Manual QA Analyst Data & UAT Focus - Asset Management

A leading Global Asset Management Firm is seeking an experienced Manual QA Analyst to support a major transformation programme. This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on data testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), working closely with stakeholders to ensure high-quality delivery across complex change initiatives.

Location: London (Hybrid) Rate: £600 per day Department: Technology - Quality Assurance Reporting to: Head of Testing

The successful candidate will be a confident, business-facing tester who can quickly understand requirements, analyse data-driven solutions, and champion quality throughout the SDLC/STLC.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform test analysis, design, execution, and defect management across complex projects
• Lead and own pre-UAT testing, ensuring all requirements are validated and traceable
• Support and guide business users during UAT, including defect triage and resolution
• Review requirements to ensure clarity, testability, and alignment to business outcomes
• Maintain test cases, execution evidence, and defect tracking in JIRA
• Produce clear test progress, defect, and end-of-phase reporting
• Collaborate with Test Managers, BAs, Developers, and business stakeholders
• Participate in SIT activities alongside technology teams
• Identify risks, escalate issues appropriately, and contribute to project sign-off decisions
• Promote continuous improvement and share testing best practices

Core QA Skills

• Strong manual testing experience (test planning, design, execution, documentation)
• End-to-end testing with a solid understanding of business processes
• Requirements-to-test traceability and regression test suite creation
• UAT support and stakeholder-facing testing
• Risk and defect management
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation, and communication skills

Technical Skills

• Strong SQL querying capability
• Advanced Excel (formulas, analysis)
• JIRA administration, execution management, and reporting
• Data warehouse testing experience
• Experience with regression testing
• Exposure to test automation frameworks (beneficial, not mandatory)

Data & Platform Experience

• Data acquisition, transformation, and data quality validation
• Data presentation and reporting
• Experience with Tableau or other BI/visualisation tools
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, or SQL Server
• Familiarity with Aladdin / Aladdin Data Cloud (ADC) is advantageous

Experience & Capabilities

• 5-7 years' experience as a QA/Test Analyst in financial services
• Strong experience testing investment management data
• Solid understanding of asset management business processes and reporting

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