Test Analyst

Location: Howden (East Riding of Yorkshire), Brackmills Business Park, Northampton or Raunds, Northamptonshire Working Pattern: 4 days onsite, 1 day from home What you’ll be doing - Planning and delivering testing activities across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid deliveries to ensure systems meet quality standards and business outcomes - Analysing requirements, designs and user stories to create risk‑based test approaches and identify quality risks early - Designing, maintaining and executing test assets including test cases, exploratory testing and test data - Executing functional, system, integration and exploratory testing and providing clear quality feedback - Supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure business readiness before release - Managing defects through their lifecycle, ensuring clear prioritisation, traceability and reporting - Working closely with delivery teams, business stakeholders and third‑party partners to promote shared ownership of quality - Contributing to continuous improvement of test processes, tooling, automation and AI‑assisted testing approaches - Supporting new, seconded or consultant test team members where required What we need from you - Proven experience working in a software testing role - Strong understanding of the software development and test lifecycle - Experience testing within Agile and Waterfall environments - ISTQB / ISEB Foundation certification (or equivalent experience) - Experience using ALM tools such as Azure DevOps or Micro Focus ALM - Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and effective prioritisation - Confident communicator, able to work collaboratively with delivery and business teams - A proactive, team‑first approach with pride in delivering quality outcomes What we can offer you - Competitive salary and annual company bonus - Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy additional days - Staff Discount - Employee Assistance Programme - Exceptional Reward and Recognition events About Howdens Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier, providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery and hardware. With over 900 depots across the UK and Europe, we support more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year, our sales reached circa £2.3bn, and we continue to grow with an ambitious future ahead. We’re proud to be recognised as one of the Best Big Companies to Work For, offering a fast‑paced, commercial environment where people can build long‑term careers. How to apply We’re building a future where quality, innovation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. If Howdens sounds like the right place for you, we’d love to hear from you. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and supporting candidates throughout.If you require any adjustments, please contact (url removed) quoting the job title and location. #L1-HG1