Test Analyst

Test Analyst
Fixed Term Contract - 20 months
Manchester: £35,000 - £42,000
Guildford: £36,000 - £44,000
Hybrid working

Motivated to solve problems and overcome challenges?
Want to embrace new technologies and a cloud first approach?
Over 50% of our recruitment is offered internally only so this could be the beginning of your career with AQA.

You have good knowledge of component level testing. Perhaps you've worked in an Agile environment? What we need from you is familiarity with analysing requirements, scripting and reviewing test cases and running execution with dedicated test tools. In addition to this, you will have demonstrable understanding of test reporting to clearly depict progress, blockages and risks.

Articulate and collaborative, you have the ability to communicate bugs and issues to wider audiences (technical and non-technical). Being a team player at heart, you'll have an open style with your key stakeholders - sharing your knowledge and developing new skills in return.

It's an exciting time at AQA, we're on an ambitious journey. As a Test Analyst you'll be a key part of an organisation continuing to deliver its charitable purpose of enabling millions of students to reach their potential every year.

What's in it for you?

• A focus on personal and professional growth and development
• A company that focuses on health and wellbeing by enabling access to Private Medical Insurance and a Health Care Cash Reward Plan, Life Assurance and an employee assistance program
• A company that invests in your future with a really strong pension offer (up to 11.5% employer contributions)
• 25 days annual leave with bank holidays and extra closure days at Christmas on top
• Up to five days paid leave per year to support volunteering and charitable activities
• The opportunity to work on a Modernisation Programme for System Integration
• Exposure to Automation knowledge

You'll need:

• knowledge of different software methodologies, e.g. Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, and able to provide support on ways of working with other Test Team members
• the ability to review Functional and Non-Functional User Stories and requirements, be able to share queries and questions, and able to show a basic understanding of BDD syntax
• to be able to produce Test Cases to a high standard with best practice as guided by the Test Manager and participate in peer reviews
• to be able to support the delivery of Functional Test Phases, e.g. System Testing, System Integration (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and End to End Testing (E2E)
• good experience and knowledge of the use of Functional Test Tools, e.g. Azure DevOps (ADO), JIRA, HP Quality Centre
• experience to support the delivery of Non-Functional Test Phases, e.g. Performance Testing, Pen Testing and Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT)
• good Defect Management skills - identifying and raising defects, demoing with Development resource, retesting and closure of Defects within the Test Phase
• good experience of fulfilling clear Test Reporting illustrating progress and metrics to a wide delivery team of Stakeholders
• clear and concise communication skills
• good experience of escalating risks, issues and challenges to the Programme Test Manager and support their resolution and closure to reduce compromise to the success of any delivery
• to be happy to commute to the office, we work in a hybrid manner with a mixture of home and office working as business dictates

How to apply
Please upload your CV and covering letter detailing your relevant skills and experience
Applications will be reviewed as we receive them and if a suitable candidate is identified, we reserve the right to close our advert.
Interviews will be via MS Teams
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