Junior Test Analyst

University of Exeter; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Exeter is seeking a Junior Test Analyst to enhance its IT development and testing capabilities. The successful candidate will participate in quality assurance processes, applying their testing skills across various platforms and technologies. This role includes developing automated tests, communicating with stakeholders, and implementing reliable testing procedures. Flexibility and adaptability are essential, along with strong technical and communication skills.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

41 days annual leave

Wellbeing and health initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience of manual testing methodologies, including exploratory, regression, and functional testing.
• Experience in platform security, performance and API testing as well as strong software development skills.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and a proven ability to communicate across multi-functional and technical working teams.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain manual and automated tests to ensure reliability.
• Liaise with stakeholders to develop a solid understanding of use cases.
• Implement and maintain an automation environment for efficient testing.

Skills

Manual testing methodologies

Exploratory testing

Regression testing

Functional testing

Platform security testing

Performance testing

API testing

Communication skills

Understanding of scripting languages

Flexibility and adaptability

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Python

Playwright

Jira

Job description

This full time post is available immediately on a permanent basis and offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some time from home.

Overview

The University of Exeter is developing a ten-year strategy where digital ways of working will be central to delivering our vision and goals. The digital transformation will impact profoundly on our workplace design, the skills we develop, the way our students learn, and the way we work and collaborate, and we want to ensure that this transformation has our staff and students at its heart. We are investing in digital technology and skills development to strengthen our education, research, and partnerships, and to meet the needs of our community. IT Services is central to all of this, and we are looking for people to join us who want to be part of this major transformation and part of changing the way we work and the way our students learn.

Why our staff love working here

• Flexible working opportunities
• 41 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Actively inclusive organisation ensuring equality and fairness for all
• Leading parental leave initiatives
• Multiple wellbeing and health initiatives for staff
• Sustainability and the environment being at the heart of what we do
• Beautiful campus environment when working from either Exeter or Penryn
• Inspiring research that really makes a difference to the world

The role

We are looking for a Junior Test Analyst to join our team to work on the University’s quality assurance capabilities for IT development and testing.

You will create and maintain manual and automated tests using tools and techniques that will enable increased reliability and repeatability of system development and testing.

You will ensure the quality of delivered solutions by developing, writing and implementing manual and automated tests across all test/project phases.

You will liaise with stakeholders across the business to develop a solid understanding of use cases, translating these into robust test cases.

You will implement and maintain an automation environment that supports efficient, reliable testing and deployment processes that enable fast and robust IT development across the full range of IT applications.

You will be responsible for implementing and managing tools and techniques for tests across a broad range of IT technologies and platforms.

Implement a broad variety of complex technical, operational and problem solving activities for IT applications and services, and provide professional advice about your area of expertise to academic and professional services staff.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience of manual testing methodologies, including exploratory, regression, and functional testing.
• Experience in platform security, performance and API testing as well as strong software development skills.
• Experience with testing tools, including initial scripting, writing, maintaining automated test packs, and executing manual test cases.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and a proven ability to communicate across multi-functional and technical working teams to build ongoing relationships to ensure effective communications and exchange of information.
• Understanding of scripting/programming languages, web services or other appropriate technical skills such as: Git, Jenkins (and other build/deployment tools), Python, Playwright.
• Experience of testing, and the test pyramid is at the centre of your test strategies.
• A self-motivated engineer with an appetite to explore a complex architectural and business domain and build an industry leading test framework for it.
• Experience with manual testing, test automation tools and test management tools (e.g. Jira).
• Be flexible, adaptive, and proactive in your approach to seek continuous improvement of our services and technologies.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so please don’t hesitate in applying, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Further information

For further information, please contact Pete Robinson, [e-mail]