Technical Test Analyst (Website)

About the Role

This role will work across our website estate looking to ensure that as we consolidate platforms and improve technical debt, design and reliability we have a fully formed suite of tests. We are looking for someone with a wide range of testing skills from Linux and cloud platforms experience through to frontend and dedicated Drupal and PHP testing. If you have any or all of these then this role may be for you.

What you’ll do

• Work with the team to define and analyse technical backlog, defining tests to ensure it is resolved to a high quality
• Work with developers to ensure that static and data driven solutions are fully understood and implemented to meet the requirements
• Proactively work with our content design and user experience team to define how the website should function
• Develop tests, testing strategies and documentation for existing systems to aid with building out a full test suite

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience of testing at least one of the following:
  • Drupal 10
  • Frontend technologies, ideally including Vue.js
  • Linux and Azure platforms and deployment automation
• The ability to present your ideas and your specialist area to a wide and potentially non-technical audience

About the University

The University of Southampton is a research-driven institution, home to some of the world’s leading minds, expanding our knowledge and passing it on to future generations. iSolutions is the University’s IT support service whose 230+ staff support the delivery of the University’s research and education activities as well as the usual business operations. We would love you to join us and help change the world for the better.

The University of Southampton promotes a healthy work life balance with generous holiday allowance (30+ days), defined benefit pension, flexi-time and flexible working, generous parental leave and childcare provision. For more information on our benefits, please visit our human resources pages.

As part of your application, please upload your CV and a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role.

Please note, interviews will be held in person in Southampton.