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Leeds (hybrid)
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Up to £30,000

The opportunity

As we continue our growth journey at 2plan, we are looking for a Tester to join our Technology function. You'll be responsible for the testing of software, documentation and reporting of bugs within physical software assets to ensure we have delivered ‘Fit for Purpose’ software to our users. Providing expertise in all aspects of IT testing, with the ability to align testing processes with business requirements, this role is key in the support of our overall organisational goals. 

This is a hybrid role in Leeds. 

The benefits:

  • Salary - up to £30,000
  • Bonus scheme - on target bonus -7.5%
  • Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
  • Critical illness cover
  • Income protection - 1x salary
  • Death in service - 4x salary
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days
  • A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more.
Key Accountabilities:
  • Working within the IT Training & Quality Team following a hybrid Agile Scrum/Waterfall methodology.
  • Adhere to the project lifecycle standards, ensuring that all activities align with organisational policies and objectives.
  • Provide demonstrations to users and wider business and invite them to User Acceptance Testing (UAT). 
  • Identify risks and issues early to ensure they are resolved efficiently at all stages in the development lifecycle.
  • Ensure that all identified bugs are meticulously documented, to facilitate quick and accurate resolution.
  • Foster strong, open communication with the IT DevOps team, maintaining a collaborative relationship. 
  • Share expertise with colleagues to enhance the team's overall performance.
  • Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies, making recommendations for new ways of working. 
  • Advocate for system enhancements and usability improvements, aiming to optimise the overall end-user experience.

What will you need to succeed?

  • Proficient in manual software testing and actively interested in enhancement and improvement of processes.
  • Broad system analysis experience.
  • Keen to develop IT analysis and testing skills demonstrating excellence with Microsoft and other key technologies.
  •  Demonstrate combined expertise and understanding in a variety of application and development frameworks.
  • Learn to demonstrate and apply knowledge of Agile Scrum and related methodologies.
  • Prove and understand the importance of the user experience and user journey when testing.
  • Proactively keep abreast of industry developments, skills and technologies and share information, ideas and best practice.
  • Keen ownership, analytical, problem solving skills.
  •  Strong planning and prioritisation skills.
  • Capable of reasoning and thinking through problems and be able to independently and jointly develop desired solutions.
  • Collaborative working style.

Why us?

2Plan Wealth Management was Launched in July 2007 and we have continuously built on our strengths to become one of the leading wealth management firms in the UK. Our head office administration, technology and regulatory teams provide exceptional support to all our financial advisers around the country, enabling them to deliver the best possible service to clients. The client experience is paramount and all our advisers pride themselves on providing up-to-date advice and building long lasting, professional client relationships. We want all our clients to view 2plan wealth management as their trusted go-to adviser for their financial matters.

At The Openwork Partnership, we're a dynamic, fast paced, and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential. We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2022. The Openwork Partnership values, and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment which truly recognises and celebrates our colleague’s individual differences and identities – just like our financial advice, for us, it’s personal. We believe everyone can make a difference and your race, religion, disability, and gender will never be a barrier. At Openwork, we have a strong ethic of care for each other where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.

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