Senior Test Analyst

One day a week onsite. Permanent. Manual and automation. Real ownership.

A long-established UK organisation is hiring a Senior Test Analyst into its in-house QA team. This is a hands-on senior role with leadership exposure, sitting within a small testing function that supports a broad and active change portfolio. You'll work alongside another senior tester, mentor a small team of analysts and report into the Test and QA Manager.

It's a genuine 70/30 split between hands-on testing and planning, documentation and reporting. Not a role for someone who's drifted into doc-only test leadership.

What you'll be doing

• Leading testing activity across integration, data, application and front-end workstreams
• Writing test strategies, plans, estimates and sign-off documentation
• Driving API and integration test automation using Postman
• SQL-based data testing and Power BI report validation
• Cross-browser and device testing using LambdaTest
• Selenium and SpecFlow/C# automation where it fits the workstream
• Defect management end-to-end, working closely with developers, product owners and DevOps
• Running proofs of concept on new testing tools, including AI-assisted approaches
• Mentoring Test Analysts and contributing to QA process improvement
• Deputising for the Test and QA Manager when needed

What you'll bring

• Strong hands-on testing background, manual and automated, with a manual-first foundation
• Proven experience leading testing activity on software delivery projects
• Azure DevOps for test management and reporting
• Postman or similar for API and integration automation
• SQL for data validation, Power BI exposure
• Selenium, SpecFlow or equivalent BDD frameworks
• C# (preferred) or Java for automation scripting
• Confident communicator across technical and business stakeholders
• ISTQB or ISEB Foundation or higher
• Minimum two years in a senior testing role with mentoring or lead responsibility

Nice to have

• Exposure to NEC Northgate Housing, Dynamics 365 or other enterprise platforms
• Background in regulated or public-sector-flavoured environments (banking, insurance, housing, utilities, pensions)
• Experience contributing to automation framework setup or tool selection

The team is at an interesting point. There's a license for LambdaTest, some automation in place on portals, and integration test automation in Postman is the current build-out. Beyond that, the wider automation roadmap (Dynamics, NEC regression) is on the horizon but not fully scoped. You'll contribute to shaping it, but framework strategy ownership is likely to be a separate role down the line.

If you want a finished, polished automation function to walk into, this isn't it. If you want a stable senior seat where you can hands-on test, mentor and influence how automation matures over the next two to three years, it's a good one.

The setup

• Permanent, £55,000 to £66,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid, one day a week onsite in West Yorkshire
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, standard benefits
• Three-stage process: competency screen, technical assessment, final with a short presentation

How to apply

Send me your CV via LinkedIn or drop me a message. Happy to have an informal chat first.