Test Analyst - Identity Services Tooling

End Date Wednesday 10 May 2023 Salary Range £35,656 - £44,570
Agile Working Options Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary A Test Analyst position has arisen within the Identity Services Tooling team within IT Cyber Security. The role is primarily to provide analytical support to a team focussed on delivery of automation for Identity and authentication/authorisation services to Lloyds Banking Group. Job Description Here at Lloyds Banking Group we’re building the bank of the future, and we want your help to ensure we do that with security at the heart of all our change. With over 26 million customers, we’re the UK’s largest Retail and Digital Bank, and with 100,000 colleagues, the scale of services, customers, and colleagues you can help protect is EPIC.
We love to do things differently in CSO. We encourage our employees to challenge the status quo and to come up with new and innovative idea. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Sounds an exciting prospect, right?
As a test analyst within the Identity Services Tooling Team within the banks CSO function you'll provide analytical support to a team focussed on delivery of automation for Identity and authentication/authorisation services to Lloyds Banking Group.
As part of the Colleague IAM Lab within the Chief Security Office. The role is primarily to provide
You'll assist in creating and setting the direction and approach for Automated Testing to support the ongoing development of products and projects. You'll be working alongside developers to influence the design of testable code and platform engineers to integrate your tests into Continuous Delivery pipelines. The choice of tools, technologies and approaches will be wide and varied and you'll have a strong influence over quality practices within the project.
The role requires a rigid focus on delivery of agreed milestones as development is performed in line with a closely controlled release schedule. These releases contain a mixture of product fixes, patches and new or revised functionality delivered as part of the business project portfolio.
Join us in the Identity Services Tooling team where you will;

• Engaging with the wider team and understand the project delivery roadmap and align the test planning and execution plan working with IST Test delivery lead and Automation SME
• Analysing test requirements, designing, and producing re-usable test scripts; specifying requirements for environments, data and test tools required.
• Taking responsibility to write and execute test plans in support of deployments.
• Overcoming development obstacles to deliver quality testing on time.
• Reviewing test artefacts produced by peers.
• Reviewing test results and modifying the test suite, as necessary.
• Defining and creating test cases from the analysis of non-functional specifications.
• Designing and implementing functional and performance test scripts, and security tests.
• Analysing requirements for test automation, designing, and implementing the technical solution regardless of approach.

You’ll have prior experience in:

• Defining clear and concise functional and non-functional requirements, writing automated test scripts using automated testing tools
• Experience writing & executing test plans
• Experience in working in Agile delivery teams
• Experience in the delivery of projects, through all phases of the Project Lifecycle; from Requirements Capture, through Functional and Technical Design, Development, Testing, Implementation and Support.
• Knowledge and experience in GitHub, Jenkins, JIRA/Xray, Selenium, SoapUI, and BDD
• And any of the following would be great to see:
• Experience of working an Identity function would be beneficial but not essential.
• Experience in Cucumber/ Intelli-J

In return, you'll get:

You'll get the stretch and opportunity to learn new technologies within a well-funded organisation and take your next step up the career ladder into bigger and more complex roles. You'll also will also enjoy a diverse, energising, and informal environment that focuses on teamwork and providing equal opportunity with working patterns beyond the standard 9-5.
You’d get a benefits package that includes a salary of £41-46000 subject to experience and location plus;
A performance related bonus

• Generous pension contribution
• 30 Days leave plus bank holidays
• Private health cover & much more

We're dedicated to giving you opportunities and support to develop you both expertly and personally to optimise your potential.
As a new colleague, you’ll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain, and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel encouraged and valued.
If this opportunity sounds like a great match we'd love to hear from you where together we make it possible. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.