{"id":1472225,"url":"https://alion.io/job/quilter-surround-test-coordinator","title":"Surround Test Coordinator","company":{"id":709168,"name":"Quilter","domain":"quilter.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/quilter-2","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":5,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":17,"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"QA","role_family":"QA","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Southampton, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":48000,"max_usd":113000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":35},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Jira","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-29T16:47:34Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-29","last_verified_at":"2026-10-02T06:56:13Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"About the Business\nSummaryQuilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation.\nQuilter oversees £157.4billion in customer investments (as of June 2026). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.\nAffluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business.\nHigh Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning - offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners. Quilter Cheviot has presence throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands.\nAt Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues.\nOur business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!\nAbout the Role\nLevel: 3\nDepartment: Test Execution\nLocation: Southampton\nContract type: 6 months Fixed Term Contract\nTest Planning & Coordination\nCoordinate integration test phases, schedules, and activities.\nDevelop and maintain integration test plans, entry/exit criteria, and test approaches.\nEnsure testing aligns with project timelines and release milestones.\nManage dependencies between applications, environments, and teams.\nStakeholder Management\nAct as the central point of contact for integration testing activities.\nLiaise with project managers, business analysts, development teams, architects, and third-party suppliers.\nFacilitate test planning meetings, defect triage sessions, and status reviews.\nCommunicate testing progress, risks, issues, and readiness assessments.\nTest Execution Oversight\nCoordinate execution of integration and end-to-end test scenarios.\nEnsure test cases cover cross-system business processes and interfaces.\nMonitor test progress against plan and escalate issues when required.\nTrack completion of test cycles and ensure evidence is captured.\nDefect Management\nLog, track, prioritise, and manage defects through to resolution.\nCoordinate defect triage meetings with relevant stakeholders.\nVerify retesting and regression testing activities are completed.\nProduce defect metrics and trend analysis.\nEnvironment & Data Management\nCoordinate test environment availability and readiness.\nEnsure interfaces, integrations, and dependent systems are accessible.\nManage test data requirements and support data preparation activities.\nIdentify and mitigate environment-related risks and issues.\nReporting & Governance\nProduce weekly test status reports and dashboards.\nTrack key testing metrics such as execution progress, defect status, and coverage.\nSupport governance forums with test updates and risk assessments.\nProvide recommendations on test exit readiness and go-live decisions.\nRisk & Issue Management\nIdentify testing risks, dependencies, and constraints.\nMaintain risk and issue logs.\nEscalate critical blockers impacting testing timelines.\nSupport contingency planning and mitigation activities.\nAbout You\nTechnical Skills\nUnderstanding of System Integration Testing (SIT) and End-to-End (E2E) testing.\nKnowledge of software development and testing lifecycles (SDLC/STLC).\nExperience with defect management tools (Jira)\nUnderstanding of APIs, interfaces, data flows, and system integrations.\nFamiliarity with test management tools (Xray)\nCoordination & Management Skills\nStrong planning and organisational skills.\nScheduling and resource coordination.\nRisk and dependency management.\nAttention to detail and quality focus.\nCommunication Skills\nExcellent stakeholder management.\nStrong facilitation and meeting management skills.\nClear written and verbal communication.\nAbility to influence teams without direct authority.\nEffective escalation management.\nAnalytical Skills\nDefect analysis and root cause identification.\nProblem-solving and troubleshooting.\nReporting and metrics analysis.\nAbility to assess testing readiness and quality risks.\nPersonal Attributes\nProactive and self-motivated.\nCollaborative team player.\nResilient under pressure.\nStrong ownership and accountability.\nAdaptable in complex delivery environments.\nInclusion & Diversity\nWe value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.\nValues\nDo the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.\nAlways curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.\nEmbrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.\nStronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.\nCore Benefits\nHoliday: 182 hours (26 days)\nQuilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.\nPension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.\nHealthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only.\nBenefit Allowance: A cash benefit allowance is payable in lieu of some of our core benefits.\nIn addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6763,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Wealth Management & Financial Advisors","Asset Management & Funds"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T16:47:34Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:21","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/quilter-surround-test-coordinator","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/quilter-surround-test-coordinator.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-03T04:22:44Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4625,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":375,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-04T00:00:00Z"}}}