Job Title: Test Analyst
Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
About Us
At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we’re part of a global banking group with a simple mission: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that help customers make responsible financial decisions. We partner with leading UK retailers and brands to support their customers finance purchases responsibly.
The Role
We’re looking for a Test Analyst to join our IT function and play a key role in delivering high-quality technology solutions across the business.
Working closely with Business Analysts, Developers and Project Teams, you'll be responsible for validating that new and enhanced systems meet business requirements and customer expectations. You'll contribute across the full software testing lifecycle, supporting test planning, test execution, defect management and quality assurance activities to ensure successful project delivery.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys problem solving, collaborating with stakeholders and driving quality improvements within an Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, prepare and execute functional, regression and scenario-based test cases to support project delivery.
- Develop and maintain manual and automated test scripts, ensuring effective test coverage across applications and systems.
- Analyse business requirements, user stories and project documentation to create robust testing approaches.
- Execute testing activities and accurately document results, ensuring clear audit trails and test evidence are maintained.
- Identify, document and track defects using tools such as JIRA or TFS, participating in defect triage and resolution activities.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), helping business users understand testing processes and execute test scenarios.
- Produce testing progress reports and provide updates to project stakeholders throughout the testing lifecycle.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance testing processes, automation and quality standards.
- Participate in root cause analysis activities to prevent recurring defects and improve future delivery outcomes.
Skills & Attributes
- Previous experience within a Software Testing, Test Analyst or Quality Assurance role.
- Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies and best practices.
- Experience working within Agile environments, including Scrum delivery frameworks.
- Experience creating and executing both manual and automated test scripts.
- Familiarity with test automation tools and frameworks.
- Experience using defect management tools such as JIRA or TFS.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Knowledge of SQL or database concepts to support testing, investigation and data validation activities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.
- ISTQB Foundation certification or equivalent experience would be advantageous.
- Exposure to programming or scripting languages such as VBA, Java or similar would be beneficial.
What’s in it for you?
As a Top Employer UK, we offer a supportive, inclusive environment and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your lifestyle. Highlights include:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive package, contributory pension, and health cash plan.
- Opportunity to buy/sell holiday giving you even more control over your work-life balance.
- Flexible benefits including private medical insurance and lifestyle discounts.
- A culture that values collaboration, development and wellbeing.
- Access to learning and development opportunities to support your technical and professional growth.
- The opportunity to work on business-critical projects within a leading global financial services organisation.
Could this be you?
Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for people who live by our values, who are positive, brave and own it.
Don’t let confidence hold you back. You don’t need to meet every requirement. If you have around 75% of the skills and experience we're looking for and are passionate about delivering quality technology solutions, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now to join a team that makes a real impact.
Learn more about careers with us: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers
Your Application Journey
- Call with our Talent Acquisition team
- Informal chat with the Hiring Manager
- Competency-based interview including a technical assessment
We aim to complete the process within 3-4 weeks, depending on availability. If you’re not shortlisted, we’ll still let you know the outcome. Please note that this role may close early once we have enough suitable applicants, so apply soon.
Equal Opportunities
We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace and ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or background.
