Senior Test Analyst

Aberdeen Standard Investments; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Job Description

At aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs:

1. interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save and invest in the way that works for them.
2. Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
3. Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the role

Our Test & Implementation team is an exciting place to be! We design and develop strategies that drive delivery, concentrating on quality assurance and fast delivery to market. We have complete ownership of creating tests (both manual and automated solutions), designing frameworks and leading the implementation test strategy. We define best practices aligned with our business goals and align with processes and tools, ensuring the quality of work delivered is high. We provide test solutions for a cutting-edge wealth management application and products for a global investment company.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Test Analyst to join our growing test team, reporting directly to the Test Manager. In this role, you will collaborate closely with colleagues across the organisation as well as with third-party vendors, contributing to the success of our testing function.

As a key member of the test team, you will take responsibility for testing system changes, coordinating teams of testers (including third-party vendors) and demonstrating leadership by adhering to and promoting best practices across all stages of the testing lifecycle. You will work cross-functionally with various teams and departments to ensure seamless delivery of business outcomes aligned with organisational objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Ensure platform compliance with regulatory requirements.
2. Enhance proposition development and maintain test scripts.
3. Define requirements, tests, and document defects thoroughly.
4. Estimate, prioritise, and coordinate testing activities, including automation support.
5. Ensure timely delivery of testing milestones and support defect management.
6. Develop and implement end-to-end test strategies to mitigate risks.
7. Lead and motivate distributed and offshore teams to deliver high-quality testing.
8. Build strong stakeholder relationships and act as a Test Ambassador.
9. Implement structured defect management and incident reporting processes.
10. Provide effective communication and MI reporting to stakeholders, highlighting risks.
11. Introduce innovative practices, drive change, and share best practices.
12. Oversee test preparation, execution, planning, reporting, and manage test resources when needed.

About the candidate

1. Experienced in manual test execution and continuous integration tools (JIRA and Azure DevOps).
2. Ability to multitask, problem solve as well as develop and meet project deadlines.
3. Experienced in Agile design methodology & collaboration with team members across the business disciplines to drive productivity and quality enhancements.
4. Ability to follow up defects, design gaps with BAs, Developers and solution designers.
5. Ability to execute test plans & scenarios as per the test strategy, update test results and prepare daily execution reports.
6. Has a great understanding of end-to-end testing, industry best practices, including knowledge of various test methodologies, processes, techniques, and tools including Agile working practices.
7. Can demonstrate a good understanding of Test governance, audit, and quality principles.
8. Third-party delivery experience.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans, and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness, and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.