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Position: 124587
SMCR Test Analyst

Contract  |  Inside IR35  |  London (Hybrid)

We are looking for an experienced Test Analyst to join the testing team on a major SMCR regulatory change programme for a leading financial services client. This is a contract engagement, Inside IR35, paying £340 per day, based in London with a minimum of 50% office attendance.

About the Client

Morela is proud to be supporting a well-established change and transformation consultancy that partners with major financial services organisations on complex regulatory and business change. The consultancy is known for its people-led approach to change, helping clients land new ways of working that genuinely stick rather than simply delivering projects.

This engagement sits within a regulatory change programme focused on the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR), with the consultancy building out a dedicated testing capability to take the programme safely through to go-live and operational readiness.

The Role

As SMCR Test Analyst you will support planning, execution and reporting across SIT, UAT and Operational Proving. You will own test scenarios and scripts, test data, traceability and defect management, and carry out end-to-end process testing across the programme.

You will work closely with business users, SMEs and technology and delivery teams to get the programme ready for go-live. The client is particularly keen on people who bring genuine change management experience and a background in regulatory or complex financial services transformation, rather than project or programme management.

Responsibilities

Plan, execute and report on SIT, UAT and Operational Proving
Write test plans, scenarios, scripts and cases, and capture clear test evidence
Carry out end-to-end process and integration testing across multiple systems
Prepare and manage test data
Log, prioritise and re-test defects through to resolution
Maintain requirements traceability and test coverage
Guide and support business users and SMEs through UAT
Contribute to go-live and operational readiness

Essential Requirements

Significant testing experience within complex business change, transformation or regulatory programmes
Strong hands-on SIT, UAT and Operational Proving experience
Experience developing test plans, scenarios, scripts, cases and evidence
End-to-end process and integration testing across multiple systems
Test data preparation and management
Defect management, prioritisation and re-testing
Requirements traceability and test coverage
Experience supporting business users and SMEs through UAT
Go-live and operational readiness experience
Strong testing reporting, governance and stakeholder management skills

Desirable Experience

Financial services regulatory experience (SMCR exposure a real plus) or other regulatory change experience
Background in complex financial services transformation

Working Environment

Contract role, Inside IR35
Hybrid, with a minimum of 50% attendance at the London office
Close collaboration with business users, SMEs, technology teams and third-party suppliers
A regulatory change environment where quality, governance and clear evidence really matter
Interested? Get in touch with Adam Moore at  with your CV and current availability