Grad/Junior Test Analyst

Junior Test Analyst - Start your Tech career with us!

Kia ora, we have an awesome opportunity we’d love to share with you. Here’s some info:

Is this your next role?

Ready to kick-start your career in tech? We’re looking for a Junior Test Analyst to join our awesome Technology team—someone curious, detail-oriented, and eager to gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate or aspiring Test Analyst to build real-world skills while helping ensure our systems are stable, reliable, and deliver great outcomes for our customers.

In this role, you’ll support the planning and execution of testing across a range of applications. You’ll work closely with developers, analysts, and business users, gaining valuable exposure to projects and learning how technology delivers impact across the business.

If you’re passionate about quality, enjoy problem-solving, and want to grow your career in testing—this could be the perfect next step for you.

Does this sound like you?

We’re looking for someone at the start of their career who is eager to learn and grow. You’re positive, collaborative, with heaps of energy, happy to flex and at your best in a fast paced environment.

You’ll likely have:

• A recent degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field
• An understanding of software testing concepts (from study or projects)
• Exposure to tools like Azure DevOps, JIRA, or similar (helpful but not essential)
• Basic knowledge of web applications or APIs
• Experience writing simple test cases or scenarios
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Clear written communication skills (for test cases and defect reports)
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Confidence using MS Office tool

A bit about us and what we do
Heartland is an NZX/ASX-listed financial services group with big growth plans. Heartland owns both Heartland Bank in New Zealand and Heartland Bank in Australia. We provide award-winning savings and finance products to a diverse range of customers including business owners, farmers and retirees. Heartland's strategy is to digitalise everything we do, enabling us to provide customers with what they need in a scalable way. We can then pass those benefits onto the customer through faster service and better rates.

Can you see yourself here?
We're innovative and always evolving. We work together as one team and have big ambition. We're committed to creating a culture of inclusivity that celebrates our diverse backgrounds and supports the wellbeing of our people. We offer real opportunities for learning and career development. You can also drive change through our internal groups (including Manawa Whenua - our Māori group, the Rainbow Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee and our Green Team).

Diversity & Inclusion

At Heartland, we're proud to celebrate the many characteristics that make each of us different. We are committed to improving the inclusiveness of our workplace, enabling our people to be authentic and helping us better understand and respond to our customers. We're a Living Wage Employer, a Hearing Accredited Workplace, and have the Rainbow Tick.

Heartland is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage everyone to apply and we welcome everyone to the team. Please let us know if you need any adjustments throughout the application or interview process including a sign language interpreter or speech-to-text reporter. In your application, feel free to let us know what your pronouns are (for example, she/her, he/him, they/them etc).

Keen to learn more?

For an insight into life at Heartland, check out https://youtu.be/Sti0louBCw0video, our Instagram @heartlandbanknz or follow us on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/heartland-bank-nz.

Please note you must be eligible to work in New Zealand. 

If you’re a graduate or junior analyst looking to kick-start your career in testing, we’d love to hear from you.