an Automation Tester / SDET to join their UI team. At the moment they are working with JavaScript based tech like Playwright, Cypress, Jest and Mocha. They have recently redeveloped the front end of their products so you have the opportunity to shape how testing looks on this front. You'll ideally also be thinking about things like usability and accessibility and work closely with designers. You'll be embedded within their UI team and also work closely with colleagues from the wider business. You'll work with developers and other members of the team to champion qa and discover untested scenarios and improve test coverage across their products. You'll also get to work with QAs across other teams within the business to bounce ideas off. Their ideal person will be an Automation Tester/ SDET with experience of UI automation with tools like Cypress/ Playwright. They are also open to someone more mid level to someone super experienced. Salary is anywhere from 45,000 up to 70,000 depending on experience (they are open to people more mid level and at the senior end hence the wide range) along with some really good benefits including 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, your birthday off, 6% pension, Private Medical, learning budgets, health and wellbeing platforms, as well as a whole host of other benefits. If you'd like to hear more please apply to Sam Miller at SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment.
May 01, 2024
Full time
I'm hiring a Automation Tester with solid experience of front-end JavaScript-based automation with tools like Playwright and Cypress to join my client. They have an office in Edinburgh and would like people happy to come in once a month, but the rest of the time you can work remotely. They are a FinTech scaleup who develop a platform that helps with investments. They have a great working environment and genuinely care about the culture and their employee well-being as they continue to grow. They also champion flexible working that focuses on delivery and impact, rather than the amount of hours you work. They are now looking for an Automation Tester / SDET to join their UI team. At the moment they are working with JavaScript based tech like Playwright, Cypress, Jest and Mocha. They have recently redeveloped the front end of their products so you have the opportunity to shape how testing looks on this front. You'll ideally also be thinking about things like usability and accessibility and work closely with designers. You'll be embedded within their UI team and also work closely with colleagues from the wider business. You'll work with developers and other members of the team to champion qa and discover untested scenarios and improve test coverage across their products. You'll also get to work with QAs across other teams within the business to bounce ideas off. Their ideal person will be an Automation Tester/ SDET with experience of UI automation with tools like Cypress/ Playwright. They are also open to someone more mid level to someone super experienced. Salary is anywhere from 45,000 up to 70,000 depending on experience (they are open to people more mid level and at the senior end hence the wide range) along with some really good benefits including 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, your birthday off, 6% pension, Private Medical, learning budgets, health and wellbeing platforms, as well as a whole host of other benefits. If you'd like to hear more please apply to Sam Miller at SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment.
Cloud Platform Engineer - SaaS Provider. The Company: Market Leading Software Provider/SaaS, utilising leading-edge technology, delivering transportation technology, working with the market leaders long-term. They have consistently innovated to create a best in the market, SaaS product, with over two decades of experience in their sector. The Opportunity : We are looking for a CloudPlatform Engineer to play a pivotal role in supporting their core products and associated systems, working in a hybrid role with occasional visits on-site, Ensuring the on-prem infrastructure and AWS cloud estate are ready and available to support the teams, digital services, and customers. Candidates MUST HAVE good experience with AWS, Linux, Docker/Kubernetes, as well as a commercial background in supporting technical infrastructures (Networks, Storage, Windows etc.). The company offers Hybrid working with 1 day week in the East Midlands office .The role is split as 80% on-prem (with occasional trips to client sites) and 20% cloud-based (AWS). Core technical skills, responsibilities & attributes for the Cloud Platform Engineer role: Proven experience as a Platform/Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer, working with Development/QA Teams, with a strong understanding of the development life cycle (Sprints/Scrum and/or Agile etc). MUST HAVE - Linux Systems, Docker/Kubernetes, CICD, Git (or similar), AWS. MUST COME from a strong Infrastructure Engineering background, encompassing - Server configurations, cabinets, network components, Switches & Firewalls. An in-depth (very much a hands-on) technical role, with the personality able to build relationships, first class communicator who can manage their workload and has a strong attention to detail. Provision environments and services that are used by customers, development, engineering, and test teams. Assist in deploying product updates and improving customer experience. Systems Administration Support, Security; User management; Upgrades/Patching; Scripting/Process Automation eg, Ansible; Monitoring and System Analytics, CI/CD, Environment/Infrastructure Management. Create, manage, and maintain the Infrastructure as Code for the project, deploy and update Docker Stacks to a Docker Swarm, ensuring Lab configurations. The company offers a Hybrid working environment working from home and 1 day per week in their East Midlands office, with a base salary range of £55-60K, depending on experience and a fantastic benefits package including: 27 days annual leave in addition to public holidays, contributory pension, Private healthcare, Income protection, Life Assurance, tailored development and other flexible benefits. Please apply now for a comprehensive specification on the position: Cloud Platform Engineer - SaaS Provider.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Cloud Platform Engineer - SaaS Provider. The Company: Market Leading Software Provider/SaaS, utilising leading-edge technology, delivering transportation technology, working with the market leaders long-term. They have consistently innovated to create a best in the market, SaaS product, with over two decades of experience in their sector. The Opportunity : We are looking for a CloudPlatform Engineer to play a pivotal role in supporting their core products and associated systems, working in a hybrid role with occasional visits on-site, Ensuring the on-prem infrastructure and AWS cloud estate are ready and available to support the teams, digital services, and customers. Candidates MUST HAVE good experience with AWS, Linux, Docker/Kubernetes, as well as a commercial background in supporting technical infrastructures (Networks, Storage, Windows etc.). The company offers Hybrid working with 1 day week in the East Midlands office .The role is split as 80% on-prem (with occasional trips to client sites) and 20% cloud-based (AWS). Core technical skills, responsibilities & attributes for the Cloud Platform Engineer role: Proven experience as a Platform/Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer, working with Development/QA Teams, with a strong understanding of the development life cycle (Sprints/Scrum and/or Agile etc). MUST HAVE - Linux Systems, Docker/Kubernetes, CICD, Git (or similar), AWS. MUST COME from a strong Infrastructure Engineering background, encompassing - Server configurations, cabinets, network components, Switches & Firewalls. An in-depth (very much a hands-on) technical role, with the personality able to build relationships, first class communicator who can manage their workload and has a strong attention to detail. Provision environments and services that are used by customers, development, engineering, and test teams. Assist in deploying product updates and improving customer experience. Systems Administration Support, Security; User management; Upgrades/Patching; Scripting/Process Automation eg, Ansible; Monitoring and System Analytics, CI/CD, Environment/Infrastructure Management. Create, manage, and maintain the Infrastructure as Code for the project, deploy and update Docker Stacks to a Docker Swarm, ensuring Lab configurations. The company offers a Hybrid working environment working from home and 1 day per week in their East Midlands office, with a base salary range of £55-60K, depending on experience and a fantastic benefits package including: 27 days annual leave in addition to public holidays, contributory pension, Private healthcare, Income protection, Life Assurance, tailored development and other flexible benefits. Please apply now for a comprehensive specification on the position: Cloud Platform Engineer - SaaS Provider.
