Quality Analyst (Mid-Level)

Main Responsibilities:

• Document and execute high quality test plans for functional areas under custom development and test 
• Analyse complex requirements and review acceptance criteria to ensure they are for fit for purpose, testable and can develop test scripts to explicitly test and guide acceptance.
• Create comprehensive and well defined test cases that are traceable back to requirements
• Execution of functional, regression and integration test cases
• Participate in defect triage discussions and challenge development perception of severity 
• Co-ordination of test activities and work as part of a scrum team
• Interrogate the underlying databases to extract test data and execute SQL statements to prove test results
• Execute automated test suite using Selenium Framework.
• Create mind maps for new functionality and design appropriate exploratory testing sessions.
• Contribute to management reporting including appropriate test metrics on planning, defects and execution.
• Ensure regression testing is performed in a manner that recognizes the risks of introducing defects into the environment
• Escalate risks and issues to the appropriate level to ensure resolution

Required Skills:

• 1-2 years’ experience in functional testing
• Experience in a Test management tools
• Technical skills – SQL, Test Tools
• Experience in Agile Testing highly desirable
• Non-functional testing experience advantageous  

Education:

• A Computer Science/I.T. related degree
• ISTQB certification in Software Testing