Test Engineer

UNUM ,
Basingstoke, Hampshire

Overview

Job Description

Job Posting End Date: 06/14 We are Unum (pronounced you-num) and we're one of the UK's leading employee benefits companies. That means we sell Income Protection, Critical Illness cover, Life insurance and Dental insurance through the workplace. You may not have heard of us before, so you probably don't know that we've been around for over 40 years and protect over 1.6 million people in the UK. General Summary:If you are an experienced Test Engineer looking for your next challenge, then consider a move to Unum. We are offering a rare chance to help revolutionise the way we deliver digital products, we'll rely on you to ensure the quality delivery of the defined goals of an agile team and get testing done efficiently, effectively and with the minimum of disruption. You'll also play a critical role in mentoring junior engineers to ensure we're nurturing future talent. Identifying the necessary integration testing effort and proactively partnering across agile teams to ensure appropriate testing that doesn't impact on other teams will be important too. And, when it comes to researching third party/cloud solutions and how best to manage quality deliverables on them, again, we'll count on you to deliver. To succeed, you'll need to be a mid to senior level deep application and test technology skillset subject matter expert with commercial experience of automation in Selenium and C#. You have experience in API testing using SOAPUI and can write SQL queries to a high standard. You will also be required to perform manual testing when required. Well-organised, methodical and collaborative, you're, self-motivated, results-driven, have great attention to detail and take an analytical and logical approach to problem solving. You're a strong team player too - someone who has the communication skills it takes to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and areas across the organisation. What's more, you're familiar with Agile Development Methodologies, have a strong focus on quality delivery and delighting customers and set yourself high standards in terms of delivery. Test Certifications such as ISTQB, CSM, CSD and/or CSP would be useful, but are not essential. #LI-GL1 This is a great opportunity to work for a UK subsidiary of a global organisation, we look after our employees, offer a great work-life balance, generous benefits, a professional challenge and fantastic career opportunities. Unum are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, Unum is committed to providing adjustments for people with disabilities during all phases of the hiring process. Please reach out to us to let us know if you if you require accommodations on the basis of a disability. Please send any requests to CareersUK@unum.co.uk. Company: Unum UK A Fortune 500 company, Unum's family of 10,000 employees spans three countries and dozens of office locations. Our employees focus each day on delivering financial protection benefits to millions of workers and their families when they need it most. The Unum enterprise includes Unum in the U.S. and U.K., Colonial Life and Starmount Life Insurance - each a market leader in making disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision insurance accessible in the workplace. Unum is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for any applicant with a disability. If you are disabled and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process please contact us by submitting a request here. As we continue to operate our business during the coronavirus pandemic, we have modified the way we recruit, interview, and onboard talent to keep employees and candidates safe and healthy. Click here for more information.