Testing Analyst

Our people are the heart of our success. We are always looking for talented individuals to join our team and play a part in that success that’s why we invest and grow our workforce. In return for your talent and contributions, we offer flexible and family friendly working arrangements, a generous benefits package, an inclusive working environment that values your contribution, and opportunities to develop your skills and career with us.

We are responsible for providing software testing services for our internal and external clients. We work collaboratively with development, operations, and support teams across our company. We are working towards automating our manual tests as a whole team which would give you the opportunity to learn this exciting new testing field as part of your job.

We work mostly in pairs or as part of bigger teams to deliver project-related tests as well as scheduled releases to keep our systems secure. Our work varies and keeps up with technology such as automation, as well as legislative change to ensure all systems work as expected.

Responsibilities include:

• Carrying out functional and non-functional testing on IT Systems for scheduled releases and lead on designated DevOps, agile or waterfall projects. Deliverables include test plans, schedules, test assets and test artefacts

• Collaborating with development teams, business analysts and project managers to ensure appropriate tests are defined and developed to fit with client requirements. Ensure that requirements are understood, including recommendations with regards to test scope, approach, and effort

• Leading on the management of defects through to successful closure, including regular defect reports for a variety of stakeholders

• Responsible for the build, maintenance, scheduling, and execution of manual and automated test scripts

• Participating in the introduction and use of different test approaches

• Building positive working relationships with stakeholders

• Managing the workload in line with agreed processes and targets, We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

• Educated to at least GCSE (or equivalent) qualification or proven work experience

• Knowledge of Software Testing practices and principles, and how testing adds value

• An inquisitive mind and ability to investigate, escalate, and resolve issues

• Experience of running test activities in small and medium size projects including planning, test execution, reporting, and sign off

• Strong analytical skills as required for problem solving, with excellent attention to detail

• Experience in using ERP platforms such as Oracle, Workday, SAP

• Good general skills in using Microsoft Office software packages, particularly Excel and Word, UKSBS does not hold a Home Office Sponsor Licence under the UK Immigration System, therefore applicants must have eligibility to live and work in the UK at application stage.

For additional information, to discuss reasonable adjustments, or if you’d like a confidential discussion please contact our recruitment specialists.

For more information on UK SBS, please visit www.uksbs.co.uk.