ET SCADA Test QA Analyst

£300/day (Inside IR35) | Warwick, UK (3 days onsite)

12-Month Contract

Our client, a top global organization, is seeking an experienced ET SCADA Test QA Analyst to support a large-scale critical national infrastructure programme delivering a new SCADA system for high-voltage electricity network operations.

This role sits within a complex multi-supplier environment and focuses on ensuring test quality, governance, and assurance across SCADA and EMS workstreams supporting real-time energy control systems. As a Test QA Analyst, you will be responsible for assuring the quality and completeness of testing across SCADA/EMS delivery streams.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure test artefacts (scripts, scenarios, user stories) meet required quality standards
• Review requirement-to-test mappings for completeness and accuracy
• Validate test coverage against Level 4 processes and requirements
• Ensure adherence to defined test strategy, approach, and governance
• Review test execution evidence to ensure correctness and completeness
• Validate defect logging, prioritisation, and documentation quality
• Support and oversee test readiness across environments and data
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives)
• Work with SCRUM teams, Product Owners, SMEs, and suppliers
• Ensure testing is properly represented in user stories
• Ensure defects are raised with sufficient detail and evidence
• Support defect triage and resolution processes
• Identify and escalate testing risks and issues
• Produce test status reports, dashboards, and KPIs
• Monitor progress of test preparation and execution
• Work with environment and test data teams to ensure readiness
• Review integration and system testing for SCADA/EMS systems
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and operational requirements
• Act as “Voice of Test” within assigned workstream

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong Test QA / Test Assurance experience
• Hands-on experience in System Integration Testing (SIT)
• Experience with OT systems or real-time control environments
• Understanding of power networks, telemetry, or SCADA systems
• Experience across full test lifecycle (planning to execution)
• Strong test design, scripting, and documentation skills
• Advanced JIRA / XRAY experience (test management & reporting)
• Strong defect management and governance experience
• Ability to work in multi-supplier, complex delivery environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of IEC 61850, IEC101, IEEE standards
• Experience with SCADA / EMS / control systems
• Integration experience (MuleSoft, Oracle MFT, APIs)
• Experience working in Agile + Waterfall hybrid delivery models
• Offshore / onshore delivery model exposure

If this is relevant to your experience, please apply with your CV and we'll be in touch.