Test Consultant

Role Overview We're looking for an experienced Test Consultant to join Nest's Testing & Quality Assurance team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. Working across a range of business and technology change initiatives, you'll support the planning, coordination and assurance of testing activities, working closely with suppliers, stakeholders and subject matter experts to help ensure solutions meet Nest's quality expectations and business requirements. The role offers the opportunity to work within a complex delivery environment, providing testing expertise, oversight and support throughout the project lifecycle. The minimum criteria for this role are:

• Extensive testing experience gained within large and complex IT delivery programmes.
• Experience working within structured project delivery environments, including Agile methodologies.
• Experience using test management tools to manage testing activities and produce test reporting and metrics.
• Experience reviewing requirements, test coverage and test evidence to identify risks, gaps and quality concerns.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working collaboratively across business teams, suppliers and project stakeholders.

Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential. At Nest, you’ll have access to a range of learning opportunities to learn, grow and build the skills you need to be successful in your role and career.Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal  attributes  required for this role. Flexible and agile working Everyone's personal situation is different.To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

• hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required) 
• reduce or vary working hours
• reduce or vary the days worked
• work compressed hours
• job share

Click here to see the benefits we offer at Nest.For more information about our recruitment process click here Directorate/Department Overview The Testing and Quality Assurance Team (T&QA) plays an integral role in the development lifecycle of projects delivered by Nest.The department is responsible for:

• Ensuring solutions delivered by suppliers meet Nest's functional and non-functional requirements
•  Supporting and overseeing supplier testing activities, undertaking User Acceptance Testing and providing quality assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Reviewing supplier test plans, test coverage, execution progress and evidence
• Identifying, managing and reporting quality risks, issues and defects
• Working collaboratively with suppliers and stakeholders to support the successful delivery of change 

Organisational Overview Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme. We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications. If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact: .