Senior QA Analyst

A bit about the role

As a Senior Quality Analyst in our Digital Test team, you'll help ensure the quality, reliability and readiness of digital products across a diverse technology landscape.

Working closely with Product, Engineering, Architecture and Delivery teams, you'll embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle, from requirements through to delivery. You'll lead testing activities, shape test strategies, drive continuous improvement, and champion a quality-first mindset.

This is an opportunity to support products and services that have generated over £45 billion for National Lottery Good Causes. You'll work across a variety of projects, from standalone initiatives to large-scale programmes, becoming a trusted quality expert within the organisation.

• Define and deliver risk-based testing strategies and exploratory testing.
• Review requirements, designs and solutions to identify quality risks early.
• Lead test planning, analysis, execution and reporting activities.
• Investigate defects and support root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product and Delivery teams to improve quality outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to expand automation and improve testing efficiency.
• Provide testing estimates, risk assessments and progress updates.
• Mentor other Quality Analysts and contribute to testing best practices.

Essential

• Demonstratableexperience in software testing at Senior QA/Test Analyst level.
• Strong experience with risk-based and exploratory testing.
• Experience creating test strategies, plans, cases and reports.
• Solid understanding of Agile delivery and software development life cycles.
• Experience testing APIs, integrations and digital applications.
• Strong defect management, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with tools such as Postman and testing across web and mobile platforms.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and quality gates within modern software delivery
• Log analysis and troubleshooting
• Experience using API testing tools such as Postman and interpreting JSON, REST and/orGraphQLservices

Desirable

• Previous experience querying databases and validating data integrity using SQL or MongoDB, Redis or similar.
• Knowledge with Jira, Test Rail,Browser Stack, Splunk or similar tools.
• Experience in high-volume transactional environments.
• Exposure to test automation, cloud-native/microservices architectures, and non-functional testing.
• Mentoring, leadership and cross-team testing coordination experience.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools to improve testing quality and efficiency.
• ISTQB Foundation Certification

At Allwyn, we are dedicated to changing lives and growing the National Lottery responsibly, championing its positive impact on people, places, and the planet.

• Innovation
  -We pride ourselves on it!
  
  We'reconstantly looking for new ways to excite our customers, bringing new products to market toenjoywhich is all supported by our responsible play values and making them accessible to all.
• Giving back –Did you know that playing the lottery generates around £30m a week for charities andgood causesin the UK? Our aim is to have doubled this number by the end of the first 10-year license.
• Sustainability –Our aim is to become a net zero national lottery. We have 2030 targets to decarbonise our operations and energy.
  
  We'vealready transitioned to renewable energy providers, made our London and Watford offices zero gas, and ensured our fleet consists of low-emission vehicles. In addition,we'reworking with our value chain partners to develop a net zero target date.
• Empowering every voice– We believe in creating a culture where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, has access to opportunities and can thrive for the benefit of good causes.
  
  Our diverse teams are working hard to make all parts of The National Lottery inclusive – whether people play a game in a store or online,because when everyone can play, everyonewins..

An inclusive reward offering with wellbeing at the centre

At Allwyn, inclusion is built into how we care for our people. Our benefits and policies support colleague sand their families at every stage of life and career.…