This is a hybrid role, with 3 days based in our central Leeds office.
The Test Engineer will report into the QA Test Manager and be responsible for defining and conducting manual (functional, integration, regression and UAT tests) and automated tests, adhering to standards and procedures to validate the suitability of the software in test.
Collaboration within cross-functional teams alongside software developers and project teams is essential, contributing to the creation and execution of test plans, test cases, and reports on both functional and non-functional requirements in a blend of agile and waterfall environments.
Dealing with a variety of stakeholders, internal and external, stakeholder management is also a key part of this role and needs someone with very strong stakeholder management skills.
Due to the small size of the QA Team at UKIB, you will need to be comfortable working on your own initiative with minimal supervision.

• Expert level of understanding of all test phases across the SDLC and the application of them
• ISTQB tester accredited, with significant testing experience
• Experience of using testing tools such as Azure Dev Ops (Test Plans), Jira, ALM to capture testing artifacts and results
• Ability to influence stakeholders and technical resources to assist them in delivering business outcomes
• Experience in UI testing, Database testing and API testing experience, ideally using Postman
• History of working with SQL and other Data technologies
• Experience in Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
• Experience in Automation of front and back-end systems and apps (design, build, execute and maintain)
• Experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in Agile and Waterfall deliveries, with hands-on experience of participating in and contributing to Agile ceremonies

• Any knowledge of MS Azure, MS Dynamics 365, 4th Generation Banking platforms and Workday configuration
• Knowledge and understanding of business processes associated with financial service organisations, ideally in Corporate Banking
• Experience coding in Python
• Experience of Selenium Web Driver.

• Strong communication, engagement and influencing skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to articulate solutions in a business context
• Clear business acumen, patience, pragmatism, strong judgemental and problem-solving skills to solve problems and make recommendations
• Effectively communicate findings to both technical and non-technical colleagues
• Excellent attention to detail
• Outstanding written and verbal presentational skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and third-party suppliers, especially where testing occurs across multiple parties and vendors
• Able to confidently deal with challenging situations
• Self-motivated, well organised and comfortable with continuous improvement, working to agreed objectives, targets and timescales
• Self-starter with ability to work on their own initiative in a small team with minimal supervision and able to prioritise own work effectively.