Overview
Are you ready to play a critical role in ensuring the success of complex HR, Finance, and Payroll system transformations across a dynamic project portfolio? Our team of Test Analysts works with a range of government clients, supporting change requests on multiple HR and payroll platforms, including Oracle Fusion, Oracle eBusiness, Workday, and others. They create test plans and execute all necessary testing for change requests, including regression testing of Critical Patch Release (CPR) and quarterly releases. The team also responds to live incidents on the various platforms, providing expert support and guidance to colleagues. This role will be predominantly home-based with visits to the Newcastle office on Mondays and Tuesdays, with flexibility to attend more often if desired. Due to release schedules and live support, there is an expectation of unsocial hour working, including weekend acceptance testing. A rota system may be used to distribute out-of-hours work among the team, with the manager responsible for ensuring coverage and sign-off.
What you\'ll be doing
* Demonstrating extensive technical knowledge of Oracle and other systems that include HR, Payroll, Pensions, iExpenses, CRM and core functionalities.
* Regular testing of patches from Oracle Fusion and eBusiness, ensuring system updates do not disrupt operations.
* Assisting the delivery teams with systems support and guidance.
* Responding to live incidents on the various platforms, taking ownership and working to resolve them ASAP.
* Working closely with colleagues across service lines to investigate issues, clarify root causes, and implement long-term solutions.
* Analysing and manipulating data using tools like Excel and Access.
What you\'ll bring
* An extensive background working in a testing environment.
* In-depth knowledge, from a testing perspective, of systems such as Oracle e-Business, Oracle Fusion, SOP, SAS solutions, Metis, and Workday.
* Previous experience in test execution including HR and Payroll systems.
* The ability to investigate live issues and deliver excellent customer service.
If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we\'re looking for, please do apply; we’d love to hear from you!
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Newcastle
Security Clearance Level: SC
Internal Recruiter: Mark
Salary: £27,781.16
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. If you\'re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
SSCL is the market leader in critical business support services for the UK public sector. Operating at size and scale since 2013, SSCL has delivered over £750 million of savings—providing more funds for front line public services. We transform services using digital solutions and innovative technology, developing platforms that enable flexibility to meet the changing needs of our Government, Defence and Police clients. We employ around 3,000 people who sit at the heart of our business strategy. Their passion and connection to our values and our purpose is what sets us apart and puts SSCL in the Top 20 of GPTW large workplaces. "Living SSCL" means we deliver social value within our services and work with our clients and community partners to support programmes such as education and employability initiatives across the UK.
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