QA Manual Test Analyst

### Posting ID
PIP12035

On behalf of ONS , we are looking for a QA Manual Test Analyst (INSIDE IR35) for an 8 month Remote Contract with occasional trips to Newport.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference will be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance + Testing Analyst (QAT Analyst) to provide hands-on manual testing across ONS digital services.

This role is primarily focused on manual testing. We need someone who can quickly understand existing services and requirements, create and execute test cases, identify and clearly document defects, and provide confidence that changes are ready for release.

As a QAT Analyst, your main responsibilities will be :

- Create, maintain and execute manual test cases based on requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Carry out functional, regression, integration and exploratory testing.
- Test changes across different browsers, devices and environments where required.
- Identify, investigate and clearly document defects, working with developers through to resolution and retest.
- Support testing of releases and deployments, including post-deployment checks.
- Maintain clear test evidence and provide an accurate view of testing progress, risks and outstanding issues.
- Work closely with developers, Business Analysts, Product Managers and other delivery colleagues throughout the development lifecycle.

Essential:

- Strong experience of hands-on manual testing of web-based applications and digital services.
- Experience creating and executing test cases and test scenarios.
- Strong defect identification, investigation and reporting skills.
- Experience of functional, regression, integration and exploratory testing.
- Experience testing across different browsers and devices.
- Experience working within Agile delivery teams.
- Ability to work independently , pick up existing services quickly and deliver testing to tight timescales.

Desirable:

- Experience testing Wagtail CMS implementations.
- Experience supporting or testing Wagtail CMS deployments and releases, including pre-release and post-deployment validation.
- Experience testing content management functionality, publishing workflows, permissions and content changes.
- Experience working with Jira or similar defect/test management tooling.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, ONS encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates . Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, ONS welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".