Data Test Lead

Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

Munich Re is a global market leader in re-insurance, global specialty insurance and digital solutions. New technologies are disrupting the insurance value chain. Our innovative minds in IT spearhead the transformation and make change happen. We support clients with a comprehensive range of insurance and risk management products. Our goal is to become even more digital through the expertise of our IT & Tech specialists, and by leveraging data and insights to support innovation and client service. We are therefore making targeted IT investments and helping our insurance clients and partners to tackle problems in the modern digital world with innovative and forward-looking solutions.

As a Test specialist you will conduct the content related detailed design and execution of non-functional, data and functional tests to ensure high quality design and implementation of software solutions.

Company

Munich Re Specialty - Global Markets

Location

Manchester , United Kingdom

Your job

• Oversee data and software testers, including offshore resources. Ensure testing team has the tools/access required. Ensure assigned work is completed as scheduled. Review test cases / results and ensure coverage of the establish test strategy.
• Be the contact for all testing within program business: works directly with project manager and agile team
• Produce test strategy and test evaluation reports
• Test case execution and assessment
• Assign and follow up on tickets assigned to other data testers
• Identify process improvement opportunities and operationalize solutions for same
• Follow established guidelines and processes for project methodologies – MR Essentials and ensure compliance with necessary IT controls.
  
  
  

Your profile

• University degree, preferably in Computer Science, data or similar field
• 3+ years of testing experience in software and/or data projects
• Financial services industry experience required. Insurance knowledge is an asset.
• Experience creating traceability matrix mapping Test Scenarios / Test Cases with requirements
• Experience in using test management tools such as Quality Center, VSTS
• Excellent working knowledge in Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Estimates, and Test Case design
• Strong in writing SQL queries and SQL Analytical Functions. Experience with PowerBI or similar is an asset
• Preferably, you are already ITIL or ISTQB certified or have the readiness to pursue one with our support
• Comfort working in a fast paced, agile project environment