A prominent company in Edinburgh are looking to hire two experienced QA Engineers. They are a respected organisation who create SaaS products for complex industries. They have made a name for themselves as an employer that truly cares about their employee's career growth (they advocate for professional development and promoting internally!), and who genuinely live the values of the company. You will be very hands-on, with a focus on C# for automation testing - this is an essential skill. You will be carrying out API automation testing helping to design and implement automation frameworks from scratch. You will be actively participating in team meetings and helping to guide and mentor Junior QA's when required. If you're a QA that can take initiative and carry out testing with a Developer mindset then this is definitely an environment that you will flourish in. To sum up, this is a company who can offer lots of career growth in terms of technical skillset, responsibility and promotion. They have created a diverse workforce, can offer different groups for you to join (whether social or more work focused) - so you aren't just siloed to the technical team. They are mainly looking for the following skills/experience: C# experience for automation testing Creating automation test frameworks from scratch Web-based UI testing API testing Some of the team come in regularly to their city centre Edinburgh office, and others only come in infrequently when needed, but all attend at least once a week. They can offer a salary of 50,00- 60,000 depending on experience. With an amazing benefits package including (but not limited to) private healthcare, dental, a generous double matching pension contribution, emergency family care, stocks and an employee assistance programme. If you're a talented QA Engineer looking to join a fast-paced and modern technical environment, please do apply and/or reach out to Olivia at Cathcart Technology for more information.
May 01, 2024
Full time
A prominent company in Edinburgh are looking to hire two experienced QA Engineers. They are a respected organisation who create SaaS products for complex industries. They have made a name for themselves as an employer that truly cares about their employee's career growth (they advocate for professional development and promoting internally!), and who genuinely live the values of the company. You will be very hands-on, with a focus on C# for automation testing - this is an essential skill. You will be carrying out API automation testing helping to design and implement automation frameworks from scratch. You will be actively participating in team meetings and helping to guide and mentor Junior QA's when required. If you're a QA that can take initiative and carry out testing with a Developer mindset then this is definitely an environment that you will flourish in. To sum up, this is a company who can offer lots of career growth in terms of technical skillset, responsibility and promotion. They have created a diverse workforce, can offer different groups for you to join (whether social or more work focused) - so you aren't just siloed to the technical team. They are mainly looking for the following skills/experience: C# experience for automation testing Creating automation test frameworks from scratch Web-based UI testing API testing Some of the team come in regularly to their city centre Edinburgh office, and others only come in infrequently when needed, but all attend at least once a week. They can offer a salary of 50,00- 60,000 depending on experience. With an amazing benefits package including (but not limited to) private healthcare, dental, a generous double matching pension contribution, emergency family care, stocks and an employee assistance programme. If you're a talented QA Engineer looking to join a fast-paced and modern technical environment, please do apply and/or reach out to Olivia at Cathcart Technology for more information.
About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 11 The Role: Manager, Quality Engineering Group: Credit & Risk Services (C&RS) The Impact: As a manager, you will lead in building innovative solutions to test applications across Web/API/DB platforms. Your challenge will be reducing the time to market for products without compromising quality, by leveraging automation and innovation. You will use a wide range of technologies and interact with different internal teams. What's in it for you: Working with a team of highly skilled, ambitious and result-oriented professionals. Using a wide range of cutting-edge technology to innovate while testing. An ever-challenging environment to hone your existing skills in Automation, performance, service layer testing, SQL scripting etc. A great opportunity to think and execute like a software architect while performing the role of QA. Being a part of an organization which values 'Culture of Urgency' and 'Shift Left' approaches. A plenty of skill building, knowledge sharing, innovation and leadership opportunities. Building a fulfilling career with a global financial technology company. Responsibilities: Research, design and build efficient automation/performance frameworks, including test tools and automated test suites that govern whole development cycle for any of our product platforms, based on different Web, Services/APIs and database technologies. Design and develop testing strategy based upon project requirements, lead in test cases creation and execution, analyze and report test results to stakeholders. Work in partnership with the development teams, participate in architecture and design reviews, identify issues and suggest improvements to deliver business functionality on time with required quality. Communicate effectively with major business stakeholders including non-technical audience and senior executives, provide cross-function coordination and collaboration. Estimate and perform risk analysis for complex projects. Prioritize tasks for a team to ensure critical deliverables are completed on time. Analyze quality assurance data and metrics to provide insights, conclusions and solutions for improvement. Mentor a team of engineers and provide technical leadership, skill-building and support to team. Develop action plans to execute initiatives, implement new ideas and best practices. What We're Looking For: 6-8 years of experience in software testing and test automation/performance, with solid, demonstrable understanding of software development and testing practices. 2+ years of experience in leading QA/testing projects and teams Proficiency in programming using Python/C#/Java or other languages Expertise in designing and implementing automated testing solutions for enterprise applications across the application layers (UI/Service/Data layers) and working with developers in building automation/performance friendly code/components Experience working with SOAP and REST service and understanding of SOA architecture Experience of distributed source control systems such as Git Strong knowledge of RDBMS and SQL/PL-SQL, writing queries, stored procedures and scripts Experience of BDD and automation/performance in Agile methodology is highly desirable Experience of testing in CI, DevOps, rolling deployment/upgrade model using well known frameworks is desirable Good Knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS/Azure and experience of testing micro-services, containers, dockers is a plus Expertise in developing test strategy, test plans and test cases, engaging in Exploratory Testing, creating and analyzing Defect Reports and root-cause analysis Experience in identifying performance/load/stress testing needs and planning, using testing tools and analysis of metrics Experience in performance testing tools like HP LoadRunner/Performance Center/StormRunner, JMeter. Experience of working with the Development team to capture and re-use automated unit test cases and other development test objects Experience with debugging tools like: Dev Tools, Network Sniffer, Fiddler etc. Experience in monitoring, profiling and tuning tools e.g. CA Wily Introscope, AppDynamics etc. Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience of delivering effective documentation and presentations Excellent ability to manage project teams, prioritize tasks, track and report progress and ensuring delivery on time. Excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent is preferred About S&P Global Market Intelligence At S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction. For more information, visit . What's In It For You? Our Purpose: Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world. Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence , pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress. Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide-so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all. From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We're committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We're constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference. Our Values: Integrity, Discovery, Partnership At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals. Benefits: We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That's why we provide everything you-and your career-need to thrive at S&P Global. Our benefits include: Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body. Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on. Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills. Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs. Family Friendly Perks: It's not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families. Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards-small perks can make a big difference. For more information on benefits by country visit: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global: At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation - Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. 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May 01, 2024
Full time
