Quality Assurance Analyst

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst , and your task orientation is as follows. The role sits within an energy and commodities client, so ideally we are looking for someone with a relevant background in the same field. Job role: Develop robust test strategies, plans, and cases aligned to business and technical requirements, working alongside BAs to design functional and regression scenarios and providing effort estimates for complex changes. Maintain clear test documentation in Confluence, tracking scope and progress against plan to support confident Go/No-Go decision-making. Independently lead UAT from end to end - agreeing scope with users, coordinating environments and stakeholders, running smoke tests and QA checks, and driving execution through to final sign-off. Validate physical trade lifecycle workflows spanning capture, risk management, logistics, settlement, and accounting, applying shift-left practices in close collaboration with development teams. Coordinate environment usage across functional, valuation, performance, and STP testing, ensuring SIT and regression phases are well-prepared and smoothly executed. Use SQL and test tooling to validate data across systems, drive automated test reporting, and provide stakeholders with clear, timely visibility into progress, defects, and risks. Actively participate in defect and test management forums, identify testing risks early, and champion QA process improvements across releases and programmes. Technical Skillset: 8+ years in software testing (regression, SIT, UAT) with strong hands-on test automation framework experience SQL querying/scripting & backend testing skills, ETRM/Risk systems experience (Allegro, Endur, Aspect or similar) Jira & Zephyr experience for defect/test management Strong analytical, problem-solving & communication skills Automated regression/performance testing knowledge (a plus) Awareness of AI-assisted testing (test generation, coverage analysis, defect triage) ISTQB Foundation Level certification preferred