Manual Test Analyst - 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

Established over 30 years ago here at Lifeplus our mission is to be the world leader in holistic wellbeing by helping millions of people to unlock the wellness within them.

We manufacture and distribute high quality nutritional supplements directly to our customers all over the world. We are proud to have a team of enthusiastic customers and colleagues who are all dedicated to creating a legacy of wellbeing.

At Lifeplus we celebrate and embrace diversity and we believe that our success comes from creating a caring and fun community.

Job Purpose:

The primary purpose of this role is to provide testing support and analysis within a Project Management environment to support a variety of projects including technical, facility-based infrastructure (interfacing with technology) and those delivering new business processes, with their associated change management requirements. This role will be based in UK and working with US-UK project delivery team on overlapped UK working hours.

The role will play an important part in the successful delivery of projects across the organisation, in being responsible for providing an end to end testing service that will include functional, non-functional, integration and regression testing for defined projects or work streams. Organising and managing end users for UAT. In addition, providing core testing deliverables such as test plans, scenarios and scripts, as well as the co-ordination and execution of testing, logging and managing defects through their lifecycle with relevant teams. This will be done using waterfall, iterative and agile (scrum) project approaches.

The role will include but is not limited to:

• Liaison with the project team and business stakeholders to produce a logical set of prioritised test scenarios, cases/scripts and schedules.
• Proposing and obtaining agreement for the testing approach depending on the type of project (e.g. BAU projects/ERP/Digital Transformation).
• Creating a realistic and achievable testing schedule; working with the relevant stakeholders to ensure buy-in.
• Experience of System integration and System level testing
• Providing advice on the appropriateness of automation of testing for relevant projects.
• Drive the adoption of automated testing for technical projects.
• Production and execution of Test Plans, Scenarios, Cases and Scripts as appropriate.
• Management of UAT; communication and co-ordination of users, script management, logging of defects.
• Provide testing advice and coaching, supported by a consistent artefacts and approach to project teams and stakeholders; many of whom have never encountered testing previously.
• Analysis and reporting of test activities and results.
• Supporting the end to end defect management lifecycle, including providing stakeholders with appropriate reporting.
• Producing test results and providing solid test metrics for further analysis with the project team.
• Assist in the production of accurate release notes and user manuals to assist the introduction of newly implemented technology / solutions in the live environment.
• Recommending and introducing new processes and techniques to improve the capability of testing.

Candidate Profile:

• Demonstrable experience as a hands on Test Analyst with Project/Programme Go Live exposure.
• Experience in Software development life cycle in complex Enterprise applications and integration projects at various levels. Ability to design, build, and execute manual test scripts to verify that software meets functional requirements. Demonstrates a solid understanding of both the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Experience with working with stakeholders that have no experience or understanding of testing.
• Evidence of relevant certifications (e.g. ISTQB Foundation Level and above).
• Hands on experience working with agile teams on projects using scrum.
• Experienced in writing manual test scenarios, cases/scripts to desired levels of details to meet time and resources available.
• Experience of manual testing APIs using Postman/SOAPUI or any other tools.
• Experienced in developing test plans and coordinating testing activities between internal business Functions (including technical and change management) and 3rd party teams.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) including the ability to understand, present and explain complex information to a range of audiences.
• High level of emotional intelligence with a challenging and enquiring mind.
• Experience of working with global teams.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to work on own; prioritising and managing time as needed.
• Ability to work across the organisation in a collaborative way to build and strengthen working relationships.
• Be tool agnostic and recommend new processes and techniques to improve the capability of testing.
• Attend scrum review meetings and develop targeted test plans and cases.
• Liaise with development teams and key business users during the testing, providing updates and status reports and alerting potential issues.
• Perform integration, performance and stress testing of client and server applications, including post-release checking where required.

The values you’ll stand by:

• Be generous with your knowledge, knowledge is only powerful if you share it with others.
• Bring integrity, listen first and then speak.
• Embrace transformation, be brave – it’s easier to stick to what you know but we learn from our mistakes.
• Have quality at the heart of what you do, always give your best and expect the same from others in return

What we offer you: .

• Learning Hub : Enjoy flexible learning with access to a variety of in-house training programs tailored to your professional needs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) : Access professional support for mental well-being through our EAP system.
• Exclusive Discounts: Benefit from special discounts at leading brands and retailers, as well as a generous employee discount on Lifeplus nutritional supplements and wellbeing products.
• Mental Health First Aiders : Receive support from trained Mental Health First Aiders within the workplace.
• Pension Scheme : Secure your future with our contributory pension scheme, offering up to 6% contributions.
• Holiday Flexibility : Gain the freedom to buy or sell holiday days to suit your needs.
• Gym Membership Savings : Stay fit with discounts on gym memberships.
• Health and Wellness : Take advantage of our contributory hospital and health cash plan.
• Cycle2Work Scheme : Promote a healthy lifestyle and reduce your carbon footprint with our Cycle2Work scheme.
• Eye Care Vouchers : Keep your vision sharp with our eye care vouchers.
• Life Assurance : Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive life assurance plan.

Additional offerings:

• Complimentary tea and coffee to keep you refreshed throughout the day.
• Enjoy fresh fruit, readily available within our breakout spaces.
• Access to Lifeplus products as needed, supporting your personal wellness.
• Annual social event to connect and celebrate with colleagues at our social get-together, fostering a sense of community and fun.

Hours and Days:

• 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location:

• Lifeplus House, Little End Road, St Neots, PE19 8JH.
• Flexibility to work in a Hybrid way dependent on the needs and requirements of the role.

The responsibilities and attributes listed above is indicative it is not exhaustive and is not designed to limit or inhibit the way we work or how the role develops. This is intended to be a fluid document and indicates how we currently see the role.

• Please note: The successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check.
• Please advise us in advance if you have any special requirements if you are asked to attend an interview.