Quality Assurance and Test Analyst

Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUPA); Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension

Life assurance up to 4x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment in Cambridge is seeking a permanent, full-time QAT Analyst to embed QA strategy across delivery teams. The role sits in the Exam Assurance group within the Exam Technology Organisation, and supports AI-enabled testing, automation, shift-left approaches and continuous improvement.

You will work in a hybrid pattern with 40-60% office time, focusing on SIT/UAT/BAU testing, QA metrics, governance and collaboration with third-party suppliers.

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering QA and testing activities within Agile delivery environments.
• Experience across functional and non-functional testing disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with test automation and modern testing tools.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing approaches.
• Experience of risk-based testing and test lifecycle management.
• Ability to analyse quality data and provide meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working across multiple teams and competing priorities.
• Experience with AI-enabled QA and testing tools.
• Experience implementing shift-left testing approaches.
• Knowledge of test data management solutions.
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and outsourced testing services.
• Experience within highly regulated or compliance-driven environments.
• Experience mentoring or coaching QA practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Embed QAT strategy, standards and tooling within delivery teams.
• Ensure consistent testing approaches across SIT, UAT and BAU activities.
• Drive adoption of risk-based, shift-left and modern QA practices.
• Support implementation of AI-enabled testing and test automation solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, increase test coverage and reduce manual effort.
• Define, monitor and report on QA metrics and KPIs.
• Provide insight into defects, quality trends, coverage gaps and delivery risks.
• Collaborate with third-party suppliers to ensure alignment to QA standards and ways of working.
• Support governance, audit and compliance activities, including adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to the development of the wider QAT community through mentoring, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

QA testing

Agile testing

Test automation

CI/CD

Risk-based testing

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Cross-team collaboration

AI-enabled QA

Shift-left

Test data management

Third-party coordination

Regulatory/compliance

Mentoring QA

Tools

AI

CI/CD

Embedded

Support

Job description

Salary: £51,400 - 68,800 per year

Requirements

• Strong experience delivering QA and testing activities within Agile delivery environments.
• Experience across functional and non-functional testing disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with test automation and modern testing tools.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing approaches.
• Experience of risk-based testing and test lifecycle management.
• Ability to analyse quality data and provide meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working across multiple teams and competing priorities.
• Experience with AI-enabled QA and testing tools.
• Experience implementing shift-left testing approaches.
• Knowledge of test data management solutions.
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and outsourced testing services.
• Experience within highly regulated or compliance-driven environments.
• Experience mentoring or coaching QA practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Embed QAT strategy, standards and tooling within delivery teams.
• Ensure consistent testing approaches across System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and BAU activities.
• Drive adoption of risk-based, shift-left and modern QA practices.
• Support implementation of AI-enabled testing and test automation solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, increase test coverage and reduce manual effort.
• Define, monitor and report on QA metrics and KPIs.
• Provide insight into defects, quality trends, coverage gaps and delivery risks.
• Collaborate with third-party suppliers to ensure alignment to QA standards and ways of working.
• Support governance, audit and compliance activities, including adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to the development of the wider QAT community through mentoring, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Technologies

• AI
• CI/CD
• Support
• Embedded

More

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, and we offer a permanent, full-time QAT Analyst role based in Cambridge with a hybrid working pattern, typically spending 40-60% of the time in the office. You will join our Exam Assurance team within the Exam Technology Organisation, helping to shape how quality assurance and testing are delivered across multiple delivery teams. We support modern QA practices including AI-enabled testing, automation, shift-left approaches and continuous improvement, while offering a competitive salary and benefits package that includes 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, private medical, dental and permanent health insurance, a discretionary annual bonus, a group personal pension scheme, life assurance up to 4x annual salary, and green travel schemes. We are committed to a transparent recruitment process and flexible working requests will be considered from day one.

last updated 38 week of 2026