We are looking for a Senior Software Test Analyst to join the Frontier team. This a fully homebased role but there will be a requirement to attend sites when needed.
The successful candidate will be concerned with designing and executing test cases across various applications. You will work with 1-2 teams at any one time as required, to take knowledge transfer, understand the application, and the changes being delivered. You will also carry out testing (either manual or automated) of the changes to ensure the processes work as per requirements and user stories, raising defects where relevant and retesting once resolved.
At Frontier, the Technology Team strive to deliver brilliant experiences for customers and colleagues. We want to hear from passionate, enthusiastic people from any background. We work with a variety of technologies from front-end native and web applications through to the backend systems that hold our organisation together and the hardware they run on. We are a data-driven organisation. We are transforming our technology landscape and the way we work, and this is a fantastic opportunity to join a team at the start of a change journey. Join us to make a real and valuable difference as you build your career at Frontier.
The Benefits
1. Competitive salary
2. Work from home anywhere within the UK
3. 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase 5 more days
4. Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
5. Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
6. Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
7. Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
8. Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers
About You
9. ISEB/ISTQB Foundation certification required as a minimum
10. Batchelors degree in Computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent desired but not essential
11. 8 years or more experience in software testing
12. Excellent written and oral communication skills
13. Knowledge of technical testing required
14. Experience of JIRA required
15. Experience of Agile delivery/SCRUM required
16. Knowledge of SQL is required
17. Knowledge of Azure Data Lake/Azure Databricks would be an advantage
18. Ability to learn new systems quickly would be an advantage
19. Experience of Test automation & performance testing would be an advantage
20. Experience of Zephyr desirable but not essential
21. Experience working with APIs would be beneficial
22. Experience of using the Postman tool would be beneficial
23. Experience of CI/CD delivery would be beneficial but not essential
24. Experience working on multiple applications in parallel would be beneficial
Your Role
As a Senior Test Analyst your role will involve:
25. Reviewing business software requirements, providing feedback
26. Producing test cases (manual and automated) and the supporting data for multiple applications
27. Prioritising test cases accordingly
28. Executing test cases and raising defects with the correct level of detail – giving clarification or reproducing where required
29. Creating and analysing test results and incorporate those into a test report
30. Working with other stakeholders and developers to take KT for applications
31. Working within a delivery team but also able to work on own initiative
32. Working within the delivery team to identify improvement opportunities
33. Mentoring junior members of the Test Team
34. Assisting and taking direction from the Test Manager where required
35. Reporting progress to the Test Manager