Lead QAT Analyst
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £62,109 per year |
| Additional salary information: | New entrants to the Civil Service will start their role on the salary band minimum: £62,109 for National Roles or £66,229 for London Roles. Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA)of up to £9,950 may be available for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skills and experience evidenced at interview stage. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 March 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Government Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 450259 |
Summary
As a Lead QAT Analyst, you will lead of the delivery of quality assurance across your project. You will take a user centred approach to Quality Assurance and Testing (QAT) and develop and implement QAT approaches to help meet user needs. You will work in collaboration with delivery partners to make sure QAT is embedded by default into the development approach. To help the QAT practice thrive, you will develop expertise in new and emerging tools and approaches and apply these to help the organisation deliver better success.
Working within a programme team, you will promote quality outcomes and values across the organisation. You will further develop your own delivery management and leadership skills with a focus on helping the programme team deliver high quality outcomes at pace whilst honing stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement skills.
You will work with business stakeholders, developing an understanding of their needs and translating them into a QAT approach. You will also work with industry partners to leverage the best of new and emerging tools and approaches. As part of the Home office Digital community, you will lead on sharing, collaborating and promoting the value of QAT.
Working within a programme team, you will promote quality outcomes and values across the organisation. You will further develop your own delivery management and leadership skills with a focus on helping the programme team deliver high quality outcomes at pace whilst honing stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement skills.
You will work with business stakeholders, developing an understanding of their needs and translating them into a QAT approach. You will also work with industry partners to leverage the best of new and emerging tools and approaches. As part of the Home office Digital community, you will lead on sharing, collaborating and promoting the value of QAT.