British CouncilHiring for Senior Analyst Software Testing at Noida, Uttar Pradesh Full Time

Location: Noida, South Asia, IN

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other’s strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Job Title: Senior Analyst Software Testing

Purpose of job:
The DevOps Test Engineer role at British Council is fundamental to helping with our QA approach within the organisation. The DevOps Test Engineer will work within an agile scrum-based delivery team as the ‘champion of quality’. As a DevOps Test Engineer, you will work with others in the QA team to drive the improvement of processes and tools; along with assisting the development and up-skilling of fellow team members. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in moving Quality forward.

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Driving QA and the test approach with the team

Involvement in requirements, user story and acceptance criteria creation and review

Participating in Sprint Planning and driving the quality aspect for every change

Supporting the Scrum Master/Delivery Manager in delivering quality products

Risk assessment of changes then creating and running appropriate test plans

Test preparation, including, creating and reviewing test cases and the creation of manual and automation scripts

Test execution, including exploratory, manual and automated tests

Leading the defect management within your team

Reporting on QA progress and highlighting any issues that need escalation

Review the artefacts created by the team to ensure that the quality of the delivered solution fulfils the business requirements and adheres to British Council’s strategic vision

Supporting other team members

Working with other QA Engineers, Solutions Architects, Engineers, Business Analysts, Product owners and various other areas to ensure our quality approach is consistent

Being aware of and understanding the impact to QA of any new technologies being introduced

Sharing experiences and learning points gained whilst working in assigned projects with the other members of technology community.

Experience areas:
Strong working experience in testing and QA

Excellent working knowledge of:
Preparation and execution of automated test scripts using Selenium Webdriver, Protractor

Preparation and execution of manual test scripts

Test Planning

Test data requirements

Defect Management and Triage

Test Management Tools

Database / SQL good understanding

A proactive approach

Excellent multi-tasking skills

Strong communication skills are an absolute must

Process orientated

A strong sense of ownership and accountability for work undertaken

Adaptable and flexible in approach

Good grasp on how to write good user stories and acceptance criteria in the Gherkin format

Strong desire and thirst for learning

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Team player with the ability to work well with others

Good prioritization skills

Ability to create traceability between tests and requirements / designs

Understands the benefits and differences between UI/API/Integration and Unit testing.

Intermediate level of experience in IT Support or Service Management and with two to four years’ experience in QA / Software Tester.

Strong well-rounded demonstrable knowledge of all aspects of QA including Functional and Non-Functional Testing

Proven experience of working on the successful delivery of complex, highly performing and high-quality software systems within a team context.

iSQTB Foundation level certification.

Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:
(including people management and finance)

Application Testing – Level 4 Defines and creates test cases from analysis of both functional and non-functional specifications (such as reliability, efficiency, usability, maintainability and portability). Produces test scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services. Specifies requirements for environment, data, resources and tools. Interprets, executes and documents complex test scripts using agreed methods and standards. Records and analyses action and result and maintains a defect register. Reviews test results and modify tests if necessary. Provides reports on progress, anomalies, risks and issues. Produces reports on system quality and metrics on test cases. Executes functional tests and authors significant revisions to test materials as necessary through the dry run and official test phases. Maintains defect reports and updates reports following regression testing. Defines and runs test cases and creates integration and system test scripts and configuration test questionnaires from functional requirement documents. Contributes to test planning, scheduling, and managing test resources; leads formal test execution phases on larger projects. Understands the functional design of software products / suites being tested and their underlying technologies to facilitate authoring test ware, diagnosing system issues, and ensuring that tests accurately address required business functionality. Clarifies ambiguous areas with technical teams. Production, review, update and maintenance of a variety of technical documentation including but not limited to; requirements specification, technical specification, functional specification. Runs test scripts to ensure systems comply with functional specifications and products are released without defects.

Essential Skills:
At least 4 years working experience in testing and QA

Excellent working knowledge of:
Preparation and execution of automated test scripts using Selenium Webdriver, Protractor

Preparation and execution of manual test scripts

Test Planning

Test data requirements

Defect Management and Triage

Test Management Tools

A proactive approach

Excellent multi-tasking skills

Strong communication skills are an absolute must

Process orientated

A strong sense of ownership and accountability for work undertaken

Adaptable and flexible in approach

Good grasp on how to write good user stories and acceptance criteria in the Gherkin format

Strong desire and thirst for learning

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Team player with the ability to work well with others

Good prioritization skills

Ability to create traceability between tests and requirements / designs

Understands the benefits and differences between UI/API/Integration and Unit testing.

Technical Specialism

Maintains an awareness of current developments in the technical specialism.

Identifies opportunities to apply the technical specialism within employing organization and closely associated organizations, such as customers, suppliers and partners, and advises those responsible.

Information Security

Ensure that their workforce is aware of the information security policies and comply with them

Ensures that the team complies to ISO 27001 and IGA related requirements

Send account opening requests effectively

Disable accounts immediately for leavers and Absconders /on long leaves

Document and monitor / review access levels of his/her team

Provide security awareness and education to team

Manage Records to ensure compliance to Freedom of information act.

Ensure incidents of their respective functions are closed within SLAs

Qualifications:
Graduate

Further Information

Pay Band – 6

Contract Type – FTC Till 31/03/2022

Department/Country-GIS/ India – Noida

Closing Date – 5/Jan/2022

Other Requirements: Must have rights to work in India

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

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