Salary: HG 13T £33,000 - £40,000 negotiable, depending on experience
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Cardiff, UK
Hybrid working: 1 day in office
About the IB
The International Baccalaureate provides world-class educational services to over 6,000 schools across 160 countries. A career with the IB is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader in education services where we empower our employees to thrive and make a difference.
About the job
The Test Analyst plays a key role in the organisation by ensuring the quality and reliability of software products by providing quality assurance and testing support services to projects and BAU activities. The purpose of the role is to improve software quality by testing software products based on requirements analysis throughout project and business-as-usual activities, thereby enabling the capture of bugs early in development and change processes.
Prepare, maintain, execute, and report on test artefacts including test planning, scripting, execution, regression, and reporting.
Ensure correct test processes and approaches are implemented, identifying and resolving defects.
Maintain and update test artefacts in line with business process changes.
Apply suitable testing techniques for project and BAU activities.
Identify and report software defects, working closely with developers to resolve issues.
Provide stakeholder reporting throughout test phases using dashboards and reports.
Collaborate with automation testers to identify scripts suitable for automation.
IT related degree or equivalent experience in an IT discipline.
Proven experience in software testing including writing and executing test scripts.
- ISTQB Foundation or proven experience in software testing.
- Working knowledge of SQL and similar data manipulation techniques.
Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and QA principles.
Experience working in Agile Scrum teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience using Azure Boards and Azure Test Plans or similar tools.
Effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Benefits
Flexible benefits allowance equivalent to 1.5% of Annual Salary to spend on benefits or as addition to salary
10% employer pension contribution with a 3% employee contribution
Enhanced family friendly benefits
25 days annual leave plus public holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
Life assurance 4x annual salary
Flexible working hours (core hours 10am–12pm and 2pm–3pm)
Paid volunteering leave
Excellent continuous professional development
Opportunity & Belonging
We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all qualified applicants. As a global employer, we adhere to all relevant employment legislation in the countries in which we operate, and we’re happy to provide any reasonable support or adjustments as needed to ensure applicants can fully participate in our recruitment process.
Skills Required
- IT related degree or equivalent experience in an IT discipline
- Proven experience in software testing including writing and executing test scripts
- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and QA principles
- Experience working in Agile Scrum teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience using Azure Boards and Azure Test Plans or similar tools
- Effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams
What We Do
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) is a non-profit educational foundation, motivated by its mission, focused on the student. Our four programmes for students aged 3 to 19 help develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. Founded in 1968, we currently work with over 5400 schools in 158 countries to develop and offer four challenging programmes to over a million students aged 3 to 19. Office Locations: Geneva | Washington, DC | The Hague | Singapore | Cardiff IB Foundation Office Rue du Pré-de-la-Bichette 1 1202 Genève Switzerland IB Global Centre, Washington DC 3950 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016 USA IB Africa/Europe/Middle East Global Centre Churchillplein 6 Den Haag, South Holland 2517 JW Netherlands IB Asia-Pacific Global Centre 600 North Bridge Road #21-01 Parkview Square Singapore, 188778 Singapore IB Global Centre Cardiff Peterson House Malthouse Avenue Cardiff, Wales CF23 8GL United Kingdom
