Senior Test Analyst

Senior Test Analyst, Contract: 12 months

Daily Rate: £430, IR35 Status: Inside

Office Location: London

Parity Network Group are delighted to partner with our client, a prestigious public sector organisation, who are looking to recruit a Senior Test Analyst on an initial 12-month contract basis.

Who has expert knowledge building integrated solutions using Microsoft Tools and Technologies. Able to work collaboratively with other project leads to ensure the software produced meets the quality expectations of stakeholders and the standards agreed with the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working with Technology Development and stakeholders to ensure all software is tested to the right level under the guidance of the Senior Test member using Agile practices
• Creating test cases and executing the test strategy using predefined testing methodologies, ensuring that there is traceability between the testing implementation and the requirements / acceptance criteria
• Conducting automated test activities in preference to manual testing where feasible and more efficient
• Ensuring that all application & technology testing is carried out in accordance with testing standards defined in the strategy
• Creating and fulfilling manual, automation or non-functional test cases and ensure that test status, risks and issues are reported in a timely manner using the agreed reporting standard
• Creating, validating and reporting defects in accordance with the defect life cycle documented in the Test Strategy
• Analysing Non Functional requirements and liaising with Architects and providing inputs to the Non-functional test strategy
• Working with 3rd parties to provide or give Test Assurance on organisation or 3rd party deliverables.

YOUR EXPERIENCE:

• Extensive experience of collaborating with software development teams in multi-vendor environments to deliver high quality systems
• Able to lead the testing of complex systems
• Adept experience of appropriate documentation techniques for functional and non-functional testing that match customer expectation and that can be used by systems development teams in the production of high quality software
• Experience of the full systems development life cycle in an agile environment
• Demonstrable experience in Automation or Performance testing
• Broad experience in test artefacts such as test case and defects
• Strong analytical, problem solving skills and good attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including ability to explain complex information with agile development teams including the test design and defect reporting
• Ability to analyse complex systems, spot trends, draw conclusions, and produce specifications and decisions
• Exposure to automation or performance testing tools like Selenium Webdriver, Appium, Visual Studio Load test, HP Load Runner, IBM Rational Performance Tester etc.
• Knowledge of programming language such as C#
• Working knowledge of continuous integration

If this sounds like the role for you then get in touch with Rochelle , for more information or simply click on the apply button.

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