Location
The ONS operates a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations working between office and remote throughout the week. The locations for this role are Newport, Titchfield (Fareham) and Manchester.
All colleagues are required to work from their contractually allocated site for at least 40% of their working time.
The induction process for the role will be conducted in person.
About the job
Job summary
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration.
Are you ready to take the lead in driving quality assurance excellence? We are looking for a dynamic Lead Quality Assurance Test Analyst to shape the future of functional testing. In this pivotal role, you'll set the standard for excellence, drive complex problem-solving, and influence senior stakeholders across the organisation.
With a sharp business and operational mindset, you'll mentor and inspire your team, deliver at pace using agile methodologies, and provide expert technical guidance. If you're passionate about raising the bar and making informed decisions that matter, join our vibrant testing community and help define the next generation of delivery practice.
Job description
The Quality Assurance Test (QAT) Team will define test conditions, design test cases, and create test scripts which comprehensively test the functionality of a system to ensure the system/service meets the required quality standards.
The team will use their Analytical skills, domain, and business knowledge to identify defects within a System and manage defects throughout a project to ensure quality metrics are available which can inform stakeholders in their Go/No-Go decisions.
The QAT Team designs and executes test cases, as part of a broader risk-based test plan to ensure that systems, services, and end-to-end processes are integrated and operationally ready.
Working with development teams, third parties, operations teams, and business areas to plan, co-ordinate and manage/facilitate testing (included inter dependencies) they ensure that the agreed test strategy is correctly implemented by means of the following activities
As a Lead Quality Assurance Test Analyst you will set the functional test approach for test analysis, establishing standards and methods. You are accountable and responsible for activities at high risk.
Responsibilities
- Lead to ensure progress is monitored and reported on to ensure all deliverables are on time and meet defined quality standards.
- Accountable and responsible for reporting testing risks, and identifying potential mitigations to risks at both product and project level
- Take both a business and an operational view when strategising and test planning.
- Lead the delivery practice, focusing on complex problem solving and influencing senior team members.
- To report on test activities and ensure the teams efficiency and quality is of a high standard.
- Be a specialist in an area of testing and have expert technical understanding and provide advice to project teams.
- Have expert technical understanding and provide advice to project team.
- Deliver at pace using the most appropriate delivery methodologies and adopting agile principles.
- Assist decision makers in gathering information to make informed decisions.
- Actively participate in the Testing community and broader communities to refine and develop standards, working practices, sharing of knowledge, and understanding.
- Where appropriate and in line with divisional organisation practice, Line management of QAT Analysts within the ONS community.
- Provide Coaching and Mentoring.
- Have line management responsibilities
