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If you’re looking to move roles in the next couple of months, we’re interested in hearing from talented people like you. Submit an application to be considered for future opportunities at Opencast. Our Talent Engagement team will review your application and will be in touch to let you know how we would like to proceed.

  

You'll work on public and private sector projects. You’ll likely be working as a lead software quality engineer on internal and client-facing projects, contributing to the leadership of teams. 

Leading by example and promoting the Opencast approach, you’ll support colleagues to develop knowledge and work through challenges in all testing types. You’ll decide the best thing for your team to be working on. You'll collaborate with team members, clients and users to ensure that high quality is maintained and best practices are followed throughout the project. You'll adapt to different tools and technologies, advising on the best ones to use. 

To succeed in this role, you must have experience working as a lead software tester on multiple complex projects and have a good understanding of what it means to be a senior consultant. 

In your CV and at interview, you’ll need to show experience of: 

·      your working area and how you apply this to your role  

·      functional and non-functional automation testing  

·      creating test documentation 

·      resolving complex issues and presenting to stakeholders 

·      creating tasks from high-level requirements      

·      defect triage. 

·    basic principles of programming paradigms, such as object-orientated programming and procedural programming 

·      the concepts and benefits of OAT testing. 

As well as QA skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to be a great consultant.  

 

In the interview, we will assess how you have: 

·      strong attention to detail and high-quality outcomes 

·      a methodical approach to resolving complex problems 

·      respectfully challenged decisions or solutions communicated with technical and non-technical people 

·      been proactive and taken the initiative in seeking solutions to mitigate risk   

·      raised risks and issues through the correct tools. 

·      built relationships and resolved conflicts 

·      led project meetings and contributed to workshops andevents. 

Desirable experience 

 

Some areas of experience are not essential but relevant to the role: 

 

·     UK government service standards 

If you don’t have experience, we can coach you if you join us. 

Salary

 

Senior consultant salary range: £55,000 – £67,000 

£55,000 - £67,000 a year

A competitive pension, health cash plan, share options and discretionary bonus. 

Flexible hours and 25 days' holiday. Generous training budget. 

People to support you every step of the way. 

Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and takes in account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.   

Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you.  

Visit our website or email careers@opencastsoftware.com.