Job Introduction

Turning Point has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Test Engineer to join our team. The purpose of this role will be to define, document and perform unit and regression test cases using Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, Jenkins and Katalon Studio for example and cloud based testing platforms.

As a leading social enterprise and backed by Turning Point’s experience over 55 years, we are driven to provide the highest quality of care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in our society and our digital platforms are key to see the potential of people and empower them to make the changes needed to live life well.

Role Responsibility

Quality and Assurance

• Liaise with development managers to understand application development plans to enable test planning to be carried out effectively
• Ensure that testing documentation is produced to allow the business to make informed go/no go decisions for individual applications based on residual risk information
• Embed and enforce industry standard best practices in testing
• Provide advice and guidance to others on the necessary processes and practices of effective testing
• Gather metrics to measure the quality of applications and the effectiveness of testing

Insight and Innovation

• Implement a process to retrospectively review project quality performance to inform a continuous improvement plan
• Research appropriate testing tools and technologies and develop plans for their adoption where appropriate and cost effective
• Maintain and develop automated testing processes with appropriate tooling

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience of testing web/cloud based applications and at least 2 years of Automation testing. In addition:

• Be well versed with Automation Tool – Katalon Suite and its use
• Have the ability to build automation framework from scratch (TestNG, Jenkins)
• Be proficient in ANSII standard SQL
• Experience with JIRA or JIRA like platforms

Desirable but not essential experience:

• Previous experience of clinical applications such as Carepath, Rio, System One, Millennium or Cambio
• Knowledge of HR systems such as Midland HR’s iTrent
• Knowledge of Finance systems such as Sun Systems

About us

Why Turning Point?

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• Comprehensive learning and development opportunities so we can invest in your future – we’re proud to have a silver accreditation from Investors in People. Choose from our range of courses to gain recognised qualifications
• 31 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 33 days. Plus the option to buy or sell additional holidays and spread the cost
• An exclusive discounts hub for TP colleagues, to help make your money go further – including high street shopping, pubs and restaurants, mobile phones, gym memberships, and much more. You’ll also have access to the Blue Light Card, for even more discounts and savings!
• Flexible working solutions to support your work-life balance
• Life Assurance of up to 3x annual salary and a competitive Pension Scheme to support your savings and security
• Access to our Rightsteps Therapy service – free, confidential telephone based counselling sessions, access to an online wellbeing platform, and a Financial Education hub to support your total wellbeing
• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including a Digital GP, legal advice and more – all free to you and your immediate family
• Recognition awards to recognise colleagues’ inspirational work and dedication, as well as Long Service bonuses to celebrate your commitment to us
• Flexible benefit options including a Cycle to Work scheme and interest-free Season Ticket Loans
• A £300 bonus if you successfully refer a friend as a new colleague through our Refer a Friend scheme, as a thanks from us!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive sufficient applicants before the advertised closed date.

Turning Point