Test Lead

About the Role

We are looking for a talented Test Lead to join our Technology and Operations Team who will be responsible for the integrity of system testing and acceptance activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for the integrity of system testing and acceptance activities, within a development or integration project or programme. Co-ordinate the execution of system testing and acceptance activities for a development project with Quality Assurance Engineering team members / business representatives as appropriate.

• Accept responsibility for creation of test cases using own in-depth technical analysis of both functional and non-functional specifications (such as reliability, availability, throughput, security, recoverability, continuity, maintainability, efficiency, usability, performance and portability) to determine test requirements. Specify requirements for environment, data, resources and tools.

• Conduct early life cycle validation and verification. Plan, estimate and schedule phase tests.

• Design and produce re-usable test scripts (including simple automated test scripts and packages), procedures and regression test packs (with expected results) to test new and amended software or services. Produce plans to test the effect of new and changed software on existing systems.

• Interpret, execute and document complex test scripts using agreed methods and standards.

• Monitor progress, and document test failures and successes compared with pre-defined criteria, creating traceability records, from test cases back to requirements, in accordance with agreed standards. Provide reports on progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with the overall project.

• Review test results and modifies tests if necessary. Report on system quality and metrics on test cases. Record and analyse actions and results and maintains a defect register.

• Use normal operating facilities, diagnostic tools, technical manuals, test scripts and systems documentation to identify, diagnose and report on system errors.

• Provide specialist advice, guidance and assistance to colleagues on any aspect of test planning and execution.

• Review and test non-functional aspects of systems at a high-level

• Guide team members on the practices of testing and prioritise their tasks to achieve results ready for milestones.
   

About You

Essential: 

• Holds ITSQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level or higher (ITSQB-BCS Advanced Technical Test Analyst or Advanced Test Analyst)
• Good understanding of the development lifecycle, and the role of software testing. Takes a logical and analytical approach to problem solving and pays close attention to detail.
• Experience working in a Digital / Mobile / Web.
• Ability to communicate and inspire confidence with more senior technical and non-technical audiences.
• Working knowledge with a test management and other tools – e.g. Jira, Zephyr Scale, HP ALM, JMeter, LambdaTest etc
• Solid experience in Agile methodologies and JIRA;
• Self-starter who can work well with all functional levels in the organization;
• Excellent in spoken and written English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Desirable: 

• Basic understanding of building test automation framework using Node JS
• Bachelor degree level or holds a relevant professional qualification or a relevant IT apprenticeship at level 3 and additional experience

Queries

Please contact suki.chan@oup.com with any queries relating to this position.