Quality Assurance Analyst

Aztec Group; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm located in Southampton is seeking a Testing Quality Assurance Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role is essential in ensuring quality across software development, involving collaboration with Product Owners and conducting manual testing as needed. Successful candidates will enjoy a hybrid working model and excellent employee benefits, including competitive salary and professional development opportunities. Strong communication, analytical skills, and experience in quality assurance are essential for success.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus scheme

Flexible, hybrid working

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Health care cash plan

Life assurance

Worldwide travel insurance

Onsite parking

Regular social events

Health and wellbeing programmes

Investment into personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in software quality assurance, including delivery of testing activities.
• Familiarity with test management tools and defect tracking software.
• Solid understanding of QA methodologies and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with quality standards across testing activities.
• Participate in requirement and design reviews.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to define acceptance criteria.
• Conduct manual testing when necessary.
• Produce clear reporting on test progress and defect status.

Skills

Software quality assurance

Test management tools

Azure DevOps

QA methodologies

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

Testing Quality Assurance Analyst

Reporting to the Senior Testing Manager

In line with our ongoing digital transformation and continued commitment to technological innovation, Aztec Group is expanding its Quality Assurance capability to ensure the highest standards across our products and services. This is a fantastic opportunity for a detail‑oriented and proactive professional to join our Testing and Quality Assurance function, playing a vital role in maintaining quality throughout the software development lifecycle and safeguarding the customer experience. You’ll become part of a dynamic, collaborative, and forward‑thinking team that places continuous improvement at its core. Your contribution will be key to achieving the function’s ambitious goals and driving excellence across our technology landscape.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with quality standards and best practices across all testing activities
• Participate in requirement and design reviews, providing QA‑focused feedback to remove ambiguity and ensure completeness and testability
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Delivery Teams to define acceptance criteria and verify that the Definition of Ready (DoR) is consistently met
• Review / develop test documentation aligned to the Aztec Group’s Testing and Quality Assurance Testing Policy and procedures
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Conduct manual testing where necessary to ensure overall solution quality
• Review testing deliverables and data in Azure DevOps to ensure adherence to the Aztec Group Testing Policy and associated SDLC procedures and guidelines
• Review / produce clear and concise reporting on test progress, defect status, and overall quality metrics
• Collaborate with the other members of the testing and quality assurance team to define and improve processes and methodologies, ensuring robust, efficient and well‑structured tests

Skills, knowledge, expertise:

• Experience in software quality assurance, including delivery of testing activities
• Familiarity with test management tools and defect tracking software, ideally Azure DevOps & Test Plans
• Solid understanding of QA methodologies, software development processes and SDLC
• Analytical, troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

General information:

• Successful candidates will have the requirement to travel to various locations and building relations with colleagues and teams in other Group jurisdictions
• You'll enjoy a hybrid working model and be required to work from our Southampton office regularly

Who are we?

Aztec Group has come a long way since first opening its doors in Jersey back in 2001. Our size and reach may have changed, but one thing that hasn’t is our identity – we’re proud to be a business that puts our people and clients at the centre of everything we do.

We understand that everyone will put value on different things and that’s why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. Here are some of the core benefits for all our people:

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance, including eye care
• Health care cash plan
• Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit)
• Worldwide travel insurance
• Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum
• Onsite parking
• Regular social events
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.