Test Engineer / Specialist

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Role: Test Engineer / Specialist / Associate Manager

Location: London, Manchester

Travel: Must be willing to be based at and travel to client sites throughout the UK

We have roles available across the following Accenture career levels depending on skills and experience:

Senior Analyst: from £31,424

Specialist / Team Lead: from £36,725

Associate Manager: from £42,570

Job Type: Permanent

Reference: 00423227

Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

Accenture Technology powers our clients to achieve high performance with best in class established and emerging technologies. We are able to extend our technology and business capabilities by working closely with market leaders and innovators to provide our clients with the best specialised skills and tailored solutions.

With Accenture Technology you will deliver everything from point solutions for a single business function to large, long term outsourcing services, to complex systems integration installations spanning multiple businesses and functions.

We are focused on aligning IT with business priorities, enabling a digital Accenture and driving down the cost of IT, while working to provide all of our employees with the capabilities to run a high-performing business!

What responsibilities will you have?

You will be joining the Accenture UK/I Test Practice which supports multiple industries and a broad range of services from strategic test consulting advice through to test delivery across all test disciplines. Test and Quality Assurance are some of the highest growth areas within the IT service market, and are critical capabilities for delivering business change to support our clients. Our Test Practice is at the forefront of driving new IT delivery methods such as agile and dev ops, and collaborates with many advanced technology vendors to utilise the latest tooling, AI and automation capabilities.

You would be joining a high performing team and play a pivotal role in the continued success of our testing services. You will work with test professional who passionate for testing leveraging new technologies to ensure testing is faster, more efficient while ensuring coverage and quality. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

Qualifications

What skills & experience are we looking for?

Develop high-quality test packs using waterfall or agile methodology leveraging test tools such as Quality Centre, JIRA or Rational Tester

Good knowledge and understanding of software development, QA processes & the Testing industry

Experience in NewIT or Dev Ops enabled testing: substantial knowledge of the test tools market & an understanding of how testing is evolving within new delivery models.

Good stakeholder management skills at client-site environment to agree test approach, test scenarios/user stories and defect management.

What academic qualifications do you need?

ISTQB Qualified (or clearly demonstrate equivalent experience)

What’s in it for you?

All of our Technology professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialisation. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialised skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with others. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

On top of this, we have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, gym subsidies, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

What are the next steps?

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialised skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions"underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network"Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us atwww.accenture.com.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Closing Date for Applications 31/08/2017

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.