Lead Software Engineer in Test - Leeds

Lead Software Engineer in Test - Leeds

iSource have been engaged on an exclusive basis by EMIS to manage all IT recruitment.

About EMIS

The EMIS Group is the UK leader in connected healthcare software and services. Their national presence includes clinical software used in every major healthcare setting from GP surgeries to high street pharmacies and hospitals. Established for over 25 years and with nearly 2000 employees, they have the infrastructure and experience to support their expanding reach into the healthcare market.

Due to the success of EMIS flagship products and the organisation's expansion into new markets within the healthcare sector, there's never been a more exciting time to join EMIS. EMIS are developing integrated and innovative software solutions that are helping NHS clinicians deliver safer, more effective and more efficient care to patients.

Lead Software Engineer in Test

The Lead Software Engineer in Test will come from a technical testing background and possess excellent leadership qualities. The successful applicant will have the responsibility of ensuring best practice for the technical test approach across multiple projects whilst driving standards, improvements and innovation within the testing function, coaching, mentoring and line managing less experienced Software Engineers in Test.

Role Responsibilities

• Perform functional and non-functional testing on EMIS products including but not limited to acceptance, stability, resilience, performance, system, integration, regression, usability, load, stress, compatibility, deployment and smoke testing.
• Produce automated tests at the component, API/service and UI layers where appropriate, ensuring that continuous integration is maintained.
• Identify and implement technical approaches to testing that allow acceleration and automation of the testing effort.
• Identify technical opportunities to produce tools that enhance the productivity of the Development Department.
• Undertake line management responsibility for the SEiT I, II and Senior SEiT roles, including performing 1:1s, appraisals, personal development plans and performance management where required.
• Coaching and mentoring the SEiT I, II and Senior SEiT roles in technical test approach, technical test techniques, domain knowledge and skills required for the role.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years' experience in a technical testing or development role.
• Previous experience in leading teams, defining test approach and the ability to span multiple projects where required.
• Strong experience in all phases of automation (including UI), integration and non-functional testing.
• Proven experience in defining technical test strategies across a variety of products and technology stacks.
• Experience in leading on the implementation of new and future techniques such as ATDD, BDD.
• Good programming skills (C#, ASP.NET, SQL desirable)
• Strong knowledge and application of agile development approaches, particularly SCRUM, Kanban and agile testing techniques.
• Experience of defining and implementing test automation frameworks across multiple technologies.

Salary and Package

Competitive Salary

What EMIS offer:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Share incentive plan
• Ability to flex life cover
• Child care vouchers
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Cycle to work scheme
• The purchase of discounted retail vouchers
• Discounted gym membership
• On-site shower facilities

Please note that EMIS have engaged exclusively with iSource for this campaign. EMIS have requested that all applications are dealt with by iSource, as such no direct applications will be considered and will be redirected back to iSource.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK