Test Analyst Coordinator

At Honda we embrace inclusion in our various policies, so whilst our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, we offer flexibility for when you work.  The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half hour lunch break & 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday.  However, we offer flexibility of when you work with our daily flex-time start of between 07:00 and 11:00 providing that there is no business requirement.

Whilst there is no contractual right to work from home, the flexibility we offer is that you can request to work from home 2 days per week, again providing there is no business requirement to attend the office.

Role: 
This role will play a key part in the planning and execution of all testing within Honda Financial Services, including regular release testing for the Retail Banking and Wholesale Banking platforms, project testing and supporting testing on change requests to ensure any deployments into the production environments do not negatively impact the business.

The successful candidate will have a high level of attention to detail, strong communication skills and a proactive approach, able to work on their own initiative.

Main Responsibilities:
The responsibilities will be carried out in close co-operation with HFE business users of HFE systems

• Review and collaborate with Business Analysts to ensure requirements are testable.
• Create and execute test plans.
• Creation of test cases.
• Reviewing test cases developed by other testers or business users.
• Assist with test data creation and other test cycle set-up activities.
• Prioritise and manage the execution of test cases and capture of relevant test evidence.
• Review and manage issues/incidents identified on test environments.
• Raising, reviewing, and retesting of defects, working with suppliers where required.
• Promote testing best practice and drive continuous improvement.
• Assist with test reporting including the upkeep of Jira filters and dashboards.

Qualifications, skills and experience:
Required

• Evidence of previous testing experience.
• ISEB/ISTQB Foundation level holder preferred or equivalent commercial work experience. 
• Able to create test cases and test data from requirements documentation.
• Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Exposure to automation tools.
• Analytical problem solver with strong attention to detail.
• Able to build effective relationships with all areas of the business. 
• Self-motivated with good organisational and planning skills to ensure department and business objectives are achieved.
• Methodical in approach and good communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines against SLA’s.

Desirable

• Experience with the financial services or automotive sectors.
• Exposure to core banking systems.
• Experienced working with Jira X-ray.
• Basic SQL knowledge for simple database queries.

Honda is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in the workplace for all employees, temporary workers, contractors, applicants and visitors. Honda also encourages respect for the individual differences and talents of others while making full use of one's own abilities, based on Honda's philosophy of respect for the individual.

At Honda, we value and celebrate diversity and are committed to being a fair, non-discriminatory company that promotes and welcomes the uniqueness and differences of people around the world. We recognise that a diverse workforce allows for different ideas and perspectives, and we encourage everyone to share them. We strive to foster a culture of belonging that is consistent with Honda's core values and lived out in the way we work and respect each other. For us at Honda, diversifying our workforce means increasing its overall strength by providing people with equal opportunities - regardless of personal characteristics or previous careers.

This commitment flows directly from the Honda philosophy and the belief that we are all working towards a common goal. Honda recruits, hires, trains and promotes the most qualified/experienced individuals at all levels without regard to race, origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.