Test Analyst Eq Fleetwood

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.

EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are **TRUSTED** to deliver on our commitments, **COMMERCIAL** in building long term value, **COLLABORATIVE** in our approach and we **IMPROVE** by continually enhancing our skills and services. **There has never been a better time to join EQ.**

**Role Summary**

Reporting into the Test Manager the individual will test the software changes to ensure that they meet the desired functional business outcomes. This will include providing test estimates as part of project planning, creation of test scripts, creation ofappropriate data files / test case scenarios and the actual execution using the latest testing tools.

For small scale projects a Test Analyst may be required to manage the whole test cycle from test planning, scripting, execution, MI reporting through to delivery.

**Department Information**

The Paymaster NHS Team based in Fleetwood is responsible for software development and maintenance of the EQ software products provided to NHSBSA. The local team is responsible for the full software delivery lifecycle - Planning, Analysis, Design, Development,Testing, Implementation and Maintenance.

The NHS Pension Scheme is one of the largest in Europe and makes full use of the automation Compendia and our other systems provide. These include: Member and Employer self service offerings, back office administration for Active and Pensioner members plusfull payroll services for members in receipt of a pension.

NHSBSA are a demanding client and we have a strong pipeline of project work. In order to support demand, we are recruiting for positions on the Analysis and Testing Teams.

**Core Duties/Responsibilities**
- Ability to understand stakeholder functional requirements and accurately estimate timescales for completion of testing activities
- Writing of test conditions, test scripts with expected results and test data for testing projects
- Test execution while accurately recording and storing test results
- Fully understand how all aspects of their work integrates with the rest of the SDLC
- Continuously develop a professional, technical and commercially aware approach

**Skills, Knowledge & Experience**
- Microsoft office - Word / Excel - competences
- Educated to degree standard preferred but not essential
- Be approachable and responsive to colleagues and Clients and have an open-minded and constructive approach to problem solving
- Demonstrate effective and probing appraisal of situations. To consult with relevant parties in resolving issues
- Be self-motivated, demonstrating tenacity and objectivity in problem solving to get the job done effectively

**What We Offer**
- **Save For Your Future** - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%
- **All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)** - Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.
- **Health and Wellbeing** - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.
- **Employee discounts** - Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.
- **Flexible Benefits** - The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.
- **Time Off** - Typically 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.
- **Winning together** - Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.