Business Test Analyst

Location: Gowkshill

Business Test Analyst Contract Details Start date ASAP Initial 12-month engagement Outside IR35 £ 400 - £500 per day Hybrid working (London/ remote) Overview Our client, a leading international law firm is seeking a Business Test Analyst to support the execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, ensuring that business requirements are validated and that solutions are fit for purpose.

This role involves close collaboration with business users, project teams, and the Business Test Manager to support successful delivery of business and technology change initiatives. The successful candidate will have proven experience in User Acceptance Testing within business transformation or system implementation projects and strong working knowledge of JIRA or similar test management and defect tracking tools.

Key Responsibilities Review business requirements and translate them into test scenarios and scripts. Execute UAT test cases and accurately record results. Support business users throughout UAT activities, providing guidance on testing processes and best practices. Identify, log, and track defects through to resolution. Work with business stakeholders to validate test outcomes. Participate in defect triage sessions and contribute to prioritisation discussions.

Maintain testing evidence and documentation for governance and audit purposes. Assist in preparing UAT summary reports and sign-off documentation. Support the development and continuous improvement of testing capabilities within the transformation and change function. Essential Skills & Experience Proven experience in User Acceptance Testing within business transformation, change, or system implementation projects. Demonstrable ability to design and execute test cases aligned with evolving business requirements.

Experience supporting business users through UAT cycles and facilitating successful testing outcomes. Strong working knowledge of test management and defect tracking tools, particularly JIRA (essential). Ability to quickly understand new systems, processes, and business requirements. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Effective communication skills, with the ability to engage both business users and technical teams.

Desirable Experience

Experience with in a professional services, regulated, or corporate environment. Exposure to transformation programmes involving business process and technology change. Personal Attributes Able to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams. Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality testing outcomes. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships across stakeholder groups. Comfortable working in fast-paced and dynamic delivery environments.

Adaptable and flexible, able to respond to changing priorities and ways of working. Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills. Capable of managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. Proactive, self-motivated, and solution oriented. Able to balance structured testing methodologies with pragmatic delivery needs. Professional, reliable, and able to rapidly build knowledge while maintaining accurate documentation and audit trails.