Lead Systems Tester

1 week ago


Chadderton, United Kingdom The Guinness Partnership Full time

**About Us**

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of social housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services to around 140,000 customers nationwide. Of our 65,000 homes, more than 70% are let at a socialor affordable rent, while around 10,000 are owned or part-owned by the people who live in them.

Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homesand improving services.

**About the role**

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Tester to join our Guinness Team on a permanent contract. This is a full-time vacancy, working 35 hours per week based in Oldham - Bower House. We are currently operating hybrid working, which offersthe opportunity to work 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. Specific days to be agreed during the on-boarding process.

The overall purpose of the role is to test newly developed Information Systems and developed changes to operational Information Systems supporting the Guinness Partnership

**What we’re looking for**

We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do, so you’ll not only be highly self-motivated with the rigour to pursue goals, but you’ll also be a confident collaborator, networker and relationship builder with a willingness to go the extramile to get the job done.

We want our senior testers to take a lead in defining our test strategies, test policies and our testing capabilities. You’ll be able to work with key stakeholders to ensure we’re reducing the risks associated with making changes to our systems in the mosteffective and efficient ways possible. You’ll be a strong advocate for improving the capabilities the team delivers within the organisation and be able to mentor others within the team.

**You’ll be able to demonstrate**:
**Essential**:

- Proven experience of testing Information Systems
- Experience of delivering Information Systems development projects
- Good oral and written communications
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office

**Desirable**:

- Knowledge of Social Housing and Social Care
- Knowledge of ITIL
- Knowledge of specific systems testing methodologies and strategies.
- Knowledge of systems development methodologies

**Essential qualifications**:

- ISTQB - ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CFTL)

**Desirable Qualifications**:

- Microsoft and/or Oracle Professional Certification
- Prince2 or equivalent



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