Senior IT Test Analyst

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rental company in Warrington is seeking an experienced IT Senior Test Analyst. You will ensure the quality and stability of applications while working in an Agile delivery team. Responsibilities include designing test cases, mentoring juniors, and conducting API testing using tools like Postman. The role offers a hybrid working model, combining remote work with office presence, ideal for those looking for flexibility.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Test Analyst or similar role in quality assurance.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and testing processes.
• Ability to mentor junior team members in testing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality of delivery through best practice test processes.
• Mentor junior team members in testing principles.
• Design test cases covering new and existing functionalities.
• Perform both manual and technical testing of APIs.
• Execute manual test scripts and report issues to developers.
• Conduct exploratory testing to uncover unknown errors.

Skills

Agile delivery

Manual testing

Automation testing

API testing

SQL querying

Tools

Postman

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Job description

We now have a fantastic opportunity for an IT Senior Test Analyst to join our team, taking on responsibility for ensuring the ongoing and improving quality and stability of these internal and customer-facing, business-critical and innovative applications, in both new and legacy technologies where appropriate.

Sunbelt Rentals is a FTSE100 business, operating a bespoke Agile framework based around SCRUM and KANBAN, combined with Waterfall project management principles at a program level to ensure correct prioritisation and scoping of deliverables. As a Senior Test Analyst, you will be involved in sprint cycles, planning/review sessions, and the iterative build, test, and deployment processes within your delivery team.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Embed as part of an Agile delivery team and ensure quality of delivery through best practice test processes and procedures.
• Support mentoring of junior team members in manual, technical, and automation testing principles and techniques.
• Estimate effort for test scripting and execution.
• Design test cases to cover new and existing functionalities, improving overall test coverage.
• Perform technical testing of APIs, including Authentication & Authorization, API Requests & Responses, and response codes using tools like Postman.
• Query database tables with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to validate data and identify test data.
• Execute manual test scripts, identify faults/bugs, prioritize, and pass issues to developers for resolution.
• Conduct ad-hoc exploratory testing to uncover unknown errors in areas with limited test coverage.
• Test across multiple environments and browser configurations to ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Support the creation of automation tests.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing practices to enhance productivity and output quality.

The role offers a hybrid working model, combining remote work with office presence, with a minimum of 3 days remote per week.