About Us

Established in 1880, PFG is one of the UK's leading suppliers of personal credit products to the non-standard lending market. We are a FTSE 250 company that provide a portfolio of credit products designed to meet the particular needs of those who are not well serviced by mainstream lenders. The Provident Financial Group is made up of Provident Home Credit, Satsuma Loans, Vanquis Bank, Cheque Exchange and Moneybarn.

About the Role

In this role you will provide expertise and leadership for a team of Software Testing professionals in the delivery of e-commerce platforms in the Financial Services domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide testing expertise across the website, mobile applications, web service, cloud service and database technology stack.
• Review requirements, establish test coverage, produce estimates, track progress and generate summary reports.
• Produce Test Plans, Test Approach and Test Completion Reports.
• To work with internal, consultant and contract staff during the solution development lifecycle.
• To attend meetings as required by the project and delivery managers and SCRUM Masters.
• To adhere to the agreed standard toolsets.
• To identify and champion process & strategy improvements across the team.
• To be a mentor and coach to other colleagues.
• Work closely with Development & Test Managers to implement appropriate approaches and governance.
• To provide peer testing reviews.
• To adhere to all solution development lifecycle methodologies, processes and standards
• To identify and champion process improvements across the team
• Provide leadership and mentoring to colleagues.

About You

Essential Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience of Software Testing in e-Commerce / Financial Services domain.
• Solid Experience with an Automation Tools.
• Demonstrable SQL skills.
• Experience of working within an Agile delivery environment.
• Experience of defining test approach & defining test plans.
• Strong communication skills.
• Exposure to Selenium automation.

Desirable

• Experience with SoapUI.
• Experience with a programming language (ideally C#).
• Agile delivery experience.
• Experience of VSTS/TFS/Microsoft Test Manager for managing test assets.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced delivery environment.
• TDD or BDD.

Qualifications

• ISEB / ISTQB Foundation (minimum)

The Benefits

The satisfaction of working for a successful and ethical business who are here to help people is a big benefit of joining us, but it is not the only one. We will invest in your development, giving you the support and training to become better and better at your job. We take the work/life balance seriously, with plenty of flexible working options. Working in a bright and refreshingly relaxed environment, you will find your opinions are valued and listened to.

On top of all this, we will give you a package including:

• 25 days annual leave increasing with service.
• Up to 7% annual profit bonus.
• Onsite Gym - Provident have partnered with Nuffield Health. Weekly classes are held throughout the day and pre 09:00 and post 17:00, you can attend anything from Spinning to Pilates to Boxercise.

Plus pension and a whole range of other benefits besides.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion EDI

Provident is one of a select group of forward thinking organisations that have signed up for the National Equality Standard NES. The NES provides a cultural assessment through the lens of diversity. It looks across all 9 protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010 to ensure true inclusion in the workplace. The NES adopts a pragmatic & holistic approach to EDI and achieving it will enable Provident to showcase our business as leaders in this field.

About Us

Established in 1880, PFG is one of the UK's leading suppliers of personal credit products to the non-standard lending market. We are a FTSE 250 company that provide a portfolio of credit products designed to meet the particular needs of those who are not well serviced by mainstream lenders. The Provident Financial Group is made up of Provident Home Credit, Satsuma Loans, Vanquis Bank, Cheque Exchange and Moneybarn.

About the Role

In this role you will provide expertise and leadership for a team of Software Testing professionals in the delivery of e-commerce platforms in the Financial Services domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide testing expertise across the website, mobile applications, web service, cloud service and database technology stack.
• Review requirements, establish test coverage, produce estimates, track progress and generate summary reports.
• Produce Test Plans, Test Approach and Test Completion Reports.
• To work with internal, consultant and contract staff during the solution development lifecycle.
• To attend meetings as required by the project and delivery managers and SCRUM Masters.
• To adhere to the agreed standard toolsets.
• To identify and champion process & strategy improvements across the team.
• To be a mentor and coach to other colleagues.
• Work closely with Development & Test Managers to implement appropriate approaches and governance.
• To provide peer testing reviews.
• To adhere to all solution development lifecycle methodologies, processes and standards
• To identify and champion process improvements across the team
• Provide leadership and mentoring to colleagues.

About You

Essential Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience of Software Testing in e-Commerce / Financial Services domain.
• Solid Experience with an Automation Tools.
• Demonstrable SQL skills.
• Experience of working within an Agile delivery environment.
• Experience of defining test approach & defining test plans.
• Strong communication skills.
• Exposure to Selenium automation.

Desirable

• Experience with SoapUI.
• Experience with a programming language (ideally C#).
• Agile delivery experience.
• Experience of VSTS/TFS/Microsoft Test Manager for managing test assets.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced delivery environment.
• TDD or BDD.

Qualifications

• ISEB / ISTQB Foundation (minimum)

The Benefits

The satisfaction of working for a successful and ethical business who are here to help people is a big benefit of joining us, but it is not the only one. We will invest in your development, giving you the support and training to become better and better at your job. We take the work/life balance seriously, with plenty of flexible working options. Working in a bright and refreshingly relaxed environment, you will find your opinions are valued and listened to.

