Senior Technical Test Analyst — Lead Quality in Aerospace

Sopra Steria Ltd; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Pension

Job summary

Sopra Steria Ltd is seeking a Senior Technical Test Analyst for our Aerospace, Defence and Security business in Hemel Hempstead. The role is full‑time and predominantly on site (3–4 days/week).

You’ll guide testing best practice, ensure high‑quality solutions, and mentor colleagues across system and integration testing disciplines. Responsibilities include test planning, analysing requirements, coordinating with Dev/ENG teams, managing defects and test data, and producing reliable testing

Qualifications

• Strong technical testing background across system and integration testing.
• Experience analysing complex requirements and translating them into test coverage.
• Ability to coordinate with Development and Engineering teams to support delivery.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Test Plan and Test Approach in line with the Test Strategy.
• Analyse requirements and design artefacts to derive clear test cases with expected results.
• Coordinate with Development and Engineering teams to support delivery across all test levels.
• Manage test cases, defects and execution using test management toolsets.
• Create and manage test data, environments and prerequisites for complex scenarios.
• Produce test metrics, support defect resolution and escalate risks.

Skills

System testing

Integration testing

SQL

Active Directory

ITSM tools

Test data management

Mentoring

Education

ISTQB Advanced Test or Technical Test Analyst

PRINCE2 Foundation

Tools

Test management tools

Test automation tools

Software monitoring tools

Job description

Sopra Steria Ltd is seeking a Senior Technical Test Analyst for our Aerospace, Defence and Security business in Hemel Hempstead. The role is full‑time and predominantly on site (3–4 days/week).

You’ll guide testing best practice, ensure high‑quality solutions, and mentor colleagues across system and integration testing disciplines. Responsibilities include test planning, analysing requirements, coordinating with Dev/ENG teams, managing defects and test data, and producing reliable testing