About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 11 The Role: Manager, Quality Engineering Group: Credit & Risk Services (C&RS) The Impact: As a manager, you will lead in building innovative solutions to test applications across Web/API/DB platforms. Your challenge will be reducing the time to market for products without compromising quality, by leveraging automation and innovation. You will use a wide range of technologies and interact with different internal teams. What's in it for you: Working with a team of highly skilled, ambitious and result-oriented professionals. Using a wide range of cutting-edge technology to innovate while testing. An ever-challenging environment to hone your existing skills in Automation, performance, service layer testing, SQL scripting etc. A great opportunity to think and execute like a software architect while performing the role of QA. Being a part of an organization which values 'Culture of Urgency' and 'Shift Left' approaches. A plenty of skill building, knowledge sharing, innovation and leadership opportunities. Building a fulfilling career with a global financial technology company. Responsibilities: Research, design and build efficient automation/performance frameworks, including test tools and automated test suites that govern whole development cycle for any of our product platforms, based on different Web, Services/APIs and database technologies. Design and develop testing strategy based upon project requirements, lead in test cases creation and execution, analyze and report test results to stakeholders. Work in partnership with the development teams, participate in architecture and design reviews, identify issues and suggest improvements to deliver business functionality on time with required quality. Communicate effectively with major business stakeholders including non-technical audience and senior executives, provide cross-function coordination and collaboration. Estimate and perform risk analysis for complex projects. Prioritize tasks for a team to ensure critical deliverables are completed on time. Analyze quality assurance data and metrics to provide insights, conclusions and solutions for improvement. Mentor a team of engineers and provide technical leadership, skill-building and support to team. Develop action plans to execute initiatives, implement new ideas and best practices. What We're Looking For: 6-8 years of experience in software testing and test automation/performance, with solid, demonstrable understanding of software development and testing practices. 2+ years of experience in leading QA/testing projects and teams Proficiency in programming using Python/C#/Java or other languages Expertise in designing and implementing automated testing solutions for enterprise applications across the application layers (UI/Service/Data layers) and working with developers in building automation/performance friendly code/components Experience working with SOAP and REST service and understanding of SOA architecture Experience of distributed source control systems such as Git Strong knowledge of RDBMS and SQL/PL-SQL, writing queries, stored procedures and scripts Experience of BDD and automation/performance in Agile methodology is highly desirable Experience of testing in CI, DevOps, rolling deployment/upgrade model using well known frameworks is desirable Good Knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS/Azure and experience of testing micro-services, containers, dockers is a plus Expertise in developing test strategy, test plans and test cases, engaging in Exploratory Testing, creating and analyzing Defect Reports and root-cause analysis Experience in identifying performance/load/stress testing needs and planning, using testing tools and analysis of metrics Experience in performance testing tools like HP LoadRunner/Performance Center/StormRunner, JMeter. Experience of working with the Development team to capture and re-use automated unit test cases and other development test objects Experience with debugging tools like: Dev Tools, Network Sniffer, Fiddler etc. Experience in monitoring, profiling and tuning tools e.g. CA Wily Introscope, AppDynamics etc. Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience of delivering effective documentation and presentations Excellent ability to manage project teams, prioritize tasks, track and report progress and ensuring delivery on time. Excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent is preferred About S&P Global Market Intelligence At S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction. For more information, visit . What's In It For You? Our Purpose: Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world. Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence , pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress. Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide-so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all. From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We're committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We're constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference. Our Values: Integrity, Discovery, Partnership At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. 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Company Description Life can sometimes be unpredictable, and it pays to plan ahead. Our aim at Legal & General Retail is to help our customers plan for the unexpected, achieve financial security for their tomorrow, and protect everything that's important to them. To better understand our customers and meet their needs, we've brought our protection, retirement income, savings, lending and advice, fintech and mortgage businesses under one umbrella. Created at the start of 2022 through the merging of our long-standing and trusted retail retirement and insurance businesses, we're a fast-growing division with big, customer-centred ambitions. Job Description Legal and General Retail's Testing team is looking to hire a Test Automation Lead to join and manage a small team to support a wide range of change and transformation projects. The role will see you own one to two key projects at one time dependant on scale, to provide oversight and occasional deep dives into performance and strategy. You will be working solely on automation testing across a mix of web front end and microservices taking responsibility for the engineering best practices, advocating for governance, and ensuring standardisation of approach as well as updating centralised sites and recording metrics for accurate reporting. What you'll be doing Delivering test automation tasks for multiple concurrent work-streams, adhering to defined standards and aligned to the test automation strategy. Ensuring that the automation framework is functional and fit-for-purpose, with all software components kept up to date. Proactively collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, to ensure that automation tests are developed aligned to user stories and the appropriate test approach. Researching emerging trends and technologies in the test automation field, facilitating continuous improvement in the discipline, and driving forward the test automation strategy. Providing clear, concise reporting for test automation progress, results, and coverage, ensuring that Test Managers, Project Managers, and other stakeholders are empowered with the required information. Coaching and mentoring other test professionals in test automation (technical and conceptual aspects), to develop their skills and expertise, and to enhance the capability of the automation discipline. Seeking opportunities to utilise test automation more effectively, to maximise the value offered by the discipline and to facilitate the application of DevOps and Agile practices. Managing the team in accordance with the Company's policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, so that the team's business objectives are achieved consistently. Qualifications What we're looking for You should have good knowledge of BDD, TDD, automation tool sets and different test processes and methodologies. Good understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Full understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Experience in automation tools like Selenium, Playwright and UFT for legacy applications, and continuous integration tools like Jenkins and GitHub. Experience using Test Management tools to manage test execution and reporting including JIRA Experience of working as part of a QA/test team is essential. Able to demonstrate supportive, communicative, and collaborative approach to working in a team. Additional Information The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow. Since 1836, we've grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. We're all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet. We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it. At L&G, you'll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we're supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance. Today, there's over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us? Great minds don't have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation. We don't just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve. We think it's important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow. We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we're always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Company Description Life can sometimes be unpredictable, and it pays to plan ahead. Our aim at Legal & General Retail is to help our customers plan for the unexpected, achieve financial security for their tomorrow, and protect everything that's important to them. To better understand our customers and meet their needs, we've brought our protection, retirement income, savings, lending and advice, fintech and mortgage businesses under one umbrella. Created at the start of 2022 through the merging of our long-standing and trusted retail retirement and insurance businesses, we're a fast-growing division with big, customer-centred ambitions. Job Description Legal and General Retail's Testing team is looking to hire a Test Automation Lead to join and manage a small team to support a wide range of change and transformation projects. The role will see you own one to two key projects at one time dependant on scale, to provide oversight and occasional deep dives into performance and strategy. You will be working solely on automation testing across a mix of web front end and microservices taking responsibility for the engineering best practices, advocating for governance, and ensuring standardisation of approach as well as updating centralised sites and recording metrics for accurate reporting. What you'll be doing Delivering test automation tasks for multiple concurrent work-streams, adhering to defined standards and aligned to the test automation strategy. Ensuring that the automation framework is functional and fit-for-purpose, with all software components kept up to date. Proactively collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, to ensure that automation tests are developed aligned to user stories and the appropriate test approach. Researching emerging trends and technologies in the test automation field, facilitating continuous improvement in the discipline, and driving forward