On top of all this, we will give you a package including:

• 25 days annual leave increasing with service.
• Up to 7% annual profit bonus.
• Onsite Gym - Provident have partnered with Nuffield Health. Weekly classes are held throughout the day and pre 09:00 and post 17:00, you can attend anything from Spinning to Pilates to Boxercise.

Plus pension and a whole range of other benefits besides.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion EDI

Provident is one of a select group of forward thinking organisations that have signed up for the National Equality Standard NES. The NES provides a cultural assessment through the lens of diversity. It looks across all 9 protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010 to ensure true inclusion in the workplace. The NES adopts a pragmatic & holistic approach to EDI and achieving it will enable Provident to showcase our business as leaders in this field.

A large internationally recognised business is looking for a proven Python Developer to join a team developing a new enterprise web application.  

Based from impressive offices in central London, the successful candidate will assist with adapting the core application, developing additional features, optimising the search function of the system as well as customising the solution for several third parties. 

In order to be suitable for this role you must have proven experience building enterprise web solutions (full stack) with strong Python and SQL skills. The ideal candidate will also have some elasticsearch and / or Django exposure, but this is not essential.

This is a pivotal role in a large constantly evolving business - they have plenty of planned enterprise-level projects.

A large internationally recognised business is looking for a proven Python Developer to join a team developing a new enterprise web application.  

Based from impressive offices in central London, the successful candidate will assist with adapting the core application, developing additional features, optimising the search function of the system as well as customising the solution for several third parties. 

In order to be suitable for this role you must have proven experience building enterprise web solutions (full stack) with strong Python and SQL skills. The ideal candidate will also have some elasticsearch and / or Django exposure, but this is not essential.

This is a pivotal role in a large constantly evolving business - they have plenty of planned enterprise-level projects.

SaaS Engineer, Cloud Services, Azure, SecOps, CI/CD

£40,000 to £50,000 + bonus, benefits and greenfield project work !

My client is a known leader in their field, a highly successful software house with an enviable portfolio of customers and an exciting pipeline of greenfield projects. The software & systems they develop are used in extremely high profile, high security environments and require an in-depth level of technical input. They support global police forces, emergency services and operational task forces, protecting the public and ensuring visibility of evidence based data and digital media.

Globally the company has over 6000 employees in 150 countries. They support 25,000 customers including over 80 of the Fortune 100. What does this mean for you?! An opportunity to work with a hugely successful company on big and innovative greenfield projects and play a key role in safeguarding public interests from fraud protection to public safety.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Provisioning, deploying, monitoring, patching and upgrading enterprise cloud software
• Aiding the successful deployment of software packages
• Supporting the production systems, replication of customer issues on test systems
• Define and implement health monitoring procedures
• Participate in a 1 in 4 24/7 out of hours rota (generally low volume)

Key Skills:

• Knowledge of SecOps
• Experience with Azure
• CI/CD
• Experience of supporting web based software provided as a service
• Scripting in LINQPad, PowerShell or similar
• Experience administering SQL databases and basic querying
• Knowledge of Windows Server and Client Technology
• Network Principles - IP addressing, firewall rules, network security groups etc)

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of programming in C#
• Experience with Postman or Fiddler
• Understanding of .Net applications
• Knowledge of Linux applications

To apply for this exciting role send your CV to

SaaS Engineer, Cloud Services, Azure, SecOps, CI/CD

£40,000 to £50,000 + bonus, benefits and greenfield project work !

My client is a known leader in their field, a highly successful software house with an enviable portfolio of customers and an exciting pipeline of greenfield projects. The software & systems they develop are used in extremely high profile, high security environments and require an in-depth level of technical input. They support global police forces, emergency services and operational task forces, protecting the public and ensuring visibility of evidence based data and digital media.

Globally the company has over 6000 employees in 150 countries. They support 25,000 customers including over 80 of the Fortune 100. What does this mean for you?! An opportunity to work with a hugely successful company on big and innovative greenfield projects and play a key role in safeguarding public interests from fraud protection to public safety.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Provisioning, deploying, monitoring, patching and upgrading enterprise cloud software
• Aiding the successful deployment of software packages
• Supporting the production systems, replication of customer issues on test systems
• Define and implement health monitoring procedures
• Participate in a 1 in 4 24/7 out of hours rota (generally low volume)

Key Skills:

• Knowledge of SecOps
• Experience with Azure
• CI/CD
• Experience of supporting web based software provided as a service
• Scripting in LINQPad, PowerShell or similar
• Experience administering SQL databases and basic querying
• Knowledge of Windows Server and Client Technology
• Network Principles - IP addressing, firewall rules, network security groups etc)

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of programming in C#
• Experience with Postman or Fiddler
• Understanding of .Net applications
• Knowledge of Linux applications

To apply for this exciting role send your CV to