Flexible Tech Release & Test Environment Analyst

Bank of England; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension plan

Performance bonus

Benefits allowance

Annual leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Bank of England in Leeds is seeking an Assurance Analyst in Technology Directorate on a permanent, full-time basis. The role focuses on test environment management, release governance, and coordinating software deployments across test and live environments.

You will interact with business and technology teams, maintain release artefacts, and support CAB discussions while applying ITIL principles and strong MS Office skills. Flexibility and weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Change, Release and Test Environment Management tools (e.g. BMC Helix, Planview Release & Verify, Jira, Azure DevOps).
• Written and verbal communication skills for presenting across both Business and Technology teams.
• An understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Flexibility (there will be some out of hours and weekend work).
• Understanding of Release management.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling and planning releases.
• Maintaining and distributing a release schedule.
• Working collaboratively and managing communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Maintaining records and controlling environment usage to support release and change management activities.
• Engagement with Service to ensure Releases follow the Change Management process.
• Co-ordinate software implementations across test (controlled environments) and Live environments.
• Provide input and support for Releases being represented at the Change Advisory Board (CAB).
• Provide support in collating and reviewing the artefacts required for every release (Release Acceptance Criteria).
• Provide administration support including arranging meetings, minute taking, documentation, resource request for release, change request closure, record keeping and audit support.

Skills

Release management

SDLC

Change management

Jira/Confluence

Planview Release & Verify

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Service management

ITIL

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Communication skills

Tools

BMC Helix

Planview Release & Verify

Jira

Azure DevOps

Remedy

ServiceNow

GitHub

Job description

Bank of England in Leeds is seeking an Assurance Analyst in Technology Directorate on a permanent, full-time basis. The role focuses on test environment management, release governance, and coordinating software deployments across test and live environments.

You will interact with business and technology teams, maintain release artefacts, and support CAB discussions while applying ITIL principles and strong MS Office skills. Flexibility and weekend work may be required.