the test automation strategy. Providing clear, concise reporting for test automation progress, results, and coverage, ensuring that Test Managers, Project Managers, and other stakeholders are empowered with the required information. Coaching and mentoring other test professionals in test automation (technical and conceptual aspects), to develop their skills and expertise, and to enhance the capability of the automation discipline. Seeking opportunities to utilise test automation more effectively, to maximise the value offered by the discipline and to facilitate the application of DevOps and Agile practices. Managing the team in accordance with the Company's policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, so that the team's business objectives are achieved consistently. Qualifications What we're looking for You should have good knowledge of BDD, TDD, automation tool sets and different test processes and methodologies. Good understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Full understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Experience in automation tools like Selenium, Playwright and UFT for legacy applications, and continuous integration tools like Jenkins and GitHub. Experience using Test Management tools to manage test execution and reporting including JIRA Experience of working as part of a QA/test team is essential. Able to demonstrate supportive, communicative, and collaborative approach to working in a team. Additional Information The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow. Since 1836, we've grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. We're all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet. We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it. At L&G, you'll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we're supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance. Today, there's over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us? Great minds don't have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation. We don't just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve. We think it's important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow. We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we're always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.
Company Description Life can sometimes be unpredictable, and it pays to plan ahead. Our aim at Legal & General Retail is to help our customers plan for the unexpected, achieve financial security for their tomorrow, and protect everything that's important to them. To better understand our customers and meet their needs, we've brought our protection, retirement income, savings, lending and advice, fintech and mortgage businesses under one umbrella. Created at the start of 2022 through the merging of our long-standing and trusted retail retirement and insurance businesses, we're a fast-growing division with big, customer-centred ambitions. Job Description Legal and General Retail's Testing team is looking to hire a Test Automation Lead to join and manage a small team to support a wide range of change and transformation projects. The role will see you own one to two key projects at one time dependant on scale, to provide oversight and occasional deep dives into performance and strategy. You will be working solely on automation testing across a mix of web front end and microservices taking responsibility for the engineering best practices, advocating for governance, and ensuring standardisation of approach as well as updating centralised sites and recording metrics for accurate reporting. What you'll be doing Delivering test automation tasks for multiple concurrent work-streams, adhering to defined standards and aligned to the test automation strategy. Ensuring that the automation framework is functional and fit-for-purpose, with all software components kept up to date. Proactively collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, to ensure that automation tests are developed aligned to user stories and the appropriate test approach. Researching emerging trends and technologies in the test automation field, facilitating continuous improvement in the discipline, and driving forward the test automation strategy. Providing clear, concise reporting for test automation progress, results, and coverage, ensuring that Test Managers, Project Managers, and other stakeholders are empowered with the required information. Coaching and mentoring other test professionals in test automation (technical and conceptual aspects), to develop their skills and expertise, and to enhance the capability of the automation discipline. Seeking opportunities to utilise test automation more effectively, to maximise the value offered by the discipline and to facilitate the application of DevOps and Agile practices. Managing the team in accordance with the Company's policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, so that the team's business objectives are achieved consistently. Qualifications What we're looking for You should have good knowledge of BDD, TDD, automation tool sets and different test processes and methodologies. Good understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Full understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Experience in automation tools like Selenium, Playwright and UFT for legacy applications, and continuous integration tools like Jenkins and GitHub. Experience using Test Management tools to manage test execution and reporting including JIRA Experience of working as part of a QA/test team is essential. Able to demonstrate supportive, communicative, and collaborative approach to working in a team. Additional Information The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow. Since 1836, we've grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. We're all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet. We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it. At L&G, you'll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we're supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance. Today, there's over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us? Great minds don't have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation. We don't just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve. We think it's important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow. We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we're always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Company Description Life can sometimes be unpredictable, and it pays to plan ahead. Our aim at Legal & General Retail is to help our customers plan for the unexpected, achieve financial security for their tomorrow, and protect everything that's important to them. To better understand our customers and meet their needs, we've brought our protection, retirement income, savings, lending and advice, fintech and mortgage businesses under one umbrella. Created at the start of 2022 through the merging of our long-standing and trusted retail retirement and insurance businesses, we're a fast-growing division with big, customer-centred ambitions. Job Description Legal and General Retail's Testing team is looking to hire a Test Automation Lead to join and manage a small team to support a wide range of change and transformation projects. The role will see you own one to two key projects at one time dependant on scale, to provide oversight and occasional deep dives into performance and strategy. You will be working solely on automation testing across a mix of web front end and microservices taking responsibility for the engineering best practices, advocating for governance, and ensuring standardisation of approach as well as updating centralised sites and recording metrics for accurate reporting. What you'll be doing Delivering test automation tasks for multiple concurrent work-streams, adhering to defined standards and aligned to the test automation strategy. Ensuring that the automation framework is functional and fit-for-purpose, with all software components kept up to date. Proactively collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, to ensure that automation tests are developed aligned to user stories and the appropriate test approach. Researching emerging trends and technologies in the test automation field, facilitating continuous improvement in the discipline, and driving forward the test automation strategy. Providing clear, concise reporting for test automation progress, results, and coverage, ensuring that Test Managers, Project Managers, and other stakeholders are empowered with the required information. Coaching and mentoring other test professionals in test automation (technical and conceptual aspects), to develop their skills and expertise, and to enhance the capability of the automation discipline. Seeking opportunities to utilise test automation more effectively, to maximise the value offered by the discipline and to facilitate the application of DevOps and Agile practices. Managing the team in accordance with the Company's policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, so that the team's business objectives are achieved consistently. Qualifications What we're looking for You should have good knowledge of BDD, TDD, automation tool sets and different test processes and methodologies. Good understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Full understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Experience in automation tools like Selenium, Playwright and UFT for legacy applications, and continuous integration tools like Jenkins and GitHub. Experience using Test Management tools to manage test execution and reporting including JIRA Experience of working as part of a QA/test team is essential. Able to demonstrate supportive, communicative, and collaborative approach to working in a team. Additional Information The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow. Since 1836, we've grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. We're all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet. We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it. At L&G, you'll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we're supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance. Today, there's over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us? Great minds don't have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation. We don't just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve. We think it's important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow. We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we're always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.
