Test Lead

For the Linklaters Service Delivery Centre, we are currently recruiting for the Test Lead role.
Purpose

You will be joining a friendly and dynamic Test Team as part of a combined Development and Testing function within the Technology Department. 

You will be working as part of a group of skilled Test Delivery Leads who are responsible for delivering test services to all business and operational products developed for/in use within the firm with a focus on driving towards Agile delivery working in collaboration with our outsourced managed test service provider.

You will be involved in all aspects of Test Management, including cost/effort estimating, resourcing planning, test plans, oversight of test execution and test reporting for all functional and non-functional testing.

You will have the opportunity to work with Business and Technology and influence based on a risk-based approach to testing.
 

Expectations of the role

• Lead the team to define testing needs, approach, plans, schedules & execution.
• Coach and develop members of the team to set, apply & maintain excellent test standards.
• Develop and build relationships across the team and beyond.
• Resolve problems and blockers as they occur with peers and help unlock junior members of the team.  Follow through on details and drive issues to closure.
• Lead by example in areas of test management, planning & cost control.
• Demonstrate your understanding of both functional and non-functional testing, and your ability to drive automation and performance test delivery.
• Management of the test delivery of assigned resources, including work scheduling and execution.
• Collaborate, communicate & work effectively with geographically distributed cross-functional teams and managed service personnel.
• Review & oversee test execution, including the creation and sharing of metrics to track progress against agreed targets.
• Define, develop and maintain artefacts such as test plans, test reports or knowledge documentation.
• Drive for continuous improvement in test process within an emerging agile team.

Your experience

• Experience within a test function, including responsibility for test service delivery for functional and non-functional (performance and operational acceptance) testing.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum SDLC practices & tools with the ability to articulate the value of Agile.
• Experience using a formal Test Management tool such as Azure DevOps (TFS), Jira or QC/ALM.
• Effective & strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to motivate.
• A self-learner with a passion to learn new technologies & test practices.
• Pragmatic & results orientated.
• Experience in testing against various environments such as Windows, Web, Hardware etc.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain oversight on multiple Test projects running in parallel.
• Experience in building & maintaining effective working relationships at all levels.
• Strong investigative skills with keen attention to detail.
• Experience in stakeholder & supplier management

Location

• Warsaw - hybrid working model with 2 days per week at the office

Contract

• contract of employment (umowa o pracę)

Linklaters and the Team

Linklaters are a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people  who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Key Benefits

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

• Private medical care

• Free in-house fitness centre

• Life insurance

• Worldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travel

• Benefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel card

• Wide range of training opportunities

What sets us apart

At Linklaters

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business

• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment and governance responsibility commitments

• We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to work

• We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to

• We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations

• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business

• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect and appreciation

• We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed

• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others

Technical Skills:

Agile Methodology, Test Delivery, Test Management

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.