Quality Analyst

Licensed sponsor London Full-time Posted 2 days ago

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Role: Manual QA Analyst

Job Type: Permanent

Location: London

Mode of Working: Hybrid

Number of hours: 40 hours per week – full time

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We have an exciting role for you – Manual QA Analyst!

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

Build strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Gain access to endless learning opportunities.
Work closely with the range of teams within the business to bring products to life.

The Role

As a Manual QA Analyst, you will be responsible for hands-on test planning, design, documentation and execution, as well as close collaboration with technical and business teams to ensure robust software delivery and successful UAT. You will require to have strong analytical skills, clear communication, disciplined process adherence (SDLC/STLC), and the ability to build relationships with business stakeholders while championing quality throughout the lifecycle..

Your responsibilities

Support the Test Manager in planning test schedules, resource allocation, and testing activities.
Review business requirements to ensure they are clear, complete, and testable.
Design and maintain test cases with end-to-end traceability to requirements.
Lead and execute Pre-UAT testing to validate business and system requirements.
Record test results, defects, and progress using JIRA and ensure audit compliance.
Track, manage, and support defect resolution through closure.
Provide regular test status updates, defect metrics, and risk reporting.
Collaborate with technical teams during SIT and support business users during UAT.
Participate in performance, security, usability, and other non-functional testing activities.
Identify testing risks, escalate issues, and support mitigation actions.
Contribute to test closure reports, project sign-off activities, and phase review meetings.
Promote continuous improvement through knowledge sharing and testing process enhancements.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience

Experience in software testing within change and technology delivery environments.
Strong expertise in manual testing, including test planning, test case design, execution, and documentation.
Proven experience in end-to-end, regression, data, SIT, and UAT testing.
Solid understanding of requirement analysis, test traceability, and business process validation.
Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Quality Center.
Proficient in defect management, risk identification, escalation, and reporting.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
Good understanding of investment/asset management data, business processes, and reporting.
Hands-on experience with SQL querying, Excel analysis, and Data Warehouse testing.
Ability to create and maintain regression test suites and support release validation activities.
Experience supporting performance, security, usability, and other non-functional testing initiatives.
Knowledge of JIRA administration, reporting, and test execution management.
Automation testing exposure is desirable but not mandatory.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
Self-motivated team player with the ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in fast-paced environments.
Committed to knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and testing best practices.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience

Experience in data acquisition, transformation, quality validation, and reporting with Tableau and other BI visualization tools.
Strong SQL expertise with hands-on experience in platforms such as AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, or SQL Server.
Knowledge of Aladdin and Aladdin Data Cloud (ADC) is advantageous.

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We believe in building and sustaining a culture of equity and belonging where everyone can thrive. Our diversity and inclusion motto is ‘Inclusion without Exception’. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected across our workforce implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.

You’ll find a welcoming culture and many internal volunteering and social networks to join (these are optional). Our diversity, inclusion and social activities include 12 employee networks such as gender diversity, LGBTQIA+ & Allies, mental health, disability & neurodiversity inclusion and many more, as well as health & wellness initiatives and sports events and we sponsor the London Marathon.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.

Next Steps

Due to a high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.

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