Company Description Life can sometimes be unpredictable, and it pays to plan ahead. Our aim at Legal & General Retail is to help our customers plan for the unexpected, achieve financial security for their tomorrow, and protect everything that's important to them. To better understand our customers and meet their needs, we've brought our protection, retirement income, savings, lending and advice, fintech and mortgage businesses under one umbrella. Created at the start of 2022 through the merging of our long-standing and trusted retail retirement and insurance businesses, we're a fast-growing division with big, customer-centred ambitions. Job Description Legal and General Retail's Testing team is looking to hire a Test Automation Lead to join and manage a small team to support a wide range of change and transformation projects. The role will see you own one to two key projects at one time dependant on scale, to provide oversight and occasional deep dives into performance and strategy. You will be working solely on automation testing across a mix of web front end and microservices taking responsibility for the engineering best practices, advocating for governance, and ensuring standardisation of approach as well as updating centralised sites and recording metrics for accurate reporting. What you'll be doing Delivering test automation tasks for multiple concurrent work-streams, adhering to defined standards and aligned to the test automation strategy. Ensuring that the automation framework is functional and fit-for-purpose, with all software components kept up to date. Proactively collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, to ensure that automation tests are developed aligned to user stories and the appropriate test approach. Researching emerging trends and technologies in the test automation field, facilitating continuous improvement in the discipline, and driving forward the test automation strategy. Providing clear, concise reporting for test automation progress, results, and coverage, ensuring that Test Managers, Project Managers, and other stakeholders are empowered with the required information. Coaching and mentoring other test professionals in test automation (technical and conceptual aspects), to develop their skills and expertise, and to enhance the capability of the automation discipline. Seeking opportunities to utilise test automation more effectively, to maximise the value offered by the discipline and to facilitate the application of DevOps and Agile practices. Managing the team in accordance with the Company's policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, so that the team's business objectives are achieved consistently. Qualifications What we're looking for You should have good knowledge of BDD, TDD, automation tool sets and different test processes and methodologies. Good understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Full understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Experience in automation tools like Selenium, Playwright and UFT for legacy applications, and continuous integration tools like Jenkins and GitHub. Experience using Test Management tools to manage test execution and reporting including JIRA Experience of working as part of a QA/test team is essential. Able to demonstrate supportive, communicative, and collaborative approach to working in a team. Additional Information The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow. Since 1836, we've grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. We're all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet. We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it. At L&G, you'll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we're supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance. Today, there's over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us? Great minds don't have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation. We don't just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve. We think it's important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow. We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we're always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Company Description Life can sometimes be unpredictable, and it pays to plan ahead. Our aim at Legal & General Retail is to help our customers plan for the unexpected, achieve financial security for their tomorrow, and protect everything that's important to them. To better understand our customers and meet their needs, we've brought our protection, retirement income, savings, lending and advice, fintech and mortgage businesses under one umbrella. Created at the start of 2022 through the merging of our long-standing and trusted retail retirement and insurance businesses, we're a fast-growing division with big, customer-centred ambitions. Job Description Legal and General Retail's Testing team is looking to hire a Test Automation Lead to join and manage a small team to support a wide range of change and transformation projects. The role will see you own one to two key projects at one time dependant on scale, to provide oversight and occasional deep dives into performance and strategy. You will be working solely on automation testing across a mix of web front end and microservices taking responsibility for the engineering best practices, advocating for governance, and ensuring standardisation of approach as well as updating centralised sites and recording metrics for accurate reporting. What you'll be doing Delivering test automation tasks for multiple concurrent work-streams, adhering to defined standards and aligned to the test automation strategy. Ensuring that the automation framework is functional and fit-for-purpose, with all software components kept up to date. Proactively collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, to ensure that automation tests are developed aligned to user stories and the appropriate test approach. Researching emerging trends and technologies in the test automation field, facilitating continuous improvement in the discipline, and driving forward the test automation strategy. Providing clear, concise reporting for test automation progress, results, and coverage, ensuring that Test Managers, Project Managers, and other stakeholders are empowered with the required information. Coaching and mentoring other test professionals in test automation (technical and conceptual aspects), to develop their skills and expertise, and to enhance the capability of the automation discipline. Seeking opportunities to utilise test automation more effectively, to maximise the value offered by the discipline and to facilitate the application of DevOps and Agile practices. Managing the team in accordance with the Company's policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, so that the team's business objectives are achieved consistently. Qualifications What we're looking for You should have good knowledge of BDD, TDD, automation tool sets and different test processes and methodologies. Good understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Full understanding of a variety of test analysis techniques and their implementation. Experience in automation tools like Selenium, Playwright and UFT for legacy applications, and continuous integration tools like Jenkins and GitHub. Experience using Test Management tools to manage test execution and reporting including JIRA Experience of working as part of a QA/test team is essential. Able to demonstrate supportive, communicative, and collaborative approach to working in a team. Additional Information The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow. Since 1836, we've grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. We're all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet. We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it. At L&G, you'll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we're supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance. Today, there's over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us? Great minds don't have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation. We don't just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve. We think it's important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow. We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we're always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.
