Arbuthnot Latham has been associated with banking since 1833. We combine private and commercial banking, wealth planning and investment management. We believe in traditional relationship and service-led banking powered by modern technology.
Diverse and talented, with exceptionally high professional standards and a passion to deliver the very best for our clients, our people are our most vital asset. Rewarding and challenging, Arbuthnot Latham prides itself on encouraging colleagues to reach their full potential within a supportive and progressive environment.
Our two-year programme is designed to provide you with the skills and experience to help you progress your career and contribute to Arbuthnot Latham’s continuing success. It will be delivered in on-the-job learning which aligns to your level 4 Apprenticeship course, overviews from other parts of the Bank, exposure to Senior Leaders and opportunities to work on projects. On successful completion of the programme, your training, experience and your Level 4 external qualification will set you with excellent career prospects.
The programme is designed for students completing A level or equivalent education in 2024 or 2025 looking for their first professional role.
During the programme, you can expect to:
- Work as part of a diverse team contributing to the team deliverables
- Completing an externally accredited level 4 qualification in a specific field which involves at least 20% of your work week studying
- Build your breath of experience through on-the-job learning
- Take part in a structured training programme covering technical industry knowledge, professional and soft skills
- Be empowered to build your leadership skills and agile thinking
- Develop relationship management skills and build your professional network
- Contribute your ideas and knowledge to a project
- Gain exposure to senior leaders, mentors and different areas of Bank
You’ll be part of our growing community of apprentices, benefitting from a supportive and collaborative working environment.
The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK. The apprenticeship will start on 1st September 2025
Role Description
The Apprentice Test Analyst will contribute to the delivery of a consistent Testing service across all Platform programmes, projects and releases. This will cover all phases of testing, incorporating the fundamental Test life-cycle activities of Test Analysis, Test Case scripting and Test Execution.
To place the interests of customers at the centre of all activities, act in a way that is consistent with achieving good outcomes for consumers; and to comply with the FCA and PRA's Conduct Rules.
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake core Test activities such as Test scripting, Test execution and Test reporting
- Support Test Management activities such as Test planning, and supporting the creation, analysis, quality assurance and triage of defects
- Understand and implement (via learning and development) the best practice utilisation of the Azure DevOps Change Delivery, Test Planning and Defect Management application
- Gain understand of Release & Environment management activities, and where applicable contribute
- Analyse data produced as a result of the testing process to form Management Information (MI) which in turn will feed into reporting
- Write, execute and perform gap analysis of test cases
- Understand the purpose of core standard Test documents and deliverables, and contribute to or produce such deliverables where required
- Contribute to tasks within the Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC) such as:
- Static Testing
- Dynamic Testing
- Test Planning
- Test scope analysis
- Test Data Analysis and specification
- Understanding and interpreting Systems Architecture diagrams
- Producing core Test deliverables and documents:
- Test Cases
- Test Plan
- Defects
- Test Completion reports
- Use software testing and defect management tooling (ADO) in order to provide information to all interested parties, relating to the quality of new or modified application/system changes
- Participate in training and awareness of the STLC (Software Testing Lifecycle) and the related approaches and deliverables to all phases of Testing within the Change Management Framework
- Participate in Test Automation training to gain a foundation in understanding the benefits of Test Automation, and its place in the e2e Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC)
Risk:
- Responsible for managing risks inherent to the role by diligently observing internal policies and procedures.
- Colleagues within the Testing team
- Project Managers
- Business Analysts
- Developers
- Business/Operations colleagues