Test Analyst

Who are we?

Bluecrest was established in 2012 to provide health assessment services to the general public and corporate markets. We want to be known for providing high quality, high value and highly affordable health assessments throughout the UK and Ireland. We aim to compliment the UK health care provision by empowering people to take control of their own health, offering health assessments at such excellent value it will be accessible to all regardless of socio-economic group.

We are a fast-growing and forward-thinking organisation that is currently investing heavily in our technology, marketing, sales and operations teams to build an infrastructure suitable to deliver considerable business growth over the next 5 years.

Our vision is to become a long term partner in our customers health and wellbeing by providing innovative, engaging and trustworthy ‘Health Tech’ solutions.

Position:

Test Analyst

Worthing, West Sussex, Hybrid - you will be required to attend the head office in Worthing, West Sussex a minimum of one day per week or fortnight depending on location.

Full time, Permanent

£35,000 - £45,000 per year

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Test Analyst to join our expanding in-house software delivery team. The successful candidate will work closely within an Agile delivery squad and have the exciting opportunity to influence and shape our technical journey towards becoming a Health ‘Tech’ company.

As a Test Analyst, you’ll have a great eye for detail and a talent for finding defects within our testing environments. You will have a passion for quality and an enthusiasm to grow your testing capabilities and automation within our friendly team of developers and testers

You’ll be passionate about and keep up-to-date with the latest manual and automated testing approaches and bring a lot of additional drive and ambition to the team.

Job definition:

• Write clear autonomous test cases adhering to modern software design principles.
• Through continued learning demonstrate a high level of understanding building secure scalable software.
• Adhere to and demonstrate clear understanding of key security principles associated with building modern web-based applications.
• Work with applicable frameworks and existing codebase to resolve issues and complete code reviews.
• Ensure you are proficient in the toolsets required to perform day to day duties.
• Work effectively within team, providing clear updates to Product Owners, Scrum Masters and team members.
• Collaborate with team members to determine best practices and client requirements for software.
• Maintain a consistent level of professionalism when communicating with colleagues and clients.
• Develop intuitive software that meets and exceeds the needs of the company.
• Analyse and test programs and products before formal launch.
• Troubleshoot coding problems quickly and efficiently to ensure a productive workplace.
• Actively seek ways to improve business software processes and interactions.
• Aid and support the coaching and training of other team members to ensure all employees are confident in the use of software applications

Requirements:

Required skills and experience



• More than 3 years commercial experience designing and executing test cases
• Ability to provide clear and concise defect summaries for developers
• Work with Product Owners to define and manage testing carried out by the business
• Experience or Knowledge in test automation frameworks and tools such as Cypress or Selenium
• Experience in maintaining test environments
• Monitor and report on CI/CD pipeline build quality

Desired skills and experience

• Able to identify areas for test automation and develop automated test scripts
• Experience with Test Case Management Software - Quality Centre, TestRail etc.
• Experience with BDD software testing tools such as Cucumber
• Proficient with Jira or similar issue tracking software
• Prior experience working within Agile delivery teams

You as a person

• Excellent communication and organisation skills
• A keen eye for detail and an emphasis on accuracy
• A team player with high energy and can-do attitude
• Versatile and able to present alternative solutions
• Determined to be the best at what you do
• Friendly and approachable

Other information:

What we can offer you



• A competitive salary ranging from £35,000 - £45,000 per year depending on experience
• An engaging work environment including social activities throughout the year
• An exciting career experience and opportunity to be part of a Digital and Agile transformation
• A great development opportunity to learn and expand your skills
• 4 free health assessments per year, which can be used by yourself, family or friends
• A further 50% off additional testing for employees
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Employee Referral bonus scheme
• Life insurance*
• 24 days annual leave, rising 1 day with years of service up to 4 years, plus bank holidays on top
• Matched Company Pension
• Flexible working from home after probation

The post you are applying for is exempt from the provision of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Orders 1975 and 2001 and therefore all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be declared.

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