Salary: Up to £130k base + c.£40k bonus Experience: 5+ years Job Description Fantastic opportunity for a skilled QA with a proven track record in test automation to join one of the world's most prestigious hedge funds. You will draw on your financial services experience to plan, document and execute tests against software products, including core trading infrastructure components and market connectivity systems. You will join a global Fixed Income team, facing off to Portfolio Managers and Quants, and working with them in the different trading pods. Your work will be a mix of building, running and analysing the results of automated test cases, improving system testability (alongside developers), and implementing automated solutions for regression, interoperability, stress and latency testing. The successful QA Engineer will enjoy facing off to the business, and have outstanding communication skills across all levels of technical understanding. Skills and Experience Required Substantial quality assurance experience within financial services technology Strong FIX protocol knowledge is a must-have, versions FIX 4.2 - FIX 5.0 Demonstrable ability to build automated test cases and harnesses, plus Unix experience Experience testing the following products: Equities, Options, FX and Futures Bachelor's (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, from a top-tier university Desirable Knowledge of Fixed Income products (Bonds, ETF), RFQ workflow, and familiarity with trading venues Shell scripting skills are a big plus Rewards and Incentives Significant salary + bonus Greenfield work / big impact Very collaborative culture, ideas are implemented Contact If you feel you're suitable for this role, want to hear about similar positions, or would like help hiring similar developers for your company, please send your CV or get in touch: Richard Allan (0)
May 01, 2024
Full time
Salary: Up to £130k base + c.£40k bonus Experience: 5+ years Job Description Fantastic opportunity for a skilled QA with a proven track record in test automation to join one of the world's most prestigious hedge funds. You will draw on your financial services experience to plan, document and execute tests against software products, including core trading infrastructure components and market connectivity systems. You will join a global Fixed Income team, facing off to Portfolio Managers and Quants, and working with them in the different trading pods. Your work will be a mix of building, running and analysing the results of automated test cases, improving system testability (alongside developers), and implementing automated solutions for regression, interoperability, stress and latency testing. The successful QA Engineer will enjoy facing off to the business, and have outstanding communication skills across all levels of technical understanding. Skills and Experience Required Substantial quality assurance experience within financial services technology Strong FIX protocol knowledge is a must-have, versions FIX 4.2 - FIX 5.0 Demonstrable ability to build automated test cases and harnesses, plus Unix experience Experience testing the following products: Equities, Options, FX and Futures Bachelor's (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, from a top-tier university Desirable Knowledge of Fixed Income products (Bonds, ETF), RFQ workflow, and familiarity with trading venues Shell scripting skills are a big plus Rewards and Incentives Significant salary + bonus Greenfield work / big impact Very collaborative culture, ideas are implemented Contact If you feel you're suitable for this role, want to hear about similar positions, or would like help hiring similar developers for your company, please send your CV or get in touch: Richard Allan (0)
Group Overview: The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist. About Liquidnet: Liquidnet is a leading technology-driven, agency execution specialist that intelligently connects the world's investors to the world's investments. Since our founding in 1999, our network has grown to include more than 1,000 institutional investors that collectively manage $33 trillion in equity and fixed income assets. Our network spans 46 markets across six continents. We built Liquidnet to make global capital markets more efficient and continue to do so by adding additional participants, enabling trusted access to trading and investment opportunities, and delivering the actionable intelligence and insight that our customers need. Role Overview: Liquidnet is seeking an exceptional Senior QA Engineer to join the Regulatory Reporting Technology team. This individual will be a part of part of a dynamic, agile technology team directly involved in Liquidnet's fast-growing electronic trading businesses. The role involves testing of services and web applications for middle office. Role Responsibilities: Perform exploratory, functional, regression, integration, and system testing of regulatory reporting applications Design, write, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases for regulatory reporting related applications Identify, report, and track software issues and bugs Collaborate with stakeholders (business analysts, developers, product owners, end-users, vendors, and others) to understand business requirements and stakeholders' needs Analyse system logs, configurations and other system data using common technology tools for test confirmation and defect analysis Contribute to the design and improvement of the automation testing framework Participate in the creation of test scenarios for capacity, load, and performance testing Serve as second or third tier support for production issues Responsible for bug management process and issue identification and tracking (bug advocacy). Experience / Competences: Essential Extensive software Quality Assurance experience Relevant experience with Python language (for writing automated tests) Experience with SQL and Linux Understanding of testing methodologies, including test case design, test scripting, defect analysis, defect reporting, and defect tracking Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate and document testing plans and results Solid understanding of product development lifecycles and iterative development methods with a commitment to quality and excellence Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, adapting testing efforts to meet project needs and deadlines Strong sense of ownership and self-sufficiency Desirable Knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Git Experience with Regulatory Reports (Transaction Reporting / CAT reporting) Not The Perfect Fit? Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us. Company Statement We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement. Not The Perfect Fit? Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us. Company Statement We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement. Location UK - City Quays - Belfast
May 01, 2024
Full time
Group Overview: The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist. About Liquidnet: Liquidnet is a leading technology-driven, agency execution specialist that intelligently connects the world's investors to the world's investments. Since our founding in 1999, our network has grown to include more than 1,000 institutional investors that collectively manage $33 trillion in equity and fixed income assets. Our network spans 46 markets across six continents. We built Liquidnet to make global capital markets more efficient and continue to do so by adding additional participants, enabling trusted access to trading and investment opportunities, and delivering the actionable intelligence and insight that our customers need. Role Overview: Liquidnet is seeking an exceptional Senior QA Engineer to join the Regulatory Reporting Technology team. This individual will be a part of part of a dynamic, agile technology team directly involved in Liquidnet's fast-growing electronic trading businesses. The role involves testing of services and web applications for middle office. Role Responsibilities: Perform exploratory, functional, regression, integration, and system testing of regulatory reporting applications Design, write, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases for regulatory reporting related applications Identify, report, and track software issues and bugs Collaborate with stakeholders (business analysts, developers, product owners, end-users, vendors, and others) to understand business requirements and stakeholders' needs Analyse system logs, configurations and other system data using common technology tools for test confirmation and defect analysis Contribute to the design and improvement of the automation testing framework Participate in the creation of test scenarios for capacity, load, and performance testing Serve as second or third tier support for production issues Responsible for bug management process and issue identification and tracking (bug advocacy). Experience / Competences: Essential Extensive software Quality Assurance experience Relevant experience with Python language (for writing automated tests) Experience with SQL and Linux Understanding of testing methodologies, including test case design, test scripting, defect analysis, defect reporting, and defect tracking Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate and document testing plans and results Solid understanding of product development lifecycles and iterative development methods with a commitment to quality and excellence Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, adapting testing efforts to meet project needs and deadlines Strong sense of ownership and self-sufficiency Desirable Knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Git Experience with Regulatory Reports (Transaction Reporting / CAT reporting) Not The Perfect Fit? Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us. Company Statement We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement. Not The Perfect Fit? Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us. Company Statement We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement. Location UK - City Quays - Belfast
