Are you a Senior Test Analyst who thrives on owning quality, influencing delivery, and leading testing across complex environments?
We're looking for a high-impact Senior Test Analyst to join a leading banking environment where quality is non-negotiable. This is your opportunity to lead testing strategy, mentor teams, and shape quality engineering practices in a fast-paced Agile, CI/CD-driven ecosystem.
What You'll Be Doing
Test Leadership & Strategy
Take ownership of end-to-end testing strategy across projects and releases
Define test approaches, plans, and coverage for complex initiatives
Provide effort estimates, risk assessments, and input into delivery planning
Ensure alignment with enterprise quality standards and best practices
Test Design & Execution
Design and review high-quality test cases, scenarios, and data
Lead execution across functional, integration, system, regression, and E2E testing
Drive API testing and guide automation opportunities
Ensure inclusion of non-functional testing (performance, security, usability)
Defect & Quality Management
Own the defect lifecycle - logging, prioritisation, and resolution
Conduct root cause analysis and recommend improvements
Provide go/no-go recommendations based on risk and quality outcomes
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with BAs, Developers, Product Owners, and PMs
Translate technical risks into clear business insights
Support and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Mentorship & Continuous Improvement
Coach and mentor junior QA and Test Analysts
Review test artefacts and uplift overall testing maturity
Champion improvements in tools, processes, and practices
What You Bring
Core Experience
5+ years in software testing (2+ years in a senior/lead role)
Proven ability to lead testing across multiple workstreams
Strong experience across the full STLC lifecycle
Exposure to complex environments (banking/financial services preferred)
Technical Skills
Test tools: Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr
API testing: Postman
Strong SQL skills for data validation
Exposure to automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium)
Experience in Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and CI/CD environments
Qualifications
Degree/Diploma in IT or related field
ISTQB Advanced Certification (advantageous)