About the Role

Base Location: Dublin – this is a hybrid role working a minimum two days a week from the office at the advertised location.

Salary: €40,800 - €61,200 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

SSE Airtricity are seeking to appoint a User Acceptance Tester (UAT) who will work within the Business Change team and report to the UAT Manager. As User Acceptance Tester you will perform UAT services, on behalf of the Customer Change team and wider organisation. Working in a friendly collaborative environment, you will be responsible for ensuring that software applications meet business requirements and are user-friendly. This role involves creating and executing test plans, identifying defects, working closely with IT Scrum teams to deliver test support before software changes are released to end-users and into the Production system. Whilst the primary body of work may require you to work with a specific area of the Business, on occasion you may be required to multitask across several projects. In this role you will:

- Create and document detailed UAT test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on business requirements and user stories. Run UAT test cases and report results.

- Define entry and exit criteria, document, and track defects and issues using a defect management tool and work with developers and business analysts to fix identified issues.

- Examine and assess business requirements and technical specifications to ensure they are testable. Take part in requirement review workshops and provide feedback from a testing perspective.

- Report test progress, test results, and any issues to stakeholders - you will conduct UAT review sessions with business users and collect feedback working to ensure testing is done for each iteration following an agile approach and sprint management.

- Keep comprehensive documentation of test plans, test cases, test results, and defect reports.

- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within UAT processes and implement best practices. Keeping up with the latest testing tools, techniques, and industry trends.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- Excellent analysis capability, and problem-solving skills and business process knowledge.

- Experience using test management tools like Confluence, Jira, Azure DevOps and Production test environment.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills with excellent attention to detail and quality at the forefront of your testing.

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in an environment of changing priorities and demanding timelines.

- Certifications: ISTQB certification or equivalent would be desirable.

About our Business

The race to net zero is intensifying for businesses of all sizes. Sustainable decisions made today can meet customers' changing needs for tomorrow and bring long-term success for businesses. Part of SSE plc, the UK and Ireland's largest renewable electricity generator, SSE Energy Solutions is different as all its renewable electricity is sourced from SSE's own UK wind and hydro assets.

In addition to providing gas and electricity to businesses across the UK, SSE Energy Solutions invests in, builds and connects localised flexible infrastructure to drive the long-term performance of energy assets. SSE Energy Solutions works with its customers to deliver financially robust plans to bring flexibility and diversity to their energy infrastructure - the low-carbon solutions they need to succeed in the race to net zero.

What's in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact andrew.elder3@sse.com.

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

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