For one of our clients in Birmingham we're looking for a freelance (contract) Tester:
Project overview:
The client is completing the technical separation of it’s On Premise SharePoint platform, following it’s split from a major energy provider. This requires new infrastructure, moving of content, reintegration of interfaces, with nominal impact to the wider business. There will be no change to the functionality and underlying software versions.
Tasks:
Define and manage a test plan and test approach
Develop and document use cases, create and execute test scripts
Coordinate and undertake testing to confirm the new platform is fit for purpose, prior to wider business testing (UAT)
Set up and manage a test issues log (IT and User Acceptance Tests)
Liaise with Project Manager, Technical Support and UAT testers to analyse test issues, review / test proposed solutions and prioritise issues.
Planning, deploying and managing testing effort at each stage
Coordinate user acceptance testing
Arrange and lead regular test reviews
Test reporting and evaluation
Manage approvals of test stage exits and overall acceptance of testing
Based at UK Office, with some travel to Dusseldorf, Germany (covered by client)
Coordinate activities of additional IT test resource, if required / available
Assurance of the product quality
Required skills:
Test management
Previous experience of test management / testing
Previous experience and good understanding of test lifecycle / test phases
Excellent written and verbal communication (English)
Experience of tracking and analysing test issues
Test lead for UAT
Self-organising and time focused delivery
Strong stakeholder and expectations management
Experience of testing Microsoft SharePoint technologies
Broad technical knowledge
Test management tools and techniques
Good understanding of project lifecycle
Able to work in virtual teams
Risk analysis
ISTQB or BCS Software Testing / Test Management Certification
Business fluent English language skills
Nice-to-have:
Experience of working in Energy and Utilities Sector
Experience of testing SharePoint and integrated Archiving Solutions (Opentext AGA Archiving, Brava), Scanning Solutions (Kofax)
Start: ASAP Location: Birmingham Duration: 4-6+ months Project language: English