Junior User Acceptance Tester

The Junior User Acceptance Tester is to establish test criteria for multiple types of change based on business requirements and communicating test conditions to internal staff and team leader.  The Junior User Acceptance Tester will maintain direct relationships with other experts and change stakeholders across the organisation and will be expected to be accurate and timely reporting on the status of UAT and escalation of issues with support of UAT team leader.

Key Responsibilities

• Analysis and interpretation of Business Requirements and where necessary obtain further information from Business Analysts as part of the review cycle/signoff process and give recommendations to the Project
• Review and Analysis of Functional Specifications and Design Layout Specification to identify required testing conditions
• Production of test scenarios scripts and other UAT documentation including final sign off on changes before release into production.
• Execution of UAT against previously defined and signedoff business requirements and test cases
• Support in creation/amended to existing processes & procedures based on the changes being implemented.
• Responsible for providing UAT updates to stakeholder and business sponsor.
• Report & escalate any defects/issues found during UAT period.
• Responsible for liaising with Operational Training Manager to ensure Training material is in line with the changes being released by providing functional overview.
• Establish good working relationships across the business regarding the changes; including Project Managers Business Analysts Business Application Support IT members of Operational teams
• Provide sign off on product testing during rate changes on out front book platform.
• Provide Operation Support from technical knowledge perspective including BAU activities
• Responsible in the creation of User Stories for Operational CI changes including Benefits analysis

Qualifications :

• Experience of working as a team or an individual
• Banking or financial services experience Operational/Service background (preferred however not necessary as training provided)
• Experience in supporting change (preferred however not necessary as training provided)
• Strong analysis evaluation and problemsolving skills
• Ability to review both business and technical documentation
• Good computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft applications
• Good communication skills

Technical

• Computer literate (good knowledge of MS Office suite Excel Word PowerPoint)
• Ability to understand and fully comply with documented processes and procedures
• Experience of JIRA or other test management tools (preferable however not necessary as training provided)

Interpersonal

• Adaptable & Flexible
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Accuracy & Attention to detail
• Establishes effective working relationships at all levels
• Customer Focused approach

Additional Information :

Your Wellbeing We take your health and wellbeing very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns mental wellbeing and more general queries around family work housing and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle Its important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when youre enjoying your leisure time.

• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexiholiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution Were focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime