Graduate Product Test Analyst

Graduate Product Test Analyst

Manchester or Whitstable

Monday – Friday: 9 am to 5 pm (Hybrid working)

Role Purpose: You will be responsible for the scheduling and testing of product rates updates, fixes and new developments across a variety of product lines and systems. This will constitute a mix of excel based spreadsheets, ReadyAPI projects and direct software house unit testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with the business to organise updates into sprints using our Service Now ticketing portal.
• Updating, running and maintaining excel-based testpacks.
• Reporting issues in an appropriate manner to be fixed.
• Analysing product updates for testing purposes.
• Writing and running new assertion based testing within ReadyAPI.
• Running unit based testing against Landscape or software house systems.
• Creating and/or refining testing processes.
• Working closely with underwriting, product writing and scheduling to maintain and improve the speed of delivery.
• Regular tasks
• Adding testing timescales to rates updates and developments.
• Returning testing queries to underwriting and product writing.
• Keeping track of testing volume and time spent on individual tickets.

Essential Skills

• Excellent analytical skills.
• Responds well to critical feedback.
• Very strong attention to detail.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Innovative and change embracing.
• Uses own initiative, can work independently or as part of a team as the need requires.

Qualifications / Experience

Essential – Excellent excel formula knowledge.

Essential – Proven record of accomplishment in teamwork.

Essential – Experience working under pressure with tight timescales.

Desirable – ReadyAPI, Java or other coding experience.

Desirable – Experience with software house front-end systems.

Desirable – General motor and home insurance knowledge.