QA Analyst

QA Analyst

London | Hybrid | Up to £40,000 + Bonus

A growing specialist insurance business is looking to appoint a QA Analyst to join its Technology team.

This opportunity offers genuine ownership of quality assurance activities within a collaborative technology function, where quality is viewed as a key part of successful delivery rather than simply a testing exercise.

Working closely with Delivery, Business Analysis and Project Management teams, the successful candidate will take responsibility for QA and UAT activities across a variety of business and technology initiatives, helping to ensure systems and processes are delivered to a consistently high standard.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Owning QA and UAT activities across projects and change initiatives
  
• Designing, documenting and executing test plans and test cases
  
• Performing functional and regression testing
  
• Identifying, logging and tracking defects through to resolution
  
• Working closely with stakeholders across Technology and the wider business
  
• Communicating testing progress, risks and outcomes clearly and effectively
  
• Supporting the continuous improvement of testing processes and standards
  

  Skills & Experience
  

  The successful candidate will possess:
  

  • Previous experience as a QA Analyst, Test Analyst or Software Tester
    
  • Strong manual testing experience
    
  • Experience creating and executing test plans and test cases
    
  • Experience managing and tracking defects
    
  • Excellent attention to detail
    
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
    
  • A proactive approach and willingness to take ownership
    

    Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and working within Agile delivery environments would be advantageous.
    

    The Package
    

    • Salary up to £40,000
      
    • Discretionary annual bonus of up to 15%
      
    • Hybrid working arrangement
      
    • 25 days annual leave, increasing by one day per year for the first five years
      
    • Overseas working policy allowing up to four weeks per year abroad
      
    • Matched pension scheme
      
    • Income protection
      
    • 4x death in service
      
    • Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
      

      Location
      

      The role is based in Central London, close to Aldgate and Whitechapel stations. The business operates a highly flexible hybrid working model, with office attendance typically required once per month alongside periodic company -wide collaboration events.
      

      Applications are welcomed from candidates who enjoy taking ownership, communicating with stakeholders and delivering high -quality outcomes within a collaborative team environment.