Non Functional Test Manager - Salary starting from £45,000.
We have an opportunity for a Performance Test Manager to join the Release, Test & Environments team. We have a multi-site team working in a range of roles/assignments, across projects, platforms, or features.

A bit about the job:
This assignment will be within the Guidewire Release and Rest team, working on our strategic Guidewire platform. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing the performance of complex IT systems, design tests for proving performance, reliability and resilience, debug performance or design issues and provide recommendations.

Aviva is increasingly leveraging the cloud for applications and services which needs to be made secure via multiple toolsets and technologies. This will support Aviva in achieving its business objectives via mitigation of any incidents or risks through the adoption of industry standard methodology via policy, effective risk management, assurance, and training.

This also includes working with an aligned Platform Test Manager helping to suggest and drive innovations within Guidewire and the wider Release, Test and Environments team.

Aviva uses "smart-working", and the person in this role will be based within Perth.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Excellent Understanding of Performance test methodologies, techniques and tools and Industry experience in delivering performance test services to Large complex IT platforms.
  
• Experience in using Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools such as Appdynamics, Splunk, Cloud watch etc.
  
• Experience in working with AWS, Azure Cloud and On-premises platforms.
  
• Experience in using performance test tools such as Loadrunner and Jmeter, scripting experience in one or more of the following Python, Powershell etc.
  
• Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to work effectively in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
  

What you'll get for this role:

• Salary starting from £45,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
  
• Generous pension (starting level Aviva contributes 8% when you contribute 2%)
  
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
  
• Family friendly parental and carer's leave
  
• 29 days holiday per year plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
  
• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
  
• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
  
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
  
• 21 volunteering hours per year
  

Aviva is for everyone:
We are inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
Most of our people are smart working -spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Abigail Aitken an email to abigail.aitken@aviva.com