Systems Test & Assurance Specialist
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Plan and co-ordinate the testing programmes of computer systems.
Overview
As a System Test and Assurance Specialist, you’ll ensure the high quality of software products and digital system solutions.
This will likely be through establishing appropriate test environments and planning, designing and conducting structured system functionality tests and performance tests.
You’ll execute a range of tests using a range of manual and automated test methods and, analyse the test results and confirm when a digital system solution meets its specified functionality and performance targets.
An important role in the protection of a business’ data and their customers or employees, as well as ensuring the business can run smoothly.
Top 5 Tasks
- Test the digital environment
- Plan a testing programme
- Test cases
- Test the system’s execution
- Report on the results.
Salary
You can earn around £34,000 a year and with significant experience take home around £60,000 per year.
Am I Suited?
- Technical competency
- Attention to detail
- Planner
- Digital geek
- Efficient
There are more than 450 digital businesses employing over 5,500 people in the digital industry in Oldham.
Qualifications
You can enter this role typically with a degree, apprenticeship, training through a professional body or working towards this role.
You could do a degree or postgraduate course in:
- computer science
- business information technology
- software development
- software engineering
- maths