Job Description Group Overview The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist. TP ICAP's Fusion platform is a multi-asset liquidity platform that is driving the transition of TP ICAP's Global Broking business from voice to electronic protocols. The platform enables clients to smoothly access TP ICAP's liquidity pools across all products, asset classes, brands and regions. It has been recognized as the OTC trading platform of the year by Risk Magazine Role Overview As a Full-stack Software Engineer at TP ICAP you will be part of a talented team delivering business critical software for the internal broking division and their external customer base. You will work within the Observability team integrating OpenTelemetry into the Fusion Platform and help build and maintaining Observability Platform Tooling and Capabilities. This role will be an important part in steering the future direction of Observability, setting the standards and guardrails for all Fusion teams and the organisation as a whole building world class Observability at TP ICAP. Role Responsibilities Work closely with the Senior Tooling and Automation Engineer to design/build/deploy and maintain an Observability solution to align to the IT strategy/vision. Work across Fusion and other Engineering Teams in TPICAP to integrate the Observability solution into the codebase. Work in partnership with QA to ensure the delivery of quality software. Communicate with governance streams to ensure adherence to and development of process, quality and architectural design Deliver against both Functional and Non-functional requirements. Take Ownership/Accountability for development of key features and drive to completion. Communicate effectively on progress and ensure impediments are raised early to minimise impact on the delivery. Take part in incident management to ensure Production defects are rectified based on their criticality and severity and to a sufficient standard. Guide and support team in implementation and adherence to Change Control principles Ensure inter-project dependencies and projects risks are understood and managed Use technical experience to collaborate with architecture to guide software solutions Experience / Competences Essential Demonstrate and current experience of hands-on Full-Stack Software Engineering using either Java or Microsoft c#, Typescript, JavaScript and scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell Experience of Application Lifecycle Management Tools and technologies such as Source Code Management; git, DevOps platforms; gitlabs, TeamCity Experience of and understanding of the importance of maintaining code quality using Unit/Integration/e2e testing tools such as N\XUnit, Moq, Jasmine, Cucumber. Utilising Quality Assurance expertise to automate regression. Desired OpenTelemetry - instrumentation and use of OTEL solutions APM Experience - AppDynamics\ DataDog \ Dynatrace AWS OpenSearch\Elastic, and ingestion tooling \ Cribl Grafana & Prometheus Knowledge and use of Cloud Technologies and concepts preferably on AWS or Azure/GCP etc. Experience of OO design principals such SOLID / DRY / YAGNI to create maintainable, self-documenting and high quality code. Experience of utilising Dev(Sec)Ops to automate and minimise delivery times from Development to Production e.g. utilising CI\CD Use of and working with Containerization to aid deployability, testing and loose coupling. Agile exponent to speed up delivery, reduce risk and provide maximum value to the end users Knowledge of the Broking \ Trading business domain Knowledge or application of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Not The Perfect Fit? Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us. Company Statement We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement. Location UK - City Quays - Belfast
May 01, 2024
Full time
Job Description Group Overview The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist. TP ICAP's Fusion platform is a multi-asset liquidity platform that is driving the transition of TP ICAP's Global Broking business from voice to electronic protocols. The platform enables clients to smoothly access TP ICAP's liquidity pools across all products, asset classes, brands and regions. It has been recognized as the OTC trading platform of the year by Risk Magazine Role Overview As a Full-stack Software Engineer at TP ICAP you will be part of a talented team delivering business critical software for the internal broking division and their external customer base. You will work within the Observability team integrating OpenTelemetry into the Fusion Platform and help build and maintaining Observability Platform Tooling and Capabilities. This role will be an important part in steering the future direction of Observability, setting the standards and guardrails for all Fusion teams and the organisation as a whole building world class Observability at TP ICAP. Role Responsibilities Work closely with the Senior Tooling and Automation Engineer to design/build/deploy and maintain an Observability solution to align to the IT strategy/vision. Work across Fusion and other Engineering Teams in TPICAP to integrate the Observability solution into the codebase. Work in partnership with QA to ensure the delivery of quality software. Communicate with governance streams to ensure adherence to and development of process, quality and architectural design Deliver against both Functional and Non-functional requirements. Take Ownership/Accountability for development of key features and drive to completion. Communicate effectively on progress and ensure impediments are raised early to minimise impact on the delivery. Take part in incident management to ensure Production defects are rectified based on their criticality and severity and to a sufficient standard. Guide and support team in implementation and adherence to Change Control principles Ensure inter-project dependencies and projects risks are understood and managed Use technical experience to collaborate with architecture to guide software solutions Experience / Competences Essential Demonstrate and current experience of hands-on Full-Stack Software Engineering using either Java or Microsoft c#, Typescript, JavaScript and scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell Experience of Application Lifecycle Management Tools and technologies such as Source Code Management; git, DevOps platforms; gitlabs, TeamCity Experience of and understanding of the importance of maintaining code quality using Unit/Integration/e2e testing tools such as N\XUnit, Moq, Jasmine, Cucumber. Utilising Quality Assurance expertise to automate regression. Desired OpenTelemetry - instrumentation and use of OTEL solutions APM Experience - AppDynamics\ DataDog \ Dynatrace AWS OpenSearch\Elastic, and ingestion tooling \ Cribl Grafana & Prometheus Knowledge and use of Cloud Technologies and concepts preferably on AWS or Azure/GCP etc. Experience of OO design principals such SOLID / DRY / YAGNI to create maintainable, self-documenting and high quality code. Experience of utilising Dev(Sec)Ops to automate and minimise delivery times from Development to Production e.g. utilising CI\CD Use of and working with Containerization to aid deployability, testing and loose coupling. Agile exponent to speed up delivery, reduce risk and provide maximum value to the end users Knowledge of the Broking \ Trading business domain Knowledge or application of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Not The Perfect Fit? Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us. Company Statement We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement. Location UK - City Quays - Belfast
DevOps Engineer Emerging Technology, Capital Markets, LSEG Join our team and help us build the future of financial services on blockchain technology. This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge products and services that will transform the way we interact with financial markets. DMI (Digital Markets Infrastructure) is an ambitious project: large-scale, complex and uses a range of blockchain architecture patterns, with numerous stakeholders (internal and external) and use cases. The work is focused on the tokenisation of financial instruments, i.e. as digital assets. We seek candidates with an interest in the financial markets with experience of working on large projects. This is a chance to work on an innovative, intellectually challenging project backed by the influential reach of London Stock Exchange Group. Reporting into the DMI engineering manager (under the Director of Emerging Technology).The ideal candidate will play a vital role in developing, maintaining, and enhancing our continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure, ensuring high-quality software delivery and uptime. Role Responsibilities • Implement, manage, and optimize Cloud deployments and automations of DMI applications. • Design and manage container orchestration solutions using Kubernetes and similar technologies. • Implement, maintain, and optimize containerization for DMI services (e.g. via Docker). • Automate infrastructure provisioning and scaling (e.g. Terraform). • Integrate security best practices into the DevOps lifecycle, ensuring robustness against vulnerabilities. • Collaborate closely with software engineers, QA, and other teams to ensure efficient deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of applications. • Keep up to date with the latest industry trends, tools, and best practices in DevOps and cloud infrastructure. Candidate Profile • Computer science, software engineering, or relevant technical background required. • 3+ years of professional experience in DevOps and infrastructure management. • Solid experience in Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform. • Deep understanding of security best practices in cloud infrastructure and application deployment. • Deep understanding of scaling, availability and cloud resiliency models, patterns and designs. • Commercial awareness and knowledge of financial services desirable. • Excellent communicator, able to interact with stakeholders at all levels. • Vision and creativity: Ability to anticipate potential infrastructure challenges and provide innovative solutions. • Innovation: Interest in new technologies and continuous improvement methodologies. • Leadership: Lead and own infrastructure projects, ensuring timely and efficient delivery. Technical Skills • Expertise in managing Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) workloads and deployments. • Proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform. • Deep knowledge of security best practices in cloud and DevOps contexts. • 3+ years of specific experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). • Familiarity with blockchain/DLT desirable. LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG's ticker symbol is LSEG. People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential. We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers. LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions. Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity. LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it's used for, and how it's obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject . If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.
