Manual Test Analyst - 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

Established over 30 years ago here at Lifeplus our mission is to be the world leader in holistic wellbeing by helping millions of people to unlock the wellness within them.

We manufacture and distribute high quality nutritional supplements directly to our customers all over the world.  We are proud to have a team of enthusiastic customers and colleagues who are all dedicated to creating a legacy of wellbeing.

At Lifeplus we celebrate and embrace diversity and we believe that our success comes from creating a caring and fun community.

The opportunity

We're looking for a Test Analyst to support the successful delivery of technology and business change projects by providing end-to-end testing services across a range of initiatives. You'll work across technical implementations, infrastructure projects and business process change, ensuring solutions are thoroughly tested before they are introduced into the live environment.

Working alongside project teams, business stakeholders and development teams in both the UK and US, you'll plan and coordinate testing activities, support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), manage defects and provide clear reporting throughout the testing lifecycle. You'll also contribute to improving testing practices and help project teams adopt consistent testing approaches.

What you'll be doing

• Plan, co-ordinate and execute functional, integration, regression and non-functional testing across technology and business change projects
• Produce test plans, scenarios, test cases and scripts based on business and project requirements
• Co-ordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including scheduling, user communication, script management and defect tracking
• Manage defects throughout their lifecycle, working with project teams and technical colleagues to support resolution
• Analyse and report on testing progress, results and quality metrics throughout project delivery
• Work with project teams to define appropriate testing approaches across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments
• Support the adoption of automated testing where appropriate and provide guidance on suitable testing approaches
• Contribute to continuous improvement by recommending enhancements to testing processes, standards and techniques

What we're looking for

Essential

• Experience delivering manual testing across technology or business change projects
• Experience producing test plans, test scenarios, test cases and test scripts
• Experience coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and managing testing activities with business users
• Experience managing defects throughout the testing lifecycle using structured defect management processes
• Experience working within Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project delivery environments
• Experience performing system integration and system testing
• Experience working with stakeholders to explain testing activities and support successful project delivery

Desirable

• ISTQB Foundation certification or higher
• Experience testing APIs using tools such as Postman, SOAPUI or equivalent
• Experience recommending or supporting automated testing approaches
• Experience working with global project teams
• Experience contributing to release documentation or user guides

Contract Type: 

• 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Shift Pattern:

• Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:15

Office attendance:

• This role follows a hybrid model, with 2 to 3 days per week based in the office. Flexibility will be required to support business needs, including occasional additional office attendance where necessary.

What's in it for you...

🌱 Nourish your wellbeing: Every month, you’ll receive three free Lifeplus products, plus 50% off anything else you’d like to try. It’s our way of helping you experience the products you’ll be proud to talk about.

💰 Performance based bonus: Your hard work matters. Bonuses are awarded based on business success and individual performance, giving you extra recognition for your contributions.

🚀 Your growth journey - LIFE Programme: Our Customer Care Administrators take part in our structured LIFE Programme, designed to build confidence, strengthen skills, and support your career progression from day one. On completion, an additional increase of £2,000 will be added to your salary!

📚 Learning at your fingertips: Access our Learning Management System (LMS) with all the latest learning materials and resources whenever you need them. Grow your knowledge at your own pace.

💖 Peace of mind from day one: You’re automatically covered by Life Assurance and Permanent Health Insurance as soon as you join. If you’re ever off work long term due to illness, you’ll receive 50% of your basic salary after six months, because security matters.

🛫 Holiday that works for you: Need more time off one year? Or prefer a little extra in your pocket? You can buy or sell holiday days to suit your lifestyle.

💎 Exclusive colleague perks: Enjoy special discounts at leading brands and retailers, plus generous savings on Lifeplus nutritional supplements and wellbeing products.

😷 Everyday healthcare support: Our Health Cash Plan (provided by BHSF) helps with regular healthcare costs, from dental and optical appointments to therapy sessions, plus hospital in-patient and accidental injury cover.

🍎 Little things make a difference: Fresh fruit delivered weekly, plus free tea, coffee, milk (including alternatives), filtered water, and fully equipped kitchen areas onsite.

💙 Support when you need it: Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) gives you access to confidential, professional support for mental wellbeing.

💸 Invest in your future: Our contributory pension scheme offers up to 6% employer contributions, helping you build long term financial confidence.

🎉 A culture that connects: From team socials organised by your manager to our annual company-wide event (where life partners are welcome), we make time to celebrate together.

👓 Eyecare support: We’ll contribute £25 towards eye tests and up to £100 towards glasses if they’re needed for VDU use. Plus, eye care vouchers are available to keep your vision in check.

💪 Stay active for less: Save on gym memberships and take advantage of our Cycle2Work scheme to boost your fitness while reducing your carbon footprint.

🎁 Recruitment Referral Scheme: Know someone who’d love Lifeplus? Refer a friend or family member and earn £250 in cash when they join and a further £500 in cash once they pass probation. Sharing really does pay off!