Job Introduction

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland. In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a technology-enabled Omni-channel retailer. This strategy sees significant investment into our IT team with a number of opportunities available to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our IT and digital journey. Our vertically integrated business will provide candidates the opportunity to work across multiple technology disciplines and to provide innovation for the next phase of our growth. If you are passionate about technology and how that can deliver real business value, now is the time to join Card Factory and be part of our exciting journey!  

We have a rare and great role here at the Card Factory, the successful Trainee Test Analyst will have a 12 month training programme providing access to all onsite Tools, Systems and Processes to learn both how to use them and to test them when changes occur.

This will lead to a 12 month development plan to provide project-testing support for a portfolio of projects, identified as part of the organisations plans. 

Your prime responsibility will be to initially learning how to access and use all internal systems and subsequent testing practices, to confirm acceptance into the business.

This will lead to being involved with identifying and subsequently defining the required tests, monitoring the test coverage and evaluating the overall quality experienced when testing the Target Test Items. This role also involves specifying the required Test Data and evaluating the outcome of the testing conducted in each test cycle that will be defend by the Test Analyst/Manager

Role Responsibility

Take part in a 12 month training programme which will cover the following, but not limited to:

• Learn the full end to end Delivery Life cycle
• Learn the Project Management Methodology (waterfall, Hybrid and Agile)
• Learn all the different Test Phases and why they are necessary
• Learn the Quality and acceptance Criteria required to confirm sufficient test coverage
• Learn the Defect Management Process using JIRA
• Learn the different types of requirements
• Complete an ISEB training course or equivalent
• Develop test scenarios, cases and scripts according to the specific test phases (e.g. System Test, Integration Test, etc.) for multiple Applications and software;
• Develop an extensive and detailed knowledge of our systems;
• Follow the defined approach and plan for specific test phases/sprints, including test preparation, execution and closure;
• Raising Defects as a result of test execution and passing said defects onto agreed resource for triage;
• Adhere to the (test) environment management strategy and plan;
• Ensure customer requirements (functional and non-functional) are adequately defined and are met and ensure the quality of product/release is assessed and understood.
• Adhere to the documented quality control and Change management processes for the test deliverables
• Assist in the development of a high-performing team, alongside the other functional and technical consultants involved in test activities
• Provide out of hours (test) support where required for deployments
• Test Reporting
• Defect Logging and Reporting
• Risks and issues management
• Document and configuration control

The Ideal Candidate

Preferable:  

• Retail knowledge.   
• A desire to learn and take part in building a new future for Card factory

​The successful candidate will join us at an exciting time, with the IT Department central to the delivery of the company’s new 5-year strategy. With the correct mindset and capabilities, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a real difference and to develop their skills and experience whilst we embark on a transformation journey.  

About the Company

In return we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

• 33 days annual leave entitlement (inc public / bank holidays)
• Save as you Earn scheme
• 15% Staff Discount
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• O2 open mobile contracts
• Salary Finance
• Pension 
• Discounted Car Leasing
• Employee Care
• Flex My Day
• Card Factory Foundation
• MyCardFactory App: discounts at leading retailers

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email) 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly. 

No agencies please.

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