Senior Test Lead – Hybrid, Pensions Solutions

Universities Superannuation Scheme (Ltd); Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Health & wellbeing services

Learning & development opportunities

Volunteer days

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is seeking a Senior Test Analyst to lead testing across a large change portfolio within our Pensions Solutions and Control team. You will plan, design, prepare and execute testing with minimal guidance, building strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders and third-party suppliers.

The role requires ownership of test design, data preparation and automation where appropriate, ensuring traceability and conformance to USS standards as we

Qualifications

• Full testing lifecycle experience from business requirements to test execution across phases (including UAT).
• Experience with third party suppliers and testing software delivered into USS environments.
• Knowledge of testing best practices and industry standards; familiarity with web/digital applications and end-to-end testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, preparation and execution of testing aligned to the testing strategy.
• Review requirements and solution designs to determine the optimal approach to testing.
• Design tests and input planning information into test plans and schedules.
• Create high-quality test deliverables (scenarios, scripts, cases, expected results).
• Ensure end-to-end traceability of requirements to test artefacts and testability.
• Collaborate with internal/external tech teams to setup test environments.
• Lead test data preparation for all test cycles.
• Design automated tests where appropriate and ensure support is in place.
• Review deliverables and obtain approvals per USS standards; manage defects to resolution.
• Maintain controlled test environments to preserve data integrity during testing.

Skills

Test design

Test execution

Test automation

Stakeholder communication

Education

ISEB Foundation Level in Software Testing

Tools

Azure DevOps

Testing tools

Job description

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is seeking a Senior Test Analyst to lead testing across a large change portfolio within our Pensions Solutions and Control team. You will plan, design, prepare and execute testing with minimal guidance, building strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders and third-party suppliers.

The role requires ownership of test design, data preparation and automation where appropriate, ensuring traceability and conformance to USS standards as we