GradauteProduct Test Analyst
Location: Whitstable/Haywards Heath/Manchester (Flexible hybrid working: 1 day a week in the office)
Hours: 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday
Role Purpose
You will be responsible for the scheduling and testing of product rates updates, fixes and new developments across a variety of product lines and systems. This will constitute a mix of excel based spreadsheets, ReadyAPI projects and direct software house unit testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Working with the business to organise updates into sprints using our Service Now ticketing portal.
- Updating, running and maintaining excel-based testpacks.
- Reporting issues in an appropriate manner to be fixed.
- Analysing product updates for testing purposes.
- Writing and running new assertion based testing within ReadyAPI.
- Running unit based testing against Landscape or software house systems.
- Creating and/or refining testing processes.
- Working closely with underwriting, product writing and scheduling to maintain and improve the speed of delivery.
Regular tasks
- Adding testing timescales to rates updates and developments.
- Returning testing queries to underwriting and product writing.
- Keeping track of testing volume and time spent on individual tickets.
Essential Skills
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Responds well to critical feedback.
- Very strong attention to detail.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Innovative and change embracing.
- Uses own initiative, can work independently or as part of a team as the need requires.
Qualifications / Experience
- Essential - Excellent excel formula knowledge.
- Essential - Proven record of accomplishment in teamwork.
- Essential - Experience working under pressure with tight timescales.
- Desirable - ReadyAPI, Java or other coding experience.
- Desirable - Experience with software house front-end systems.
- Desirable - General motor and home insurance knowledge.