Lead Defect Analyst and Tester

TLT LLP; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

We are recruiting for a Lead Defect Analyst and Tester to join our Software Development team.

The role will involve managing business user testing, ensuring the users are aware and comfortable with testing practices; triage and assessment of issues.

Your Role:

• Hands-on Software Testing for multiple workstreams.
• Hands-on defect management - Triage, reporting issues/bugs & maintaining an issues log.
• Keep business testers informed regarding testing schedules.
• Point of contact for all SME users with regards to testing.
• Create Test Scenarios. Schedule the business testers’ time and ensure they are prepared for when user stories get developed.

Your Skills and Experience:

• A forward thinking, proactive people leader.
• Hands-on experience in managing UAT with business users as testers.
• Ability to act without having to be instructed.
• Knowledge around Power platform, Sharepoint Online, Dynamic 365, Power apps, Azure DevOps or tools like Jira is advantageous.
• CSTE, CAST or ISTQB certified.
• Initiating business user testing and managing completion within set timeline.
• Ensure UAT group is ready before testing commences.
• Set out testing work for users and manage their queries.
• Preferably hold an SDET skill set with a strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Preferably someone who has hands-on development and deployment experience.
• Experienced in dealing with technical issues.

Your Team

Our IT team makes sure our capabilities match our ambition. We are always looking to challenge convention in the way we use technology. We are a digitally enabled and data-driven firm, and we use technology to continually adapt our approach to meet our clients’ changing needs.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.

Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

Our Benefits

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.

TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on [e-mail]