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Quality Assurance and Testing is an important part of the delivery of digital systems within the Health Research Authority. We have a team of skilled test professionals who make sure quality is delivered in the most effective way. We are looking to add testing skills to our existing team as we are part of an ambitious programme that will utilise different functional and non-functional test levels at depth.
As a Senior Test Analyst, you will design and execute test plans, and carry out testing as part of a broader risk-based approach covering system, integration and user acceptance tests for a Microsoft based technology suite.
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• Identify and elaborate testable scenarios for a feature, working with others in a cross functional agile team
• design and execute test cases using standard testing techniques
• communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity
• Support the head of test in choosing the appropriate testing techniques and frameworks
• think creatively, ask the right questions and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team
• absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to determine solutions
  This is not an exhaustive list, see the job description for details.
  As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for you, not just us and the work we do.
  We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that help us to deliver the best services.

We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community. This includes:

• age
• disability
• ethnicity
• gender identity and expression
• religion or belief
• sex
• sexual orientation
• other diverse characteristics

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When applying to work here, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement – if it works for you, we’ll do our best to make it work for us.
Please note, if applying to our Manchester, Nottingham or Bristol locations, we are only able to offer the role as home based.
This role sits within HRA Digital. The HRA Digital directorate is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting complex solutions within the HRA’s portfolio of national information systems for health research. This includes a major programme to build a new Integrated Research Application and Workflow system and to achieve the successful migration and eventual closure of current systems (IRAS and HARP).
The HRA Digital team is a collaborative, supportive team consisting of HRA employees, secondees, contractors and vendors.
Senior Test Analyst will be responsible for the execution of test activities within the HRA Digital Directorate. This will involve the planning and coordination of testing activities of key national information systems for health research in the UK managed by the Health Research Authority (HRA). The test analysis and planning activity undertaken will include discovery capture, test definition and the estimation of test effort, as part of a broader risk-based approach within functional and non-functional testing.
The Senior Test Analyst will ensure that all products delivered both internally and by suppliers, including significant update releases and routine fixes, are thoroughly tested, and accepted before delivery into live service. They will be required to manage and coordinate the system, system integration and user acceptance testing in line with the HRA’s practices and procedures. They will also have the primary responsibility for writing, debugging and refactoring test scenarios and scripts for end to end testing as outlined in HRA’s test strategy.
To find out more and to understand the full duties of the role, please refer to the job description attached.
In submitting your application with us, please note the following:
We currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
We do not hold a sponsorship licence and are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement.
Where applicants fail to demonstrate how they meet any one of the essential criteria of the person specification, the application will not be shortlisted.
The HRA reserves the right to close this vacancy early should it receive a sufficient number of applications