Test Analysts
Location: Remote (Scotland based) with occasional travel to client site
Contract Type: Contract & Permanent opportunities available
Business Area: Testing Services
Company: Stellar Connect (part of the Stellar Omada Group)
About Stellar Connect
Stellar Connect is the resourcing and talent arm of Stellar Omada — a fast-growing technology consultancy headquartered in Edinburgh. We work with major clients across the UK to deliver complex change and transformation programmes that make a measurable difference.
We are looking for Test Analysts to join one of our prestigious clients, a national leading mutual life and investments organisation.
About the Role
We are seeking detail orientated and analytical Test Analysts to join our clients Quality Assurance Teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing and executing test plans and test cases to ensure the quality and functionality of software applications. The ideal candidate will have strong problem solving skills, a keen eye for detail, and a solid understanding of the software lifecycle.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Analyse business and technical requirements to develop detailed test plans and test cases.
- Execute functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
- Identify, document, and track bugs and issues using appropriate tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps).
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and project managers to ensure test coverage and resolve issues.
- Review and contribute to requirement documents, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Provide timely and accurate reporting on testing progress and results.
- Support UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and production releases as needed.
- Continuously improve testing processes and contribute to test automation efforts (if applicable).
What We’re Looking For
Passionate Test Analysts that have experience to develop and implement test plans for individual phases of application and web applications testing. Can collaborate, identify, design and develop associated test cases and will record test results, raise defect records and re-test fixes. You will manage test cases traceability and documentation and will escalate risks and issues in a timely manner within existing risk frameworks.
What to do next
If this role sounds like a fit for you, please get in touch or apply directly and we can provide more information about the opportunity and how your expertise aligns with it.