Test Lead

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I am looking for an experienced Test Lead to join my client based in central London on a 6-month initial contract basis.In this role, you will be supporting testing activities for various projects covering front office technology.

'€¢Responsible for the Managing  and delivering a number of projects across the Front Office to the highest quality, on time and within budget'€¢Able to coordinate projects spread across different business units and regions.'€¢Manage key stakeholder relationships'€¢Undertake planning, execution, and reporting of testing activities'€¢Draft test plans for projects'€¢Adhere to the test processes set out in the Test Plan.'€¢Hands-on and being able to help Design and execute test cases as per the planned test schedule if needed.'€¢Ensure any deviation to the test plan is reported to the portfolio test manager and relevant project stakeholders.'€¢Comply with the organisation's governance policies and procedures.'€¢Support and coordinate business users with UAT testing

Functional / Technical Competencies:

'€¢Good Understanding of EFX and MARKIT applications'€¢Investment Banking Experience'€¢Working knowledge of FX, Fixed Income, IHS Markit

Work Experience:

'€¢5+ years' experience working as a Test Lead.'€¢Investment Banking or Financial Services sector experience(essential)'€¢Strong experience in test coordination across multiple regions (essential)'€¢Experience in application testing (essential)'€¢Experience of Bloomsburg, Thomson Reuters and i360 Services (beneficial)'€¢Experience working in an agile environment (essential)'€¢Stakeholder management experience (essential)

Education / Qualifications:

'€¢Degree level qualified'€¢ISEB/ISTQB certified at least to the foundation level

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