May 01, 2024
Full time
DevOps Engineer Emerging Technology, Capital Markets, LSEG Join our team and help us build the future of financial services on blockchain technology. This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge products and services that will transform the way we interact with financial markets. DMI (Digital Markets Infrastructure) is an ambitious project: large-scale, complex and uses a range of blockchain architecture patterns, with numerous stakeholders (internal and external) and use cases. The work is focused on the tokenisation of financial instruments, i.e. as digital assets. We seek candidates with an interest in the financial markets with experience of working on large projects. This is a chance to work on an innovative, intellectually challenging project backed by the influential reach of London Stock Exchange Group. Reporting into the DMI engineering manager (under the Director of Emerging Technology).The ideal candidate will play a vital role in developing, maintaining, and enhancing our continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure, ensuring high-quality software delivery and uptime. Role Responsibilities • Implement, manage, and optimize Cloud deployments and automations of DMI applications. • Design and manage container orchestration solutions using Kubernetes and similar technologies. • Implement, maintain, and optimize containerization for DMI services (e.g. via Docker). • Automate infrastructure provisioning and scaling (e.g. Terraform). • Integrate security best practices into the DevOps lifecycle, ensuring robustness against vulnerabilities. • Collaborate closely with software engineers, QA, and other teams to ensure efficient deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of applications. • Keep up to date with the latest industry trends, tools, and best practices in DevOps and cloud infrastructure. Candidate Profile • Computer science, software engineering, or relevant technical background required. • 3+ years of professional experience in DevOps and infrastructure management. • Solid experience in Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform. • Deep understanding of security best practices in cloud infrastructure and application deployment. • Deep understanding of scaling, availability and cloud resiliency models, patterns and designs. • Commercial awareness and knowledge of financial services desirable. • Excellent communicator, able to interact with stakeholders at all levels. • Vision and creativity: Ability to anticipate potential infrastructure challenges and provide innovative solutions. • Innovation: Interest in new technologies and continuous improvement methodologies. • Leadership: Lead and own infrastructure projects, ensuring timely and efficient delivery. Technical Skills • Expertise in managing Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) workloads and deployments. • Proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform. • Deep knowledge of security best practices in cloud and DevOps contexts. • 3+ years of specific experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). • Familiarity with blockchain/DLT desirable. LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG's ticker symbol is LSEG. People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential. We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers. LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions. Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity. LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it's used for, and how it's obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject . 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Salary: £90 - £130k base + c.25-40% bonus Experience: 5+ years Job Description Fantastic opportunity for a skilled QA with a proven track record in test automation to join one of the world's most prestigious hedge funds. You will draw on your financial services experience to plan, document and execute tests against core components of the algorithmic trading & execution systems. You will join a global team that faces off to Portfolio Managers and Quants from Fixed Income and Commodities trading pods. Your work will be a mix of developing automated test cases, enhancing current testing frameworks and harnesses, as well as working with developers to ensure best practices for building testable systems. The successful QA Engineer will enjoy facing off to the business, and have outstanding communication skills across all levels of technical understanding. Skills and Experience Required At least 5 years' QA experience within financial services technology Skilled in one or more programming languages (Java preferred) with experience writing and maintaining automated tests Demonstrable ability of developing and using test frameworks/harnesses, and tools such as Selenium, TestComplete, or HP UFT/QTP Familiarity with scripting languages & knowledge of Unix/Linux OS Bachelor's (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, from a top-tier university Desirable Experience with messaging infrastructure (e.g. Solace, Aeron, etc.) Experience with electronic trading or trade booking & processing systems, as well as working knowledge of Fixed Income & Commodities financial instruments and markets Rewards and Incentives Significant salary + bonus Greenfield work / big impact Very collaborative culture, ideas are implemented Contact If you feel you're suitable for this role, want to hear about similar positions, or would like help hiring similar developers for your company, please send your CV or get in touch: Richard Allan (0)
May 01, 2024
Full time
Salary: £90 - £130k base + c.25-40% bonus Experience: 5+ years Job Description Fantastic opportunity for a skilled QA with a proven track record in test automation to join one of the world's most prestigious hedge funds. You will draw on your financial services experience to plan, document and execute tests against core components of the algorithmic trading & execution systems. You will join a global team that faces off to Portfolio Managers and Quants from Fixed Income and Commodities trading pods. Your work will be a mix of developing automated test cases, enhancing current testing frameworks and harnesses, as well as working with developers to ensure best practices for building testable systems. The successful QA Engineer will enjoy facing off to the business, and have outstanding communication skills across all levels of technical understanding. Skills and Experience Required At least 5 years' QA experience within financial services technology Skilled in one or more programming languages (Java preferred) with experience writing and maintaining automated tests Demonstrable ability of developing and using test frameworks/harnesses, and tools such as Selenium, TestComplete, or HP UFT/QTP Familiarity with scripting languages & knowledge of Unix/Linux OS Bachelor's (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, from a top-tier university Desirable Experience with messaging infrastructure (e.g. Solace, Aeron, etc.) Experience with electronic trading or trade booking & processing systems, as well as working knowledge of Fixed Income & Commodities financial instruments and markets Rewards and Incentives Significant salary + bonus Greenfield work / big impact Very collaborative culture, ideas are implemented Contact If you feel you're suitable for this role, want to hear about similar positions, or would like help hiring similar developers for your company, please send your CV or get in touch: Richard Allan (0)