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Hastings Direct

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1001 - 5000 employees

💰 Private Equity Round on 2013-10

Hastings Group is a fast growing, agile, digitally focused general insurance provider providing services to the UK car, van, bike and home insurance market. Big enough to compete but small enough to grow, the Group has strong relationships with all major price comparison websites, a cost effective digital marketing model and a focus on customer retention.

📋 Description

• Create and manage the release test schedules for a number of systems. • Develop, Automate and Own test suites on web, portal and remote based applications to help regression test each change/release and reduce manual effort • Understand requirements, solution designs and define appropriate test plans for review and sign off by systems owners, often across multiple systems. • Help identify any gaps in testing and support the business in developing solutions which could reduce manual test effort. • Undertake testing against test plans and coordinate any testing by system SME’s where required, ensuring test evidence is recorded. • Lead the logging, triage of defects identified in UAT and ensure that any blockers are well communicated and being prioritized by the system supplier. • Conduct manual and exploratory testing where required. • Ensure all testing pre-requisites are identified and met before the development and testing begins. • Help manage the test environments and ensure the environment suite is cost-efficient. • Send daily test execution reports to stakeholders that present a true position of UAT testing.

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstratable experience in frontend, backend and API testing. • Understanding of different methodologies like Agile, waterfall and Hybrid • Test Automation experience with programming language like Java or Python, SQL and Selenium Web-driver • Knowledge and experience in using tools like IntelliJ or Virtual Studio Code, Jmeter and Postman • Atleast basic understanding of how cloud architecture works • Adaptable and able to respond effectively to a changing IT, project and business environment. • Actively listens to the views of colleagues and business leaders, but also have the strength of character to challenge where required • Ability to learn and adapt quickly to understand the Loans e2e customer journey • Flexibility adjust to different projects and business areas where the test process may vary.

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail • Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus • Financial wellbeing – as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes – discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support • Mental wellbeing programme – we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more ….