ALM Testing Lead

Northampton

As a Barclays ALM Testing Manager, you will have an exciting chance to join our team and be responsible for driving on the overall testing function for the team, managing up to 10 colleagues. It will be your responsibility to manage, execute and plan all aspects of the testing plan while liaising with relevant teams of business analysts, product owners and development leads.
Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

Collaborating with development teams, business analysts & end users to design & execute rigorous test plans

Maintaining & managing testing environments to ensure they are fit for purpose

Supporting all testing activities across the full software development life cycle

Participating in agile ceremonies to provide valuable testing insight & input into the project

Championing best practices and push for excellence the quality of the product being shipped

Delivering nonfunctional testing (e.g. Performance Testing)

What we’re looking for:

Significant experience in designing & executing functional & nonfunctional testing

Experience in coordinating system integration testing across multiple applications

Excellent stakeholder management skills

Skills that will help you in the role:

Degree in numerate subject (e.g. maths, computer science etc)

Prior working experience in Treasury/Finance domains

Experience working in an Agile development environment

Where will you be working?

Northampton was the birthplace of Barclaycard in 1966 and we've been based in Pavilion Drive since the building opened in 1997. This state-of-the art energy efficient building holds up to 2,500 staff. The office location is perfect for travel from the midlands and London alike as we are based just off the A45, it is easily accessible by both car and bus routes.

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