Quality Analyst

MHR; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to training courses

GP access 24/7

Holiday buy/sell

Family leave

MHRewards discounts

Recognition program

Referral bonus up to £2,000

Employee social events

On-site restaurants

Private medical insurance (optional)

Job summary

MHR is seeking a Quality Analyst to join the Test Engineering team, supporting the testing of our HR and Payroll solution in an agile environment. You will contribute to test strategy, planning, analysis, and reporting, focusing on manual testing with UI and API testing, and collaborating with developers and automation engineers to ensure high quality products.

You will work within the People First Talent domain, promoting preventative testing, and expanding testing coverage across browsers and

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of manual software testing.
• Hands-on experience in UI and/or API testing.
• Good working knowledge of databases.

Responsibilities

• Support design and delivery of software testing for the HR and Payroll solution.
• Apply core testing practices including test strategy, planning, analysis, estimation, defect management and reporting.
• Collaborate with development and automation engineers to promote preventative testing and high quality.

Skills

Manual testing

UI testing

API testing

Databases

Test strategy

Defect management

Reporting

TDD

Job description

At MHR, our employees are central to our success and play a key role in helping customers achieve sustainable high performance. With a team of over 900 professionals, we work to make things flow smoothly, whether it's for large organisations or individual employees. As businesses face rapid changes in the world of work, our team is here to help them adapt and thrive.

By focusing on the core needs of efficiency, productivity, growth, and impact, our employees use their expertise to deliver real solutions through our People and Finance platform. This system, which covers finance, HR, payroll, and learning, helps businesses run more smoothly and make better decisions in real time.

With over 40 years of experience behind us, MHR’s track record as a high-performance organisation is built on clear goals, a shared vision, and strong communication - all of which we pass on to our customers.

MHR is more than just a place to work; it’s a platform for empowerment. Joining us means bringing innovation, technology, and teamwork seamlessly removes obstacles, enhances your skills, and allow you to focus on what’s most important to you- work that matters.

With us, you’ll grow, find your flow, and make a lasting difference in your career, your team, and your impact.

Your Career

As a Quality Analyst, you will join MHR’s innovative Test Engineering team, supporting the design and delivery of software testing for our market-leading HR and Payroll solution. Working in an agile development environment, you will have the opportunity to develop your testing expertise rapidly while contributing to a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, TDD, BDD, and self-development.

You will bring a strong understanding of manual software testing, with hands-on experience in UI and/or API testing and a good working knowledge of databases. You will apply core testing practices including test strategy, planning, analysis, estimation, defect management, and reporting, helping the team make informed decisions throughout the development lifecycle.

Your Team

This role sits within the People First Talent domain, where you will lead on identifying and coordinating the appropriate test activities for the team. You will work closely with development engineers and automation engineers to ensure the product is built with low risk and high quality from the outset.

You will collaborate with colleagues to identify repeatable testing activity and support its delivery through automation. You will contribute to agile ceremonies and promote preventative testing techniques, ensuring quality is considered throughout development rather than only at the point of release.

Your Impact

You will help ensure that every release of the HR and Payroll solution is reliable, robust, and fit for purpose. Through thoughtful test planning, effective analysis, clear defect management, and accurate reporting, you will provide the insight needed to manage risk and protect the customer experience.

You will have the opportunity to broaden your experience across cross-browser and device testing, web testing, RESTful web services, TDD, BDD, and automated testing practices. Knowledge of HR and Payroll legislation and concepts, testing tools and services, and strong communication and presentation skills will help you make an even greater contribution.

This is an opportunity to join a cutting-edge team where your testing ability can develop quickly, your ideas will be valued, and your work directly support the quality of products used by organisations and their people.

Benefits To Support You Personally And Professionally

Alongside the opportunity to work with an incredible team and express your individuality, we offer a range of personalised benefits including:

• Access to over 60 internal training courses, professional qualifications, and cross-departmental mentoring and coaching programs
• 24/7 access to a GP through Help at Hand for you and your family, confidential mental health support, and paid sick leave
• Ability to purchase or sell additional holiday days beyond 25 days and bank holidays
• Enhanced Family leave
• My MHRewards offering discounts at over 900 retailers
• Monthly employee recognition program and departmental awards
• Referral bonus scheme of up to £2,000
• Employee-led social events such as running clubs, football teams, book clubs, and bake-offs
• On-site subsidised restaurants offering a variety of fresh meals daily
• Opt-in benefits schemes such as private medical insurance and dental coverage

We value the well-being, financial stability, and inclusivity of our employees, and strive to provide a supportive working environment.

At MHR, we’re completely committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard, and everyone feels valued and supported.

Whatever your background, abilities and experiences, if you’re excited by this role we want to hear from you. If you require assistance for an interview, please let us know and we’ll make sure your needs are met when you arrive.

If we receive an exceptionally high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than originally advertised.