Senior Software Test Analyst

Job Title: Senior Software Test Analyst

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: From £45,748 per annum

What you’ll be doing:

1. Work alongside various teams and stakeholders including the Scrum Team.
2. Responsible for designing, executing, and reporting on test cases, as well as mentoring junior testers.
3. Collaborate with team members and customers to ensure that the Acceptance Criteria are clear and understood.
4. Manage defect identification, tracking, prioritisation, resolution, and reporting while collaborating closely with the development team to ensure timely resolution of issues.
5. Manage day-to-day test activities on a test phase under the guidance of the IT Test Manager.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

1. Strong knowledge in various testing methodologies and types such as Agile, Scrum, V Model, or Waterfall.
2. Experience leading a small test team on an agile project.
3. Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders to achieve the best project outcomes.
4. Experience using test tools, such as JIRA/Xray and Eggplant (Keysight), ideally for automation.

Desirable:

1. SCRUM master experience.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance, and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work, and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Solution Design and Development Team:

Would you like to play a key role in the Testing Team that supports the implementation of various applications across the business? By joining the team, you will have a great opportunity to gain further exposure across the business and develop a professional testing approach. You will be able to bring your own experience and influence the development of this team and the adoption of best practices for testing across IT projects. We are also starting to develop a Test Automation capability. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to ensure our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example, dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder, etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must, as a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 3rd December 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.