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Senior Test Specialist

Job type:Perm
Town/City:Basingstoke
County:Hampshire
Salary/Rate:£55000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits package
Business Sector:IT
Job ref:LFI - 153669
Post Date:March 09, 2026

Senior Test Specialist
Onsite in Basingstoke
£55,000-60,000 per annum + benefits

Security Clearance is required for this role.

We are seeking a Test Analyst to support the delivery of secure IT systems within a Defence environment. You will work within a secure project delivery team, responsible for planning, executing and reporting testing activities across both infrastructure and application platforms, ensuring solutions meet strict quality, security and operational standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute manual and automated testing including functional, non-functional, integration, system, regression and end-to-end testing
  • Produce key test artefacts including Test Plans, Test Scripts, Test Reports and defect logs
  • Design and execute test cases based on defined technical and business requirements
  • Log, track and support investigation of defects using JIRA
  • Produce test metrics and progress reports, including risks, issues and test incidents
  • Coordinate test environments, tools and resources to support project delivery
  • Work closely with Project Managers, technical teams and stakeholders to deliver testing activities to schedule

Skills & Experience

  • Experience across multiple phases of testing and strong understanding of SDLC/STLC
  • Experience working within Agile, V-Model or Waterfall delivery environments
  • Demonstrable experience testing both infrastructure and application platforms
  • Strong experience producing test documentation and executing manual test scripts
  • Knowledge of configuration/change management and version control systems (e.g. Subversion)
  • Experience using JIRA for defect management and reporting
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • ISTQB Foundation certification (or higher)

If this Senior Test Specialist role is of interest, apply now!