Test Governance
1 month ago
Job Description
abrdn is a global asset management firm dedicated to creating long-term value for our clients. We focus on innovative solutions and sustainable practices, leveraging cutting-edge technology and deep industry expertise. Join us to be part of a team that values excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Test Governance and Standardization Lead to drive our testing strategy within a product-driven development environment. This role will focus on enhancing our agile practices and advancing our test automation capabilities, ensuring that our products meet the highest quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
Test Governance Develop and implement a comprehensive test governance framework. Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Establish and maintain testing policies, procedures, and best practices across the organization. Lead regular audits and assessments to ensure adherence to testing standards. Standardization Define and standardize test processes and methodologies to improve efficiency and consistency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure standardized testing practices are integrated into the product development lifecycle. Create and maintain documentation for standardized testing practices and guidelines. Test Automation Help lead the design, development, and implementation of robust test automation frameworks. Identify opportunities for automation across the testing lifecycle to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort. Ensure that automated tests are reliable, maintainable, and scalable. Mentor and train team members on best practices in test automation. About the Candidate The Test Governance and Standardization Lead will possess the following: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Strong experience in software testing, with a focus on test governance and standardization – using JIRA/Confluence and Azure DevOps. Proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks (Python, Selenium, C#). Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and drive change. Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process. Our benefitsThere's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.
Our business
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients' changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
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