This is the Internal Only Recruitment Site for UK Research and Innovation Staff for roles within Innovate UK (UKRI).nPlease apply for jobs via this site only if you are employed by UK Research and Innovation (employees with access to Innovate UK's Workday system may apply via the "Careers" application within the system).nnIf you are not a current UKRI employee you can view vacancies at the externally advertised stage at the links given in the "About Us information on the right".\n\nIf you wish to apply for the position below, please ensure that you comply with the requirements of the recruitment process by submitting both a full CV and application letter.\n\nIdeally, you should also advise your manager of your application.nnApplications must be submitted byn22-05-2025Quality Assurance AnalystnnAs a Quality assurance analyst, you will influence quality at all stages of the project, driving continuous improvement and getting involved with requirements, analysis, design, testing and release of enterprise level software applications.\n• Please note this advert will close on the 21st of May 2025 at 23.59pm.nnWatch our video “Why Join Innovate UK?” here.nnTitle: Quality Assurance AnalystnnBand: UKRI Band E (UKRI Ts & Cs)nnSalary: £45,272 gross per annumnnReports to: Quality Assurance LeadnnLocation: Swindon (Hybrid Working)nnContract: PermanentnnInnovate UK recognises the importance of work-life balance and we will be happy to discuss any requests for flexible working arrangements.nnJob Purpose:nnAs a Quality assurance analyst, you will influence quality at all stages of the project, driving continuous improvement and getting involved with requirements, analysis, design, testing and release of enterprise level software applications.\n\nYou will work to ensure the successful delivery of the major platform work items from different IT projects through robust integration and test processes.nnThe ideal candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate experience with Acceptance testing (Including UAT), Exploratory Testing and Automation of functional and non-functional requirements.\n\nYou will need to have an aptitude to pick up new skills quickly and a desire to provide coaching and mentoring to other testers within the team and other areas of the organisation.nnWe particularly welcome female applicants as women are under-represented within Innovate UK in this type of role.nnKey Responsibilities and Accountabilities:\n• Services/API, Performance & Accessibility test frameworks with DevOps CI/CD\n• Propose solutions to clients, when needed\n• Manage, plan and perform exploratory and automation activities throughout the project\n• Ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved in a defect tracking system.\n• Own and manage the release process to deliver the product effectively.\n• Work closely with developers, Junior test engineers and cross functional scrum team members to increase the test coverage and reduce the test bottlenecks.\n• Update and maintain regression suites as the products evolve\n• Work collaboratively and effectively in a DevOps way of working environment.\n• Provide feature demos to the stakeholders.\nnnThis is not an exhaustive list and you might be encouraged to undertake any other duties across the wider directorate, commensurate with the Band and level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the key experience and/or training.nnShortlisting criteriann(S) – Assessed at shortlistingnn(I) – Assessed at interviewnn(S&I) – Assessed at both shortlisting and interviewnnPerson Specification:nnExperience & Qualifications:nnEssential –\n• Educated to Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience (S)\n• Strong knowledge of robot framework, Selenium and other test frameworks - (BDD, cucumber) (S&I)\n• API testing with Rest Assured or Postman (S&I)\n• Performance testing with JMeter or equivalent (S&I)\n• Great communication skills - you will be speaking with and presenting to your team members and the clients (I)\n• Experience working in an Agile environment (S&I)\n• Passionate about IT and new technologies (I)\n• Work with GIT (commands, branching, merging) for version control.\n\n(S&I)\n• Manage test execution using tools such as JIRA (S&I).\nnnDesirable –\n• ITIL Foundation desirable (S)\n• ISTQB Test Foundation desirable (S)\n• Certified Agile Tester Certification desirable (S)\n• Experience of delivering digital projects is a benefit (S&I)\n• Python or JavaScript (medium knowledge of reading and scripting) (S&I)\n• Working knowledge of AWS nice to have (I)\n• Experience with security testing (I)\n• Medium knowledge of reading and scripting of SQL (S&I)\n• Bash scripting (I)\n• SQL knowledge (I).\nnnCompetencies:nnAll team members demonstrate compatibility with and capability against our Core Competencies such as:nnThinking and Problem Solving – Stakeholder management – Communication skills – Influencing – Self-awareness/self-management – Strategic awareness – Working with others– Project managementnnSome of the above competencies will be assessed at interview stage, in addition to the criteria’s listed in the person specification.nnTravel Requirements:nnSwindon-based: There may be the occasional requirement for national travel.nnEquality, Diversity and Inclusion:nnInnovate UK is a diverse workforce of people.\n\nWe believe that encouraging these differences and drawing the best from them will build a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, where talents are fully utilised and in which organisational goals are met.\n\nUnderpinning this is a belief that it is a fundamental right for everyone to be treated equally, with fairness, respect and dignity.\n\nWe will act directly and use our influence to ensure that this right is promoted and upheld; we encourage applications from all those who meet the criteria set-out in our role profiles.nnEqual Opportunities:nnWe are an equal opportunities employer, committed to employing any person who meets the criteria for our roles.\n\nWhen undertaking recruitment we may require applicants to undertake certain tests or assessments, some of which will be online and others may be in-person.\n\nIf you have a disability, heath condition or specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia then you may be entitled to support with undertaking this type of assessment exercise.\n\nWhere you feel that reasonable adjustments are required to support you, we ask that you advise your recruitment point of contact in a timely fashion, providing further information.\n\nIn confidence, Innovate UK will then review your application for adjustments and provide support as required.nnUK Research and Innovation:nnInnovate UK is partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation.\n\nIf successful in securing the position, your employer will be UK Research and Innovation.\n\nMore information can be found online http://www.ukri.org/.nnEmployee Benefits:nnWe offer a benefits package crafted to provide an excellent work/life balance.\n\nThis includes 30 days’ annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege days, flexible working hours, an exceptional defined benefit pension scheme, and access to a variety of support networks and discount schemes.nnBenefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)nnFlexible Working:nnWe understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants.nnPre-employment Screening:nnTo enable us to hire the very best people we will conduct a comprehensive pre-employment check on successful applicants as part of the recruitment process.nnThe role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role.\n\nUKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.nnUKRI supports research in areas that include animal health, agriculture and food security, and bioscience for health which includes research on animals, genetic modification and stem cell research.\n\nWhilst you may not have direct involvement in this type of research, you should consider how this aligns with your personal values or beliefs.\n\nTo enable us to hire the very best people we will conduct a full and comprehensive pre-employment check as a crucial part of the recruitment process on all individuals that are offered a position with UKRI.\n\nThis will include a security check and an extreme organisations affiliation check.nnApplications must be submitted by;n22-05-2025