Senior IT Test Analyst

Salary: £52,000 - £62,000 per annum

(2 roles available)

Employment type: Permanent

Reporting into: Director of Business Systems and Transformation

Department: IT

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This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require roughly one office / campus visit per month. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

Sorry we cannot sponsor skilled worker visas for this role.

About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Department:

The Senior IT Test Analysts sits within our Technology Department that is crucial to making sure our employees and students can work effectively, deliver projects, find the right solutions and ensure we develop the technology that will make the biggest difference.

Our IT team is made up of around 100 employees with a vast range of skills from Software Development to IT Operations and Security.

Our IT Department values employee development and we have lots of great examples of employee progression and promotions within the team.

About the Opportunity:

We’re looking for two Senior IT Test Analysts to join Arden University’s growing IT team and play a key role in delivering reliable, high-quality digital services. You’ll work across a diverse range of business systems, integrations and new product development, shaping testing from initial requirements through to release. This is an exciting opportunity to strengthen our Testing Centre of Excellence, expand test automation and explore innovative approaches to AI assurance, helping ensure our technology delivers the best possible experience for our students and staff.

About You:

You’ll be an experienced IT testing professional who enjoys tackling complex systems, improving quality and ensuring changes are fit for release. You’ll bring a hands-on approach to testing, with a focus on risk, automation and continuous improvement.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven experience planning and executing functional, integration, end-to-end, regression and UAT across complex IT systems and integrations.

• Experience testing system changes, releases and upgrades, including managing defects through to resolution.

• Practical experience with test automation frameworks and test management tools such as Jira, Xray, Zephyr, TestRail or Azure DevOps.

• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, the software development lifecycle, Agile delivery and risk-based testing.

• Working knowledge of SQL or equivalent techniques for validating data across systems.

• Experience producing test plans, scripts, evidence and quality reports to support release decisions.

• Understanding of GDPR and the secure handling of personal data in test environments.

Why Arden:

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!

• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%

• BUPA Cash Plan

• Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)

• Access to Perkbox benefits

• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends

• Plus, other excellent benefits

• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
  

Our Values:

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.

Closing Date: 12th Nov

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are also consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.