Test Analyst

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Progressive Building Society is a leading local financial institution with a proud reputation for customer service excellence. Our purpose is to encourage local people to save and become homeowners, through our personal, caring & common-sense approach, essentially nurturing financial wellbeing for current and future generations. With a strong high street presence, our vision is to be the savings and mortgage provider of choice in Northern Ireland.

The Society is continuing to modernise and improve the business and as part of this, we are on a Digital Strategy journey to deliver a better customer experience including self-services capabilities and integration between platforms and automation of processes. Our internal team will be involved on the programme of work to allow business continuity as the new digital services become the new way of working.

What will you be doing?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the IT department for a Test Analyst. This role will be based in Head Office and will be a blend of office and home working.

You will work as part of the IT Project Management Office (PMO) supporting the Test Lead, and play a key role in ensuring our changes and projects meet the highest standards. In this role, you will work closely with developers, 3rd parties, business analysts, and stakeholders to test new features, identify defects, and help drive continuous improvement. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to test automation.

As a Test Analyst, you will be responsible for designing and executing test cases, logging and tracking defects, and ensuring our applications perform seamlessly for users. We value curiosity, attention to detail, and a problem-solving mindset. Whether you are manually testing new functionality or leveraging automation tools to enhance efficiency, your contributions will directly impact the success of our product. If you are looking for a role where you can grow, collaborate, and make a real difference, this is a role you should consider!

What's on offer?

• Attractive Salary and benefits
• Discretionary Company KPI Bonus Scheme
• Annual leave starting at 37 days per annum inclusive of bank holidays
• Day off for your birthday
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 20% employer contribution)
• Life Assurance Scheme and Group Income Protection
• Health Cashback plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing promotion and health initiatives
• Volunteering opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Give as You Earn Scheme
• Excellent culture and investment in personal development

About The Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand and analyse business and functional requirements.
• Identify test objectives and define test conditions.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the test strategy and plan.
• Develop detailed test cases, test scripts, and work closely with the other IT departments to test data.
• Map test cases to requirements (User Stories) for traceability.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Execute manual and/or automated test scripts.
• Log and classify defects with clear descriptions and replication steps.
• Work closely with the IT Team and 3rd parties to troubleshoot and verify fixes. Re-test resolved defects and update status accordingly.
• Prepare and share test execution reports.
• Provide insights on test coverage and defect trends.
• Document test outcomes and contribute to lessons learned report.
• Suggest improvements to testing processes and methodologies.

These responsibilities are for guidance and will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the position may be assigned from time to time.

Essential Criteria:

• A degree in IT or a related field and 2 years' commercial testing experience OR 2 years' experience with Sopra Core Banking systems.
• Experience in functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC) and testing life cycle (STLC).
• Experience working in Agile and Scrum environment.
• Knowledge of SQL for database validation.
• Attention to detail: keen attention to nuances in the information shared, identifying patterns, anomalies, and trends.
• Problem-solving ability: Capability to analyse complex problems, break down into manageable parts and develop / propose clear solutions.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (e.g. business stakeholders, or different business areas).

Desirable Criteria:

• ISTQB Foundation Level Certification or equivalent.
• Knowledge of financial systems and/or Sopra core banking system.
• Experience testing APIs (e.g. using Postman or SOAP UI).
• Experience with test automation tools and scripting language.

Skills Needed

Technical, Servicing, People

About The Company

Careers at Progressive: We know that looking for a career means so much more than just finding a job. At Progressive, we want to help you find your happy place to work. We firmly believe in encouraging our employees to achieve the right balance between their work and personal lives, delivering access to and promoting family-friendly policies. This not only increases employee satisfaction but also enables Progressive to meet the needs of our Members and supports the Society in being positioned as one of the most successful financial institutions in Northern Ireland.

Company Culture

To work for Progressive is to be part of something special. We strive to nurture and develop our employees in the evolving and fast-paced financial services industry. Outlined below are a list of the reasons why we feel Progressive is a great place to work: We aim to provide an inclusive and respectful working environment, where everyone recognises the importance and impact of teamwork. We celebrate staff diversity and work hard to ensure that our staff members feel valued as individuals and respected for their contribution to our success. We offer opportunities for our staff to work at the heart of our communities and make real differences to our Members’ lives. We do not subscribe to a long-hours culture, instead valuing family life and supporting our staff to balance work and family commitments.

Closing Date

Friday 11th April, 2025