Test Analyst (Manual & Automation)

Location: Bicester
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Type: Permanent

The Role

Our client is seeking a Test Analyst with a mix of manual testing expertise and automation capability to join their development team. This is a hands-on role where quality is a shared responsibility, and the successful candidate will be actively involved in writing PHP code, contributing to code reviews, and building scalable automated test solutions.

You''ll work closely with developers and product stakeholders to ensure robust, high-quality software across a modern PHP-based technology stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, execute, and maintain manual test cases (functional, regression, exploratory)
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites
• Perform and contribute to code reviews, with a quality-focused mindset
• Develop and maintain tests using PHPUnit
• Build UI and end-to-end automated tests using tools such as Selenium and Playwright
• Identify, log, and manage defects through to resolution
• Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and QA peers
• Continuously improve test coverage, automation frameworks, and QA processes

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Commercial experience as a Test Analyst / QA Engineer
• Strong manual testing background
• Solid experience with test automation
• Experience using PHPUnit
• Experience with automation tools such as Selenium and/or Playwright
• Understanding of software testing principles and QA best practices
• Experience testing web-based applications

Desirable:

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Hands-on experience writing PHP code
• CI/CD pipeline experience
• API testing experience
• JavaScript-based automation exposure
• ISTQB or equivalent certification