Quality Assurance Test Analyst

9 months

Remote

Inside IR35 - Umbrella only

We are looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Test Analyst to join a newly formed Digital, Data and Technology team. You will be an experienced practitioner who will play a key role in undertaking and executing appropriate test design and performing exploratory testing for digital products and services at all stages of the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Working in an Agile team to provide test coverage support for software developers working on digital products and services at all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Designing and producing test cases and scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services.
• Creating functional and non-functional testing processes and requirements that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability
• Reviewing requirements and acceptance criteria and defining test conditions.
• Documenting and tracking defects and bugs, reporting resolution progress and validating resolutions once submitted.
• Designing or developing automated testing tools.
• Sharing test case status, discussing concerns and risk items, driving comprehensive test coverage, and assuring general team alignment.
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders, including developers, to ensure everyone is continually kept up to date.
• Participating in all agile ceremonies and other internal meetings, providing input, suggestions and recommendations as needed.

Skills and Experience

• Functional testing - You can design and execute a wide range of testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You can make decisions on the environment for testing, and can coach others. You can identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity.
• Non-functional testing - You can design and execute a wide range of non-functional testing techniques. You can communicate non-functional test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You can make decisions on running types of non-functional testing. You can coach and mentor others. You can identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity.
• Technical breadth - You can demonstrate a good working knowledge of different tools and techniques, and can train others. You can advise others on testing techniques and frameworks. You can effectively research, plan and train others within the team.
• Test analysis - You can think creatively, ask the right questions critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team. You can lead investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes. You can drive the collection of information and the creation of recommendations for improvements. You can absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to determine solutions.

Desirable skills and experience

• Familiarity with the Government Service Standard

If you are interested in this role please apply at first instant!