QA Analyst

Location: White Moss Business Park, Skelmersdale

Role Overview:
The QA Analyst will ensure the delivery of high-quality, secure, cloud-based
energy management software by designing, executing, and maintaining robust
manual and automated testing processes.
This role supports the development and infrastructure
teams by validating functionality, performance, security, and user experience
across all product components.

We are seeking a proactive and collaborative
professional who will integrate seamlessly into our small, dedicated, and
driven team. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills are
essential, as the role requires clear technical reporting, stakeholder
engagement, and effective cross-team collaboration.

The successful candidate will be responsible for
maintaining the bugs and improvements backlog to ensure relevance and priority
of each ticket. Working closely with developers, product owners, and
stakeholders, the QA Analyst will define test strategies, clarify acceptance
criteria, and ensure defects are identified and resolved early in the delivery
lifecycle.
The role is initially full-time on-site, with the
possibility to transition to hybrid working once the successful candidate has
demonstrated competence and is fully up to speed.

Key Responsibilities:
Design and execute comprehensive test plans, cases, and scripts
(manual and automated)
Support sprint testing activities including functional, regression,
and exploratory testing
Accurately report and track defects using JIRA
Review and maintain the defects and improvements backlog for
relevance and priority
Collaborate with developers and product owners to clarify
requirements and acceptance criteria
Develop and maintain automated tests using tools such as Selenium,
Cypress, or Playwright
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with internal stakeholders
and end users
Champion and continuously improve QA best practices, processes, and
tooling
Participate in stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives as
part of the Agile team
Provide end-user support and troubleshooting for software-related
issues
Undertake other related tasks to meet team and organisational
objectives

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
•Company Core Values at all times
•Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or strong relevant experience)
•Professional testing accreditation (e.g. ISTQB Foundation or higher) is desirable

Competencies:
Ability to integrate effectively into a small, dedicated, and
driven team
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Ability to work under pressure with flexibility and adaptability to
change
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills for defect detection
Clear communication on technical, security, and performance topics
Collaborative approach to cross-team support
Detail-oriented with a quality-first mindset
A collaborative and growth mindset with the ability to work across
technical and business teams
Willingness to mentor other team members in areas of proficiency

Preferred Experience:
Extensive experience with manual testing
Familiarity with automation frameworks and scripting languages
Experience with test management tools (e.g. TestRail, Zephyr)

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.