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Introduction

As a Lead Test Specialist at IBM, your analytical and technical skills will directly impact the quality of the software we create. Come work in an agile environment where you will help each iteration reach the next level. Whether the testing is manual, automated, or cognitive, you hold a key role in releasing the best deliverables to IBM'ers and our clients.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Test Strategy Development: Develop a comprehensive test strategy and plan to ensure the quality and reliability of the CRM solution.

Team Management: Manage and lead the QA team, including assigning tasks, setting priorities, and providing guidance and support.

Process Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in the QA process and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Defect Management: Oversee the defect tracking and resolution process, ensuring timely and effective communication with development teams.

Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates to stakeholders on testing progress, issues, and resolutions, and ensure alignment with project goals.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Required skills:

• Knowledge of web technologies including java, JavaScript, OpenAPI, React.

• Knowledge of test automation and associated test tooling e.g., Cucumber, Jenkins & Puppeteer.

• Knowledge of the project lifecycle in software delivery.

• Understanding of testing process, techniques, and their application.

• An aptitude for understanding the more technical elements of a system and the environments, how the systems interface and connect.

• Attention to detail.

Desired skills:

• Testing background with experience in interface/connectivity testing.

• Knowledge of ERP systems and associated business processes.

• Experience of Atlassian tools; Confluence, JIRA, XRAY

Oracle HCM and/or Oracle ERP knowledge.

• Experience of Integration testing.

• Familiarity with cloud computing concepts.

• Ability to thrive in an ever changing, technology based Consulting environment, using agile.

As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK for at least a 2-year period prior to applying.

For certain projects, all applicants must be British nationals with 5 years of unbroken residency, ideally 10 years.

Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Knowledgeable on design, creation and execution of functional and/or non-functional test cases; experience with tool (or similar tools) such as: Confluence, JIRA, Selenium, Test Data Management Tools, Performance Testing Tools

About Business UnitIBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

Your Life @ IBMIn a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.