Test Analyst UAT OAT

Job Introduction

Our UK&I QA team have a fantastic new opportunity for a Test Analyst UAT OAT.

The right candidate will play a lead role in a high-quality assurance / testing team to provide assurance on the software release process. You will be a specialist in latest QA / testing techniques and processes; key to the role is to manage and motivate the team working with internal and external stakeholders as required. 

IS&T systems are broad ranging and complex with several legacy applications requiring increasing levels of integration.  Technologies being Quality Assured include SaaS based solutions, IaaS, PaaS, and Azure Cloud based solution working with 3rd party packages and integrations as well as in-house developed solutions.

You will work with colleagues across the organisation and within the UK&I IS&T SDLC Framework is a key requirement.

This is an exciting, dynamic, and challenging role. You must be a team player, thrive and apply yourself in a pressurised environment. 

Role Responsibility

• Responsible for creating and executing testing activities to ensure services meet new or amended requirements

• Responsible for rigorously planning, writing, executing test scripts 

• Provide reports on testing results, coverage and make recommendations where necessary 

• Participate in the delivery of Client based applications, Web Applications, Mobile and Portals to support business objectives 

• Interpret and negotiate business requirements to deliver high quality, customer focused testing solutions 

• Work within the SDLC Framework and standard tools such as JIRA, Zephyr and ALM 

• Generate test data and metrics, communicate test status, and analyse test results to ensure software meets end-user requirements 

• Ensure software performs to the agreed specification using the following test techniques where appropriate

• Identify, prioritise and record defects including documenting information useful in the debugging process, evaluating test data, problem discovery, tracking and resolution 

• Ensure software is released in a controlled and accurate manner to test and production environments 

• Assist and liaise with relevant users and business contacts to ensure effective completion of formal User Acceptance Testing (UAT) 

• Perform release functions as required; maintain release and associated documentation 

• Contribute to process development and documentation in the QA and Release areas 

• Ensure that correct notifications of releases are distributed to interested parties as required 

• Liaise closely and communicate effectively within the company, departments and development teams 

• Contribute to Knowledge Management to ensure that necessary knowledge of relevant changes are documented and distributed as necessary 

• Mentor & support other QA team members, where appropriate 

• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as requested by management 

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified to ISEB / ISTQB Practitioner level (or Intermediate Level with 2+ years post qualification experience) 

• Knowledge and appreciation of ITIL and the agreed standard project methodology 

• Attention to detail with good organisational, communication skills 

• Good interpersonal and influencing skills (consensus building, conflict resolution, etc) 

• Ability to deliver complex work with minimal direction Experience of implementing business systems and IS/IT infrastructure 

• Experience of QA and Test functions 

• Good understanding of IT and its application in the business environment 

• Good understanding of the MS product suite, including use of MS Office 

• Ability to plan and manage own workload 

• Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills 

• Strong technical knowledge of automated build, test and deploy tools  

• Experienced in test execution processes and test tools such as Application Lifecycle Management and Jira  

Package Description

Competitive Salary, Company Bonus and Flexible Benefits Fund 

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process