QA Analyst in Skelmersdale

QA Analyst

Location: White Moss Business Park, Skelmersdale

Benefits (UK only)

• 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day
• Private Medical Insurance
• Bonus scheme
• Share scheme
• Enhanced pension plan
• Life assurance
• On‑site gym
• Free on–site parking
• Salary sacrifice schemes for Technology and Electric Vehicles

Role Overview

The QA Analyst will ensure the delivery of high‑quality, secure, cloud‑based energy management software by designing, executing, and maintaining robust manual and automated testing processes. The role supports the wider development, OT, and infrastructure teams by validating functionality, performance, security, and user experience across all major product components.

They will be responsible for maintaining the bugs and improvements backlog to ensure relevancy of each ticket. The QA Analyst works closely with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to define test strategies, clarify acceptance criteria, and ensure defects are identified and resolved early in the delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive test plans, cases, and scripts (manual and automated)
• Support sprint testing activities including functional, regression, and exploratory testing
• Ensure defects are accurately reported and tracked using JIRA or similar tools
• Review and maintain defects and improvements backlog for relevance and priority
• Collaborate with developers and POs to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria
• Develop and maintain automated tests using relevant tools like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Support UAT activities with internal stakeholders and end users
• Champion and continuously improve QA best practices, processes, and tooling
• Participate in stand‑ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives as part of the Agile team
• End‑user support and troubleshooting for software‑related issues
• Support with other related tasks to meet team goals and objectives

Success Criteria

• Company core values at all times
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline or strong relevant experience
• Professional testing accreditation (e.g. ISTQB Foundation or higher) desirable

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of REST APIs, Postman, and test data creation
• Manual fault‑finding using context, experience and knowledge of wider system

Competencies

• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to think critically and quickly, with flexibility and adaptability to change
• Analytical skills for defect detection
• Clear communication on technical, security, and performance topics
• Collaborative approach to cross‑team support
• Mentoring other team members in areas of proficiency
• Detail‑oriented with a quality‑first mindset
• Collaborative and growth mindset with the ability to work across technical and business teams

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with automation frameworks and scripting languages
• Experience with test management tools (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr)

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued – across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender‑neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause‑friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at .

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.

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