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UAT Specialist

  • 552404
  • Closing at: Jun 17 2025 - 23:55 BST

Base Location: Dublin

Salary: €38,400 - €57,600 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: 18-month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

Our UAT Specialists will support the execution of User Acceptance Testing activities within Project Keystone by ensuring that business requirements are accurately translated into test cases and effectively validated. Keystone is a major transformation programme which involves the implementation of a new integrated billing and CRM system into the SSE Airtricity supply business.

You will

  • Collaborate with the UAT Manager and business stakeholders to understand system requirements and workflows
  • Develop detailed and accurate test cases, scripts, and scenarios that reflect real-world business processes
  • Ensure Entry/Exit criteria is agreed and obtained, and execute UAT test cases and record results systematically
  • Collaborate with IT teams to clarify and resolve defects, and re-test resolved defects to ensure fixes are implemented correctly
  • Act as a liaison between business users and the technical team during UAT, and provide hands-on support to business users participating in testing, ensuring they understand test cases and expected outcomes

You have

  • Demonstrable experience in software testing, quality assurance or a related role
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document and explain test results
  • The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
  • A familiarity with defect tracking and testing tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're building the world's largest offshore wind farm. Transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

SSE Airtricity, supplies around 750,000 domestic and commercial gas, electricity and home energy services customers in the Republic and Northern Ireland. Around 40% of the electricity SSE Airtricity supplies to its customers on an island basis is generated from renewable sources - the greenest energy supply of any provider on the island and over three times the average on an all-island basis.

We have ambitious targets to help our customers on their journey to Net Zero by increasing the accessibility of green energy solutions through the provision of customer-driven propositions and we’re a partner to customers and stakeholders as they seek ways to respond to the climate crisis.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Andy on andrew.elder3@sse.com / 01738 340826 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

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Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. 

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Our Benefits

  • Sharesave Scheme
  • 34 days of annual leave
  • Option to purchase up to 10 days holiday
  • Interest-free technology loans
  • 24/7 free and confidential employee counselling service
  • Private healthcare discounts
  • Subsidised gym memberships
  • 21 weeks full pay maternity leave
  • Cycle to Work scheme with generous £2500 limit
  • Interest-free salary advance to cover transport season tickets

 

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