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Recruitment Manager & Matrix Recruitment Business Partner

Test Analyst

Swindon or Newport - Hybrid

Band D - £32,751

UKSBS is a public sector shared service centre providing high quality HR, Payroll, Finance, Procurement and IT services and expertise to our partners. We are proud of the part we play in enabling our partners to achieve the best outcomes for the British people and the UK economy.

It’s an exciting time to join UKSBS as we transform our business to be the leading UK public sector business service provider. We aim to become a very different organisation over the next few years as we move to a modern multi-platform, digitally enabled organisation.

Our people are the heart of our success. We are always looking for talented individuals to join our team and play a part in that success that’s why we invest and grow our workforce. In return for your talent and contributions, we offer flexible and family friendly working arrangements, a generous benefits package, an inclusive working environment that values your contribution, and opportunities to develop your skills and career with us.

We are responsible for providing software testing services for our internal and external clients. We work collaboratively with development, operations, and support teams across our company. We are working towards automating our manual tests as a whole team which would give you the opportunity to learn this exciting new testing field as part of your job.

We work mostly in pairs or as part of bigger teams to deliver project-related tests as well as scheduled releases to keep our systems secure. Our work varies and keeps up with technology such as automation, as well as legislative change to ensure all systems work as expected.

Responsibilities include:

• Carrying out functional and non-functional testing on IT Systems for scheduled releases
• Lead on designated DevOps, agile or waterfall projects. Deliverables include test plans, schedules, test assets and test artefacts
• Collaborating with development teams, business analysts and project managers to ensure appropriate tests are defined and developed to fit with client requirements. Ensure that requirements are understood, including recommendations with regards to test scope, approach, and effort
• Leading on the management of defects through to successful closure, including regular defect reports for a variety of stakeholders
• Responsible for the build, maintenance, scheduling, and execution of manual and automated test scripts
• Participating in the introduction and use of different test approaches
• Building positive working relationships with stakeholders
• Managing the workload in line with agreed processes and targets

To do this role well you will need:

• Experience in using ERP platforms such as Oracle, Workday, SAP
• Proven working knowledge Software Testing practices and principles, and how testing adds value
• Experience of running test activities in small and medium size projects including planning, test execution, reporting, and sign off
• Experience of creating deliverables include test plans, schedules, test assets and test artefacts
• Proven record of meeting deadlines and project milestones
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Educated to at least GCSE (or equivalent) qualification or proven work experience
• Good general skills in using Microsoft Office software packages, particularly Excel and Word

Submitting an application

If you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must submit your application by midnight on Sunday 13th July 2025.

You must submit a CV as part of the application process. Your CV should set out your career history including training and qualifications, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure that each entry of your career history also has a few sentences outlining a description and the key elements of that role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of quality applications.

Things you need to know

To be considered, you will need to successfully obtain BPSS before commencing the role, obtaining clearance usually takes 5-10 working days.

UKSBS does not hold a Home Office Sponsor Licence under the UK Immigration System, therefore applicants must have eligibility to live and work in the UK at application stage.

Working pattern: We work a mixture of full time hours across a 37 hour week.

Inclusion, accessibility, and adjustments

As an inclusive and Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities.We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Government Administration

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