Quality Assurance Analyst | London | Hybrid | £450 p/d Inside IR35 Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to join a global organisation operating within a complex, technology-driven environment. This role will play a key part in ensuring improvements to a critical Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) platform are reliable, accurate and fit for business use. Working as part of an Agile Scrum team, you’ll combine hands-on manual testing with test automation, ideally using Cypress, and contribute throughout the full software development lifecycle — from reviewing requirements and acceptance criteria through to regression testing, release assurance and continuous improvement. Role & Responsibilities: Review user stories, business requirements, technical designs and acceptance criteria to identify test conditions, dependencies and risks. Create, maintain and execute test cases covering functional, integration, regression and exploratory testing. Test CTRM workflows and related business processes, including calculations, data and controls. Design, develop and maintain automated tests, ideally using Cypress. Identify suitable opportunities for automation while balancing automated, manual and exploratory testing. Record test evidence and clearly communicate defects, risks and test outcomes. Work closely with developers, Product Owners and business stakeholders to reproduce issues and verify fixes. Participate in Scrum ceremonies including refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.Skills & Experience Essential: Practical experience in a software testing or Quality Assurance role within a structured SDLC. Strong manual testing experience, including test analysis, test case design, execution, exploratory and regression testing. Experience creating and maintaining automated tests, with hands-on Cypress experience strongly preferred. Ability to translate user stories, business requirements and acceptance criteria into clear, risk-based tests. Experience identifying, documenting, prioritising and retesting defects. Experience working within an Agile Scrum environment.Desirable: Experience testing CTRM or ETRM platforms. Exposure to commodities, trading, finance, risk, operations, logistics or other financially controlled environments. Experience testing complex calculations, data flows, interfaces, reports and end-to-end workflows across integrated systems. Working knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript and Cypress for end-to-end, integration or API testing. Experience with API testing, SQL/database validation and CI pipelines.Quality Assurance Analyst | London | Hybrid | £450 p/d Inside IR35
QA Analyst employer: Intec Select Ltd
Intec Select Ltd is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Wolverhampton where innovation meets engineering excellence. With competitive salaries, substantial bonuses, and comprehensive health benefits, employees are encouraged to grow and thrive in their careers while contributing to cutting-edge banking platforms. The company fosters a collaborative culture that values leadership and creativity, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the payments industry.
