UAT Assistant

264433BR

Nottingham, Nottingham Support Office

Fixed Term

Full-time

Job Description

Role: UAT Assistant

Contract: 24 FTC

Shift pattern: Full Time - 5 days in the Nottingham Office

Location: Nottingham Support Office

Closing date: 9th November

Recruitment Partner:

About the role

The Boots Digital Implementation team are looking for a talented UAT assistant to play a key role in improving our online customer experience. This opportunity is a 24-month fixed-term contract working 37.5 hours-per-week, 5 days a week at our Nottingham D90 head office.

The successful candidate will support the Digital Assistant Release Manager by conducting UAT, targeted, exploratory, and regression testing across multiple environments as part of an agile-driven release proces

Key responsibilities

• Liaising with teams cross-functionally to understand the elements of each release.
• Raising, tracking, and retesting defects, ensuring the digital implementation team are updated on progress throughout the process.
• Creating and maintaining clear, comprehensive UAT scripts and test scenarios to ensure coverage aligns with business requirements and release objectives.
• Communicating any impediments to progress in a timely manner to allow the Digital Assistant Release Manager to prioritise to ensure correct decisions on resolution are taken.
• Supporting out of hours testing for releases on go-live mornings, as well as any ad hoc requirements.
• To have a working knowledge of the many different systems and tools that are used to support
• • Supporting the Digital Implementation team as well as the wider areas of team as and when required (e.g., fraud reviewing, supporting with peak activity).

What you'll need to have

• Holds a foundation ISTQB qualification with a strong understanding of the 7 principles of testing, alongside practical experience in various testing areas.
• Has experience creating and maintaining clear, structured UAT scripts and test scenarios to ensure thorough and consistent test coverage.
• Is skilled in identifying defects, patterns, and trends, contributing to continuous improvement of the customer experience.
• Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills, confidently collaborates across teams, and is proficient in tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Embraces change with confidence, works effectively under pressure, and navigates the demands of a dynamic business with tenacity.
• Manages tasks independently, meets tight deadlines, and supports regular overnight deployments and occasional weekend work as required.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Closing date

10-Nov-2025

Business Area

Support Office

Function

Digital

Shift pattern

Full time - weekdays

Keywords

Liaising with teams cross-functionally to understand the elements of each release.

Raising, tracking, and retesting defects, ensuring the digital implementation team are updated on progress throughout the process.

Creating and maintaining clear, comprehensive UAT scripts and test scenarios to ensure coverage aligns with business requirements and release objectives.

Communicating any impediments to progress in a timely manner to allow the Digital Assistant Release Manager to prioritise to ensure correct decisions on resolution are taken.

Hours per week

37.5

Latitude,longitude 1

,

Shift Pattern to display to candidates (displayed externally). Please select one:

Weekdays

Airport

No

Should this appear on the No7 Beauty Company website?

No

Company

Non Stores

Division

Non Stores

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the career site?

No

Region

East Midlands

Area

East Midlands (non stores)

Store

Nottingham Support Office

Req Posted Date

27-Oct-2025

County

Nottinghamshire

Country

UK

Address 1

Recruitment Service Centre (D94)

Address 2

Thane Road

Address 3

Nottingham

Post Code

NG90 1BS

Source

Boots