Senior Test Analyst - Leicester based

About the Role:


Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, this vacancy may close at any time. If you are interested, we recommend applying early.

While you’ll have heard our name, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about Next. Like how we create most of our systems ourselves – whether it’s a website, mobile app or application. What’s more, we’re growing. Fast. And it’s the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business.

Our eCommerce websites and apps have grown steadily over the past 10 years to become one of the largest online retail platforms in the UK. We currently sell to over 70 international markets, offering our 6 million active customers a personalised shopping experience and the ability to purchase from a wide range of products using multiple delivery methods and payment types. eCommerce is the biggest department at Next and is based across multiple sites and countries, working across development, testing, support, architecture and more to keep ourselves ahead of the pack.

Working in one of the largest QA teams in the country, made up of Manual and Automation Testers of varying levels but also skilled Developers and Product Development Managers as part of the wider eCommerce department. This team focuses on continual delivery of functionality which ensures our customers have the best shopping experience across our UK and international sites.

eCommerce Systems create all our websites in-house and mobile apps for our UK and International eCommerce platforms, then deploy & manage them. All websites and apps are still growing and continually need testing.

We're looking for a skilled Senior Test Analyst (Automation) to join our growing eCommerce team and play a crucial role in a fast-moving retail environment. You'll use your extensive expertise in both manual and automated testing to implement comprehensive test strategies across our web and mobile applications.

In this role, you'll work on various projects across our eCommerce platform, helping to drive the department forward. Using your deep knowledge of automation, you'll be responsible for:

• Optimising automation frameworks and working with various tools and architectures.
• Writing automated tests, including component and integration tests.
• Driving continuous improvement of our testing scripts to ensure optimal coverage.
• Working with other disciplines, including functional, non-functional, security, and API testing.

About You:

You're a proactive and collaborative Senior Test Analyst with a strong background in automation. You're a team player who is passionate about sharing knowledge and evaluating emerging technologies to add value to our platform.

Required Experience:

• Automation Expertise: Extensive experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, C#, NUnit, Playwright, Cypress, and ReqnRoll. We also welcome experience with other programming languages like Java or Python.
• Frameworks & Architectures: Proven experience developing and maintaining automation frameworks for Web, APIs, and Microservices.
• Testing Skills: Strong understanding of how to assess test coverage with automated tools and experience creating and maintaining automated C# test suites. Experience with BI or database testing is a significant advantage.
• Agile & CI/CD: A solid understanding of Agile techniques like BDD and TDD. Experience with CI/CD pipelines is desirable.
• Technical Foundation: A strong background in automation is required, with a preference for candidates from a coding/SDET background who can demonstrate a deep understanding of core programming fundamentals.

Technical Skills:

• Languages & Frameworks: C#, .NET, Appium, Gherkin, Cucumber, Rest Assured

Databases: MS SQL

• DevOps: Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD

Methodologies: ISTQB/ISEB, BDD

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!