Test Analyst

Location: Southampton General Hospital

Salary:  £23,879 to £28,452

Full Time Permanent

Closing Date:  Monday 31 October 2016

Reference: 793616CM

The University of Southampton Clinical Informatics Research Unit (CIRU) is based at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. The unit is a newly formed and growing part of the medical school and part of the CRUK Clinical Centre. This role is part of a small team of staff and the successful applicant will be working with the Test and Compliance Lead.

We have a vacancy for a Test Analyst to undertake work in testing an existing web based national medical research management system for the NHS and other research institutions, as well as new mobile health applications which are also supported by the unit. Applicants should have an interest in producing high quality software with proven skills in manual test execution and defect tracking.  The ability to communicate with external customers is essential.

The successful applicant must, as a minimum, have experience of analysing requirements and functional specifications in order to write test scripts to ensure the acceptance criteria is met.  You will assess the risk and severity of defects found within the requirements or the code, log and manage these through a defect management tool. 

Other skills that would be advantageous include Automation, SQL Server Management Studio mobile and browser compatibility testing methodologies.

There are also opportunities to work on other software projects in medicine as well as in development support tools and frameworks such as continuous integration and integration testing.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in high standards of quality, as well as show initiative and a very sharp eye for detail.

The post is available on a full time basis.

We would encourage informal discussion about the post, and candidates should contact Matt Andrews (m.c.andrews@soton.ac.uk) or David Miller (dm@soton.ac.uk) for further information.

The Faculty of Medicine holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award demonstrating commitment to equal opportunities and gender balance in the workplace.  The Faculty recognises that applicants may seek flexible working patterns which will be considered as part of the recruitment process.  For further information including key benefits designed to help maintain and support employees' well-being and work-life balance, please see our working with us website pages.

Application Procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Jennifer Dickson (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0)23 8059 3462. Please quote reference 793616CM on all correspondence.