Test Lead - Data Platforms - 12 Month FTC
Posted Today by Chaucer Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Test Lead at Chaucer is responsible for overseeing the acceptance of software deliveries and coordinating test team activities for the Snowflake platform. This role involves managing integration testing, ensuring compliance with functional and non-functional requirements, and maintaining system documentation. The Test Lead also plays a key role in identifying opportunities for risk reduction and business efficiency improvements. This position supports a flexible hybrid working environment within a leading insurance group.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and conduct integration testing to ensure software deliveries meet acceptance criteria.
- Ensure code and supporting documentation are fit for purpose, meeting both functional and non-functional requirements.
- Maintain system documentation and ensure processes conform to Chaucer requirements.
- Raise and manage JIRA tickets for timely issue remediation.
- Identify opportunities to reduce risk, improve business efficiency, and deliver business benefits.
- Contribute to improving the SDLC and upskilling colleagues.
Key Skills:
- Relevant industry experience, preferably within Insurance.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good understanding of data through hands-on experience in IT systems.
- Proactive, determined, and resilient with a positive attitude.
- Degree or equivalent experience in-lieu.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
About Us Chaucer is a leading insurance group at Lloyd's, the world's specialist insurance market. We help protect industries around the world from the risks they face. Our customers include major airlines, energy companies, shipping groups, global manufacturers and property groups. Our headquarters are in London, and we have international offices in Copenhagen, Miami, Dubai and Singapore to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website www.chaucergroup.com
Job Profile Summary The Test Lead is responsible for the acceptance of software deliveries and collateral artefacts supporting the delivery of test plans. Also for co-ordinating test team activities leading to the successful delivery of Snowflake components into the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environment. The Test Lead may also be required to both assist and advise users with UAT testing. This role supports the Snowflake platform in delivering best of breed testing practice based around a core skillset of Snowflake, ELT, and other disparate tooling according to demand.
Job Description Work with Solution Architects and Development teams to both manage and conduct integration testing enabling software deliveries to pass acceptance criteria and governance gates. Be responsible for ensuring code and supporting documentation is fit for purpose meeting both functional and non-functional requirements. Maintain system documentation and ensure process conforms to Chaucer requirements meeting tooling, operational support and audit requirements. Raise and manage JIRA tickets for the timely remediation of issues. Identify opportunities to reduce risk, reduce cost, improve business efficiency and deliver business benefits. Contribute to both improving the SDLC and upskilling colleagues.
Skills and Competencies Relevant industry experience, preferably within Insurance. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Good understanding of data through previous hands-on contribution to design, development and implementation of IT systems. Proactive, determined and resilient with a positive attitude.
Education Degree or equivalent experience in-lieu
Why Chaucer An established market leading Insurer, where over the past 5 years, the Chaucer Group has seen significant and successful growth. In 2019, we wrote $1.4bn of Gross Written Premium, closed 2023 with $2.7bn, and are on track to write well over $3bn in 2024. This is an exciting time for Chaucer; we have the people, the platforms, the expertise and the relationships to continue our recent success. We will remain focused on the areas where we can provide the most expertise and value to our brokers and clients.
Hybrid working We have no appetite to change this, whilst the market is steadily moving back to 4/1 working days, we are continuing to operate on a much more flexible hybrid basis with Heads of teams working closely with employees to strike a balance of what works best in their area. Our approach has been immensely popular and a successful way of working for the business and all employees at Chaucer.
Chaucer is committed to diversity , actively values difference and respects people regardless of the protected characteristics which are outlined in the Equality Act 2010 (UK legislation) as a result of the Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (EU legislation). A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace are core to our success as a business and integral to our winning strategy and culture. We recruit from the widest available pool of talent, and our hiring, assessment and selection process is fair, free from bias and one which ensures we select the right person for the job, based on merit. We are committed to promoting a culture that actively values difference, and recognises that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect throughout their employment. We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles and encourage you to outline your needs during the interview process.
Benefits – Extensive, non-contributory benefits, including pension, medical insurance, life insurance, flexi benefits, options for buying and selling holidays, not to mention a diverse and inclusive culture, we pride ourselves on managing employees welfare. We have a wide range of other benefits on offer.