Functional Test Analyst

Office Depot has an exciting opportunity for a Functional Test Analyst to join the team in our UK office in Milton Keynes.The role is a full-time, permanent position offering an excellent salary and benefits package.

We are Office Depot. We provide business supplies and services to help our customers work better - whatever their workplace. We are a single source for everything customers need to be more productive, including the latest technology, core office supplies, print and document services, business services, facilities products, furniture, and school essentials.

Benefits of joining us as our Functional Test Analyst:

- An attractive and competitive salary
- Excellent benefits scheme
- Generous holidays
- Free onsite parking

As our Functional Test Analyst, you will be responsible for performing software quality assurance and functional test activities on large-scale and/or technically complex projects which include designing, conducting, and reporting quality assessments for new or modified information technology systems that are being developed. This role typically involves partnering closely with business analysts and software engineers to fully understand system functionalities and data for both new and legacy systems.

Your responsibilities as our Functional Test Analyst will include:

- Providing feedback as part of the requirements review process, based on static analysis of both requirements documents and JIRA stories
- Developing test conditions, test cases, test scripts and test data, in line with the agreed quality standards, which will have the highest probability of detecting non-conformance within the solution under test
- Recording test evidence and actual test results against the expected results and retain for future reference
- Finding and raising bugs/defects, in accordance with the Defect Management procedures, and track through to satisfactory resolution
- Raising risks/issues to Test Portfolio Manager
- Working together with the business and developers when structuring/planning and executing test scripts
- Assisting with the on-boarding of a new tester in QA
- Identifying and contributing towards process improvements
- Being the advocate of the quality assurance team within projects to ensure that the correct QA process is being adhered to via strong collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills

Our ideal Functional Test Analyst will also have the following skills and experience:

- 2 - 4 years of functional testing experience
- Experience of planning; accurately scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects
- ISTQB Foundation Level Certification
- Experience of Agile and Waterfall SDLC
- The ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technological challenges
- Experience of test management tools e.g. JIRA, Zephyr Scale
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving and analytical skills
- The ability to organise and work under pressure whilst producing quality deliverables
- A pro-active approach to problem-solving
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally

Want to join our team? If you feel you have the skills and experience required for the Functional Test Analyst role, please click 'Apply' today and take your next step towards a career with Office Depot.