Test Specialist

Job Title: Test Specialist
Location: NW London (near Hendon)
Contract Duration: 12 months+
Clearance: SC or NPPV (or eligibility for fast-track NPPV clearance)
Rate: 351/day to 471/day
Work Policy: 3 days in office or customer site per week

My Client is seeking an experienced Test Specialist to join our team in NW London. This is a pivotal role that focuses on leading a diverse testing team while overseeing the full lifecycle of integration testing for complex projects. As a Test Specialist, you will be accountable for ensuring high-quality testing within your area of expertise, whether technical or business-related. You will play an integral role in defining testing scope, planning, execution, and managing progress to meet strict time, budget, and quality targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Coordination: Lead and manage a diverse testing team to deliver testing objectives on time and within budget.
• Test Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full integration testing lifecycle, ensuring adherence to testing goals, troubleshooting blockers, and managing risk.
• Technical Expertise: Act as the subject matter expert in your specific testing area, applying your expertise to enhance the quality and efficiency of testing processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal senior stakeholders, customers, and project managers to gather insights and refine testing approaches based on business needs.
• Reporting & Monitoring: Ensure all day-to-day testing activities are on track, provide regular progress reports, and manage defect tracking and resolution.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Clearance: SC or NPPV clearance (or eligibility for fast-track clearance).
• Certifications: ISTQB Advanced/Foundation certification in Testing.
• Experience: Proven experience in system and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) scope definition, plans, specs writing, test execution, and reporting.
• Functional & Non-Functional Testing: Hands-on experience in test preparation, execution, and defect management.
• Technical Expertise: Experience with contact center systems, call routing, telephony, WFM (Workforce Management), voice recording, and unified communications.
• Networking Knowledge: Understanding of WAN/LAN, firewalls, and security.
• Tools & Technologies: Familiarity with technologies like Cisco WebEx, Mitel, or Genesis.

This is an urgent vacancy where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it khushboo. removed)

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.