Senior Test Analyst - 6 month FTC

Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

We're looking for a Senior Test Analyst to join our Store Technology team, based from NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire!

The Role:

Technology drives everything we do at NEXT. Our Store Tech team sits at the center of our digital strategy, developing hundreds of applications used daily by over 28,000 colleagues across 500 stores.

As a Senior Automation Test Analyst, you will join our collaborative engineering teams to ensure our technologies run seamlessly for customers and store colleagues. You will design, build and maintain test automation frameworks while embedding quality throughout the entire development process. You will also mentor junior team members, supporting their growth while exploring smarter ways to automate everyday processes.

At NEXT, you will work alongside cross-functional engineering teams with access to modern technology, including Azure Cloud, mobile devices and touchscreen tills.

What You’ll Take On:
 

• Design, build and maintain scalable UI and API test automation frameworks from scratch using modern automation tools.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD deployment pipelines, such as Azure DevOps, to provide instant feedback on every build. 
• Define clear test plans, risk assessments and automation strategies for new features and core business logic.
• Validate microservices, REST APIs and database states independently of the UI layer.
• Act as a technical mentor for mid and junior testers, championing quality best practices, clean code and exploratory testing techniques.
• Manage test coverage and defect tracking through tools like Azure Test Plans or Jira to maintain full traceability.
• Identify and resolve test issues early, providing clear updates and highlighting potential risks before they impact project delivery.
   

What You’ll Bring:

• Hands-on experience building UI and API automation frameworks from scratch, alongside a recognised ISTQB qualification.
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages such as C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python or Java.
• Expertise in testing REST or GraphQL APIs using tools like Postman, Bruno or code-based libraries.
• Strong communication skills, with a collaborative approach to coaching and supporting colleagues in an agile environment.
• A practical, problem-solving mindset with sharp debugging skills, understanding when to automate and when to apply high-value exploratory manual testing.
• Experience with mobile testing on Android or tools like BrowserStack, with exposure to performance testing, mobile automation using Appium or visual regression tools considered a welcome bonus.
   

If you have the technical expertise and a collaborative mindset to strengthen the systems our colleagues rely on, we would love to see your application.

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About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

About the Organization

We're looking for a Senior Test Analyst to join our Store Technology team, based from NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire!