QA Analyst

Unite Students; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a QA Analyst to ensure the quality of their systems. The role involves managing test automation suites, maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders, and ensuring that all product quality meets requirements. Candidates should have experience with test automation tools like Cypress and be familiar with testing finance and HR systems. The organization offers competitive benefits, including an annual bonus and flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Annual bonus

25 days' paid holiday

Flexible working opportunities

Shared Parental Leave

Other benefits including discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience with test automation tools.
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies.
• Ability to write clear test scripts.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain test automation suites and pipelines.
• Create defect records for all issues found during testing.
• Prepare, run and maintain test scripts.

Skills

Experience with test automation tools

Knowledge of test processes and methodologies

Experience testing Finance systems

Experience testing HR Systems

Experience of testing web applications

API Testing Experience

Tools

Cypress

Azure Dev Ops

Oracle Fusion

Job description

The Role

At Unite Students our aim is to create a Home for Success for our students, using technology and data to empower them to find their home and have a great stay with us, and a great experience throughout their student life.

Reporting to the QA Lead, the QA Analyst will be part of the IT quality assurance team responsible for ensuring the quality of our systems. They will be responsible for testing new and changed features and functions of internal and external facing systems, websites and mobile apps, following test best practice to deliver this they will work closely with product owners, developers and other QA analysts to ensure all software meets required acceptance criteria, and any issues are identified and resolved.

This role will require a strong understanding of testing methodologies, risk management and quality assurance processes . Your strategic oversight will ensure that all test related activities are managed and delivered on time and within budget while integrating the enterprise test strategy into the technology estate.

What You`ll Be Doing

• Managing and Maintaining Test Automation suites and pipelines
• Ensure effective stakeholder relationships are maintained, ensuring reporting and updates are provided on progress and any issues raised.
• Deliver all required test tasks for allocated systems and ensure product quality meets agreed requirements.
• Create defect records for all issues found during testing and ensure they are tracked and progressed until resolved.
• Review user stories and requirements to ensure that acceptance criteria are testable and unambiguous
• Extract test cases from story acceptance criteria
• Liaise with product owners, end user and developers
• Prepare, run and maintain test scripts
• Complete compatibility testing on multiple browsers and devices
• Run and maintain regression packs
• Raise, track and retest defects in Azure Dev Ops
• Define test tasks to ensure that acceptance criteria are met
• Review supplier test evidence against coverage and provide feedback
• Develop and maintain product knowledge for all systems allocated for project testing
• Build relationships with relevant business users and support teams, including product owners, subject matter experts and developers
• Keep up to date with testing best practice and guidelines

What We`re Looking for in You

• Experience with test automation tools, for example Cypress and Patrol
• Knowledge of test processes and methodologies
• Experience testing Finance systems including Oracle Fusion
• Experience testing HR Systems
• Experience working with HR Asset data
• Experience of testing web and enterprise applications
• API, Pact or Contract Testing Experience
• Ability to write clear test scripts
• Demonstrable ability to be able to communicate clearly and concisely with end users and developers
• Knowledge and use of Azure Dev Ops or equivalent

What You`ll Get in Return

• An annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success
• 25 days` paid holiday
• Pension - based on how much you save, we`ll contribute 1% more
• Flexible working opportunities
• Shared Parental Leave - 18 weeks full pay
• Other benefits include, ShareSave, Bike to Work, Charity Match, amazing discounts and more!