Test Planning Analyst

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain detailed testing artefacts including test plans, scenario inventories, execution trackers, dependency logs, and status reports.
• Coordinate with SMEs, business analysts, and test leads to confirm scope, scenarios, test data needs, and readiness for each cycle.
• Create and execute test cases, scenarios, and test data, including defect logging and retesting
• Support creation and maintenance of traceability between requirements, processes, scenarios, and defects.
• Perform hands-on testing support across functional, regression, UAT, and operational scenario cycles
• Monitor progress against the test calendar and help identify risks, blockers, and resourcing gaps early.
• Assist with governance packs, meeting actions, and communications for testing forums and working groups.
• Contribute to operational readiness documentation where testing outputs drive training, SOP updates, or go-live preparation.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in performing testing, doing test coordination
• Strong attention to detail with experience building structured trackers, plans, and execution reports.
• Understanding of test lifecycle concepts including scope, scenario management, defects, and readiness criteria.
• Hands-on delivery in operational readiness and/or testing execution
• Comfort working with cross-functional stakeholders and managing multiple workstreams in parallel.
• Good written communication and documentation capability.

Bonus Points For

• Exposure to T+1 or other market / regulatory change initiatives.
• Experience supporting operational readiness, training documentation, or business change activities.
• Consulting experience and familiarity with fast-paced delivery governance.