Who We Are
interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future.
Who We Are
interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future.
We’ve been helping investors for nearly 30 years. We’ve seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. We’re now the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching £75 billion and over 450,000 customers.
For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs.
We also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.
What We Stand For
It’s simple … we want to help people confidently take control of their financial future, for interactive investor to go from strength to strength and be a workplace where we can all thrive. Our customer-driven approach and bold values sit at the heart of this. We are honest, straight talking and transparent with our customers and our colleagues. We are decisive and take ownership of what we say and deliver. We are ambitious and passionate and encouraged to fight for what we believe is right for our customers, our teams, ourselves and interactive investor.
Purpose Of The Role
As a Trainee QA Test Analyst, you will provide support to the QA Testing team, under the direction of the QA Testing Team Lead. In this entry-level role, you will be shadowing team members as an apprentice, testing systemic functionality to ensure it works as defined, while studying towards a professional qualification. Collaborating with fellow QA Test Analysts, you will support the delivery of quality test strategies for projects and create test cases to ensure that the full scope and coverage has been achieved with a full audit trail. You will adhere to the Testing Practices and Processes across the Solution Delivery business area.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
* Work with the team to ensure the quality of the testing being conducted in relation to the functional areas of the system and/or entire projects is adequate
* Collaborate with all departments of the organisation to complete testing on behalf of internal and external customers
* Support the maintenance and execution of manual test cases in accordance with the defined Project methodology, this will include exploratory testing
* Work with the QA team to identify manual test cases which are suitable for automation and to define and input test data into the test environment, ensuring accuracy of data before use
* Conduct Defect management and analysis, prioritising defects correctly in line with standard
* Ensuring Risk Based Testing is carried out in accordance with Plan and Strategy
* Provide input into test estimates, Test Approach and Test Report documentation
* Attend Analysis/Design Review meetings for gathering information for future testing phases – shadowing Team Lead
* Provide test support post-implementation
* Maintain the first line of compliance defense by ensuring department/team/individual adherence to business processes and procedures that are designed to meet the regulatory standards set out in the relevant FCA rules and guidance
* Communicate progress to all interested parties within the agreed timescales
* Adhere to governance that is in place with regards risks, controls and all required documentation
* Actively study for a recognised professional qualification
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for this role, you will need:
* To be at least 18 years old as of 1st September 2025
* Be a UK/EEA citizen or have lived in the UK/EEA continuously for the last 3 years
* To be eligible to work in the UK and not in full-time education
* To have achieved, or predicted to achieve in 2025, a level 3 qualification, such as A-levels or equivalent
* Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent) grades A* to C (new grades 9 to 4)
* You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject
* A basic understanding of coding is desirable
Personal Attributes
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* Professional attitude
* Flexible approach to working
* Ability to work towards tight deadlines, escalating and prioritizing workloads where required
* Strong communication skills
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Team player but able to self-motivate under limited supervision
* Excellent customer service skills – internal and external customers
* Familiar with desktop applications
About The Apprenticeship
As a Trainee QA Test Analyst, you will develop the technical knowledge plus the professional skills and behaviours to work within the QA Testing team, gaining valuable work experience plus achieving a qualification through a structured apprenticeship programme to kick-start your career.
Required
Through the level 4 Software Tester apprenticeship, you will learn the skills to competently perform all day-to-day activities that are required within the QA Test Analyst role. Within your development program, you will learn and grow technical knowledge such as:
* Software development fundamentals
* Python Advanced, JavaScript, Java, C#, and ISTQB Foundation
* Test planning, requirements review and test design
* Test reporting
By the end of the apprenticeship, you will achieve your Level 4 Software Tester apprenticeship plus the ISTQB Foundation Certificate. Typically, the apprenticeship will take around 16 months to complete.
Important
Salary: 27,800
Assessment centre dates: July 2025
Start date: Monday 1st September 2025
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Internship
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
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