AddressAre you a Test Analyst looking for the next step in your career?
Do you have experience delivering projects against tight deadlines in a close-knit team?
Then consider the role of Test Analyst with Reed in Partnership.
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We are on a mission to be the partner of choice for developing people and their communities. Reed in Partnership is a public service provider specialising in skills training for the long-term unemployed, increasing employment opportunities by working with employers and providing youth services.
Reed in Partnership are working with the Standards and Testing Agency’s (STA) on their Test Operations Service. This is a multi-million pound contract that will play a large part in providing an effective and robust testing, assessment and moderation system to measure and monitor pupils’ progress and attainment through primary school from reception to the end of key stage 2 (KS2).
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What is the role about?
The role will be primarily to ensure that a new system development meets the criteria set out in the requirements specifications and is fit for purpose meeting an accepted performance and usability level.
The STA project is implementing the administration, delivery and marking of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 tests in Primary Schools in the UK. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Test Analyst to join our team on a fixed term contract (FTC). You will be responsible for contributing to and execution of various testing activities within the project, ensuring the quality of business processes and functionality of the software products delivered to our clients is as expected.
The Test Analyst will be fully integrated within the delivery lifecycle, contributing at each stage to improve the system as a whole and acting as a source of expertise across all testing products.
They will assist the STA IT Test Manager and the Head of Product Innovation in ensuring that test phase deadlines are met, and a high-quality product is released to our internal and external customers.
They will also assist in planning testing schedules and preparing/reviewing testing documentation including test requirements, conditions, test data and test cases and scripts.
They will also be responsible for encouraging, promoting, and furthering the creation and maintenance of comprehensive manual and automation tests alongside their daily testing duties.
Some travel / onsite testing and test support is anticipated. This may require overnight stays for a number of days away from home / base office.
This is not an exhaustive list and as such you will be expected to carry out any other duties as may be specified by their manager from time to time. This profile is non-contractual.
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What’s in it for you?
Alongside a generous base salary (pro-rata for part time), and great flexibility with your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. You will have access to a wide range of Reed in Partnership benefits, which include:
- 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) + Bank Holidays
- Reed Pension Scheme
- Award Winning Management & Leadership Training
- Professional & Personal Development Funds
- Bi-annual pay reviews
With the chance to dramatically make a difference to the local community, this role offers immense job satisfaction.
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Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Review and Contribute to the creation of Test Plans and various Test Reports
- Support multiple test phases, including 3rd party testing
- Analyse requirements and specifications for testability
- Identify / write test scenarios, scripts and conditions
- Set up test environments
- Prepare test data
- Execute test scripts / regression scripts according to test plan and report on any deviations or defects
- Use tools to log incidents, issues & queries
- Test / support testing of non-functional characteristics and processes
- Undertake internal quality reviews / tests written by the team
- Share lessons learned with team colleagues
- Support end-user testing team
- Bring forward ideas to help the team be more efficient and improve overall testing processes
- Liaise with Project Team and Development team when required to discuss specifications/issues.
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Essential Criteria:
- Experience of working in a business and software testing role
- ISTQB qualification
- Experience with Test Management tools / Jira use
- Knowledge of functional and technical systems integration testing an advantage, particularly using APIs to test third party integration using Postman or similar
- Knowledge through practice of Agile Scrum methodologies.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proactive with a strong attention to detail
- Ability to analyse and define test coverage
- Ability to translate requirements into test cases
- Knowledge of test automation an advantage eg Cypress, Selenium
- Ability to work to strict timescales and scope
- Ability to develop and maintain documentation
- Committed Team Player
- Ability to provide accurate analysis of testing executed and issues found
- Customer Oriented
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We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria.
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Travel to the West Midlands region (Birmingham) will be expected at key points of the implementation cycle, the frequency of which will vary. Travel and expenses will be reimbursed. This role is due to start in April 2024.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £37,500.00-£42,500.00 per year
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Coventry
