Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team? 

Join our Business Systems Team

The Business Systems Team are responsible for the design, delivery, and management of these key business applications. In support we work in conjunction with an ever-increasing number of Vendors, Partners, and Softcat Stakeholders.

Success. The Softcat Way. 

At Softcat we want to support you at every stage of your career. Whether that means stepping up into a more senior role, taking on more responsibilities in your current role or broadening your skills and experiences in a different department, we encourage all our employees to develop and grow with us.
 

As a Senior Test Analyst you will be an integral part of our HR Replacement Implementation team.

The role of Senior Test Analyst is a vital position, the successful candidate will have a pivotal role in system delivery with the chance to make a significant impact on the quality of our output. You will be responsible for testing in-house developments and third-party platforms. 

As Senior Test Analyst, you'll be responsible for: 

• Developing and agreeing the test strategy with our implementation partner and internal stakeholders
• Creating, reviewing, and executing Test Plans and Scripts for functional testing; both manual and automated
• Reviewing and analysing technical/functional specifications and user stories to drive out test scripts & steps
• Working closely with Developers, Product Owners, Business Analysts to create & execute test plans
• Managing risks and issues raised during test execution

We'd love you to have

• Demonstrable experience in a software testing role
• Experience of test execution (manual or automated) and analysis of results
• Familiarity with the full software development lifecycle including agile and waterfall methodology
• Working experience of test and defect management tools, ideally ALM, Jira, Zephyr
• Ability to report and manage defects and issues with development teams
• Experience testing large scale HR systems, specifically Oracle HCM and Payroll

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!

Work in a way that works for you  

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:  

• Hybrid working 
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day  
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs 

Working with us  

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.  

Join us  

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.  You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/ 

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.