Scotland: Information Testing Graduate Development Program

You’re an ambitious graduate keen to begin a career in IT.  You want to be challenged to lead, see your work impact lives around the world and get to grips with remarkable technologies like intelligent hardware and groundbreaking nanotechnology applications. Start as you mean to go on – at Hewlett Packard (HP)

We’re one of the world’s largest IT companies, renowned for our innovation and thought leadership. Our business is about simplifying technology experiences for 1 billion customers worldwide, from individual consumers to the largest corporations, and to governments around the world by providing the complete technology portfolio.

We differentiate ourselves in the IT marketplace by providing outstanding service, innovation and industry thought leadership. To monitor our progress and encourage candid collaboration with our clients, we established the Service Excellence program. It is instrumental to our success in cultivating and maintaining long-term business relationships.

Our 18-month Graduate Development Programme will equip you for an international career. It offers a potent combination of on-the-job learning, world-class training to develop technical and ‘soft’ skills, and support to gain professional qualifications.  All in all, the programme has been carefully designed to help you realise your full potential.

The Graduate Test Associate role will form part of a pool of testing expertise that is responsible for supporting the projects and systems which are the responsibility of the Global Testing Capability Practice. These include a variety of HP customers in the public and private sector.

This opportunity will provide you with a defined career path in the testing capability with progression after graduation. You will participate in the HP Induction Training, a 2 week boot camp with training in all aspects of testing, testing tools/methods leading to the ISTQB certification exam (An industry recognised qualification in testing, and gain understanding of GTP testing methodology and best practice. This is followed by three months knowledge transfer training, predominantly based in the South East. Your career path will offer you the opportunity to progress to the management of testing activities and possibly through to the Testing Architects level.

Reporting to a GTP Test Manager, the Graduate Test Associates tasks will include:

·         Planning tasks with the Test Manager

·         System Test Execution

·         System Test Reporting

·         Defect Reporting

·            Participating in customer acceptance testing

·            Reporting to the Test Manager on the performance of the above

Your overall objectives will be to develop, execute and maintain the test assets in line with the agreed Test Strategy, Test Procedures and Test Plans and to support the Test Manager in providing timely and accurate information on the quality of systems delivered.

Main Responsibilities -

·         To gain a comprehensive understanding of the system being developed from the appropriate viewpoint.

·         To perform verification activities of deliverables from all phases of the project in accordance with the Test Plan.

·         Execution of the test scripts in the manner specified by the appropriate Test Plan.

·         Recording of the actual test results against the expected results and retaining for future reference.

·         To find and raise important problems, in accordance with the Problem Management procedures, and track through to satisfactory resolution.

·         Perform regression testing following problem fixing.

·         Utilise techniques and best practice, following the standard testing procedures and guidelines.

·         Report progress to the Test Manager as required.

·         Liaise with other teams, external contacts as required.

·         Consider configuration management processes in support of  testing processes·

·         Work together with the business in developing their test cases and the development team in structuring / planning testing

·         Provide testing metrics during the testing stages

We want to hear from enthusiastic, flexible recently qualified graduates with at least a 2:1 degree or equivalent in a Computer Science, IT, Engineering or relevant technical subject.  Naturally you’ll need computer literacy, which should include knowledge of Microsoft packages, but just as important will be your interpersonal, team-working and time management skills. This role requires that successful applicants must be eligible to obtain MoD Security Clearance up to SC level.

HP company profile

Careers with momentum; from your first day, you’ll notice the HP difference. You’ll be challenged to lead from day one, and rewarded when you do. You’ll see that your work has an impact on the lives of people in over 170 countries around the world. You’ll see remarkable technologies like intelligent hardware and groundbreaking nanotechnology applications. Most importantly, you’ll see that – at HP – there’s no telling what you can achieve.

We’ve always rebelled against convention. Pushing each other to solve problems and surprising the world. We apply inspired thinking and fresh perspectives to challenges big and small. Whether it’s the world’s most powerful supercomputer or a scientific pocket calculator, our technological solutions empower customers all over the world to improve their lives.

Our visionaries are supported with the solid resources of a global company. We never stop developing talent through education, training and recognition. Our industry moves fast, so we have to move even faster and we’re driving the world’s IT revolution armed with passion, curiosity and a global, 320,000-strong, team of adventurous spirits.

HP people are talented achievers who understand what our customers need even before they do. Eternal optimists who believe “no” is a challenge – not an answer. We draw the most ingenious minds from all over the world. They’re inspired to propel their career past the ordinary into the extraordinary and they’re energised by the prospect of collaborating across country lines, languages and cultures to invent solutions that drive humanity.

But we’re always looking to add to our brainpower and resources, which is where you come in.

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