Overview
As a Senior Technical Test Analyst, you’ll play a key role in ensuring high‑quality solutions are delivered across challenging and meaningful programmes within our Aerospace, Defence and Security business. You’ll bring enhanced coordination, strong analytical thinking and deep testing expertise, working across functional and non‑functional testing. You may be embedded within a managed testing service or supporting a development project; in all cases you’ll be trusted to guide best practice, support others and help drive quality outcomes. This is a full‑time, permanent role based in Hemel Hempstead, with an expectation of being on site 3 to 4 days per week.
Responsibilities
* Contributing to Test Plan and Test Approach documents in line with the overall Test Strategy.
* Analysing requirements and solution design artefacts and deriving clear, in‑depth test cases with expected results.
* Coordinating closely with Development and Engineering teams to support delivery across all test levels.
* Managing test cases, defects and execution using agreed test management toolsets.
* Creating and managing test data, environments and prerequisites for complex testing scenarios.
* Producing test metrics, supporting defect resolution and escalating risks that may impact quality or delivery.
What you’ll bring
* A strong technical testing background with experience across system and integration testing.
* Good understanding of technologies such as Active Directory Forests, SQL, ITSM toolsets and software monitoring tools.
* Experience testing integrations between complex systems.
* The ability to analyse complex requirements and translate them into effective test coverage.
* A proactive, outcome‑driven approach with strong critical thinking skills.
* Confidence mentoring others and sharing testing best practice within a team.
It would be great if you had
* ISTQB Advanced Test or Technical Test Analyst certification.
* PRINCE2 Foundation certification.
* Experience using common test automation tools.
* Familiarity with Secure by Design principles.
Employment Details
Employment Type: Full‑time, Permanent.
Location: Hemel Hempstead.
Security Clearance Level: SC.
Salary: £55,000 – £65,000.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days
* Health cash plan
* Life assurance
* Pension contribution
Equal Opportunity
We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
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