Job Vacancy UAT Assistant Manager

Job Title: UAT Assistant Manager

Salary: £36,700 - £47,700

Location Cambridge, Hybrid, minimum of 2 days a week in the Cambridge office

Contract: Permanent, Full-time, 35 hours per week

An exciting opportunity to join a dedicated testing team located within the Customer Services area in a world-class publishing and assessment organisation.

We are focused on providing excellent and professional Quality Assurance services to internal stakeholders to ensure the best possible experience for our customers and test-takers all over the world.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

• Reporting to the UAT Manager, you will be part of a team responsible for carrying out the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) for applications developed across many of the organisation's initiatives, which include computer-based testing, e-learning and web-based stakeholder support systems.
• You will be required to task-manage members of the team and co-ordinate several projects simultaneously: deputising for the work of the UAT Manager, and attending senior strategy and planning meetings on a regular basis.
• The role will also involve the detailed preparation and execution of test cases for the various applications across different environments, the logging of defects and reporting to project stakeholders on testing progress.
• As a UAT Assistant Manager, you will also be required to work with project managers and developers, etc. to ensure that defects are categorised, prioritised and resolved within agreed timescales.

About you

• You will be required to demonstrate a high level of general IT expertise within an MS Windows environment, including thorough knowledge of database and website technologies.
• You will need to have thorough knowledge of structured test methods and processes, and experience of working with formal methodologies such as V-Model, Agile and Waterfall.
• Experience in using JIRA, qTest, HP Quality Centre, or similar test management software is essential.
• You will have a formal software testing or equivalent computing-related qualification.
• Previous experience of working in an IT support or software testing environment is required.
• You will also have experience of managing/task managing colleagues - ideally in a software testing environment.
• You must be confident in communicating and dealing with people at all levels, enthusiastic, and able to work in a high-pressure environment as part of a close-knit team.
• You must have a methodical and detailed approach to your testing work, but also be able to think strategically and engage with the wider system including meeting the requirements of senior stakeholders, and have outstanding communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail is essential, as is a genuine customer-centric approach.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Sunday 17 th November 2024. Interviews may take place before the closing date so don't delay in submitting your application. We reserve the right to close the advert early.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

"Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for."

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.