Junior Test Analyst Bristol, England
Job description
Sopra Banking Software are looking for a Junior Test Analyst to work within our growing, highly skilled Test team. You will be focusing on testing, and as such you will have the freedom to create and implement processes that will help improve the quality of our software.
You will be involved in all aspects of testing throughout the development lifecycle, from defining requirements, creating test plans, and running tests.
What will the role involve?
- Assisting in the Creation and maintained of test plans
- Assisting in validating the quality of acceptance criteria on specification
- Defining test cases to cover the acceptance criteria
- Validating the work completed meets the acceptance criteria
- Participating in decision-making regarding the integration of software packages and processes to support testing.
- Involvement in defect management, change, root cause analysis and issue tracking using JIRA
- Training to work as in embedded tester and Involved in the full test life cycle: requirements analysis, definition of test cases, test tools / documentation, test execution, defect capture and analysis and reporting throughout
- Liaising with business teams to maximize understanding of business and test requirements
- Excellent written communication / documentation skills
- Strong technical awareness, e.g. configuration / setup, file processing etc.
By joining the Sopra Banking Software team you will enjoy a market competitive salary of £21,000.
What are we looking for?
We are interested in hearing from you, if you have most of the following attributes:
- Interest in computing or other IT related topics.
- Good interpersonal skills to tactfully handle interactions with developers about bugs
- Ability to work independently
- Good problem-solving and analytical skills with an eye for detail
- Great organisational skills
Desirable
- Any experience in testing within the software industry, or ISTQB foundation/equivalent
- Experience in using; JIRA, TestRail, MS Teams, Confluence, Clarizen, SharePoint
If you do not have all of the above experience or skills we would still like to hear from you.
What are we offering?
By joining the Sopra Banking Software team you will enjoy a market competitive salary of £21,000 and our excellent rewards and benefits schemes including a 6% pension contribution, employee share scheme (buy one get one free), an option to buy or sell holiday days, medical insurance, critical illness cover, a health cash plan, and we offer flexible working arrangements to all employees, plus many more excellent benefits.
Sopra Banking Software are proud to be an inclusive employer. This role is supported by flexible working, based from our Bristol office we offer up to 3 days per week flexible remote working, with 2 days per week office based or on customer sites as required. All employees are supported to work from home with DSE assessments and IT equipment where required to be fully productive when remote working.
At Sopra Banking Software, you can come as you are. We embrace diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to fostering a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences, we value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status. All personal information will be treated as confidential according to the Employment Equality act.
As part of our hiring process new employees will be required to pass a confidential consumer credit check and DBS check. This is a straight forward credit check for CCJ’s, bankruptcy and a criminal record check, however if you wish to know more about what is or is not acceptable please ask our recruitment team.
Company details
Sopra Banking Software is the partner of choice for more than 1,500 financial institutions worldwide. The rich variety of our software, the strength of our conviction and our passion for innovation enable us to support our clients on a daily basis and in their projects, as well as in their goals regarding financial inclusion.
Our customers, based in over 80 countries around the world, benefit every day from our technologies and software, as well as the expertise of our 5,000 employees. Sopra Banking Software is a subsidiary of the Sopra Steria Group, a European leader in consulting, digital services and software development. With more than 46,000 employees, the Sopra Steria Group generated a turnover of €4.3 billion in 2020.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Profit sharing
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol
