JOB SUMMARY

Are you ready to lead testing excellence for major public sector IT projects that support the Scottish Public Pensions Agency?
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency is an Agency of the Scottish Government. Our principal role is to administer the pensions for employees in the National Health Service, Teachers’, Police and Fire-fighters’ pension schemes in Scotland. The Agency administers these public service pension schemes on behalf of Scottish Ministers with an annual pension spend to over 200,000 pensioners of more than £2.5 billion.
As Senior QAT Analyst, you will be responsible for developing test approach for major projects, focusing on risk based prioritisation This role will report into the IT Division in Business Transformation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

This role is aligned to the Quality Assurance Test Analyst within the Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) Job Family.
You can find out more about the skills required, here.
These skills are assessed by technical assessment. Full details of the assessment and skills being assessed will be shared in advance with all candidates invited to this stage.

EXPERIENCE:

• Lead Criterion: Proven experience of coaching and mentoring testers and SMEs on test techniques and frameworks
• Experience of leading functional testing exercises
• Knowledge/qualification on industry standards for Testing as part of the SDLC
• Experience of working in an agile, multi-disciplinary team environment, collaborating effectively with stakeholders at all levels

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coach and mentor test analysts, advising on test techniques and frameworks.
• Work closely with project manager, 3rd party supplier and business stakeholders to ensure test governance is adhered to as part of SDLC.
• Responsible for test status reporting, defect management and test closure documentation for assigned projects.
• work closely with the Test Manager to promote and advocate for Testing best practice across the Agency.
• Lead on functional testing planning, scripting and execution on assigned major projects.