Nationwide Building Society
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Finance UAT & Enablement Team – Technical Analyst Developer
About the Role
We are establishing a new Finance UAT & Enablement team to support the delivery of large, complex Finance change initiatives, including the integration of Virgin Money and major transformation programmes.
This hands-on and delivery-focused role offers opportunities to shape test coverage and contribute to improving how we approach testing.
Ideal for a tester who enjoys working closely with business users, handling data-rich testing, and delivering high-quality evidence in a regulated environment.
Flexible working approaches are welcome to help you perform at your best.
Working Arrangements
- Part-time availability: 30–35 hours per week
- Hybrid model: Wherever possible, with at least two in-office days per week (or 40% of working time for part-time roles)
- Options include Swindon, London, Northampton, or Bournemouth offices
- Near Glasgow? Meetings monthly in your nearest location
- Full details on our hybrid working approach here
Note: Early closure of applications possible if volume exceeds expectations. Apply promptly!
Responsibilities
Core Tasks:
- Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and delivery teams to:
- Understand business processes and testing requirements
- Scope and design test cases aligned with requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Conduct functional and regression testing across change activities
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure solutions meet business needs
- Identify, log, and track defects, resolving them with cross-functional teams
- Provide clear, timely updates on testing progress, influencing the overall delivery status
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Requirements
Minimum:
- Comfort with data-heavy test scenarios
- Technical skills covering data analysis / validation and automation / scripting
- Experience in testing roles, including regression testing, UAT, and test case design
- Ability to translate business requirements into clear test scenarios
- Past collaboration with SMEs and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred:
(No formal requirement—everyone aligns with Nationwide’s behaviours)
Nationwide’s "Customer First" Behaviours
At Nationwide, we ground everything in our customer-first principles.
Your application strengthens if you can show:
- How these resonate with you
- Past examples where you’ve demonstrated them:
- Feel what customers feel — Empathise and centre customer needs in decisions.
- Say it straight — Speak honestly with diverse perspectives, keeping communication clear.
- Push for better — Challenge status quo, commit to continuous improvement, and mentor others.
- Get it done — Prioritise impact, act decisively, and deliver exceptional outcomes for customers.
Benefits
Beyond competitive pay, Nationwide offers:
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| Holiday | 25 days (+ pro rata for part-time) |
| Medical Insurance | Private health coverage |
| Pension | Highly competitive, pension contributions |
| Performance Bonus | Annual bonus tied to results |
| Training | Investments in career growth |
| Salary Sacrifice | Wide range of additional life/health/wellness benefits |
| Life Assurance | Peace of mind for you and dependents |
| Wellhub | Free/paid wellness, mental health, and lifestyle options |
| Volunteering | Up to 2 paid days/year to support causes you care about |
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Why Nationwide?
We’re mutual-owned by our members—that means we:
- Challenge the financial sector to be more fair, more rewarding, and more socially-conscious
- Give back profits to our members instead of shareholders
- Put our customers’ needs first, always
We’re devoted to fairer finance and inspired by those who care deeply—about customers, communities, and broader society.
Join us and help shape a future where Finance works for everyone, not just the powerful few.
Next Steps If you’re interested, apply now with your CV and brief responses. We’ll notify you promptly about the outcome.
*Note: Final internal title is Technical Analyst Developer.
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