We are seeking a **Test Analyst **for a 6-month full time contract with one of our government clients. The purpose of this role is to work collaboratively within technology delivery teams, to provide end-to-end manual and automation testing and be responsible for high quality development and execution of testing.
The Test Analyst is responsible for verifying and validating developed solutions and/or products meets acceptance criteria and quality including functionality, NFR, reliability and usability.
The Test Analyst plays an important role in continuous improvement of the practice and supports the practice manager in delivering advanced capabilities across the Testing and QA unit.
**Key Accountabilities**:
The key responsibilities of the role are as follows:
- Understand and Analyse business and functional requirements and architectural specification to be used to establish test conditions, scenarios and design test cases
- Execute manual testing
- Develop, write, document and execute automation testing (where possible)
- Design, write, document and execute test plans
- Identify defects in a timely manner, document defects utilising test management tools, chase up defects resolutions
- Actively participate in Agile delivery processes including planning, deliver on sprint backlog, attendance at stands-up, showcase and retrospective
- Participate and actively influence technical discussions relating to software development
- Support Practice Management to Identify and implement opportunities to improve quality and reduce time to market.
- Support Practice Management to Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities
- Support Practice Management to Influence uniformity and standardization across the department
- Perform other duties as directed
**Key selection criteria**
- A passion for Innovation, Agile and delivering exceptional quality outcomes considering business and customer experiences
- Proven experience utilising a combination of manual testing disciplines
- Proven experience analysing business and functional requirements and translating them to executable test cases and test plans
- Ability to influence discussions and decisions with an impact on quality
- Passionate about testing and continuous improvement
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
**Desirable knowledge and experience with**:
- Atlassian suite of products (JIRA and Confluence)
- HP ALM, Xray
- Selenium / TOSCA
**Qualifications/Relevant Experience**
- Essential: Minimum 3 years Testing / QA (or related) experience on high profile and complex ICT projects
- Essential: Relevant tertiary qualification Information Technology
- Desirable: ISTQB Agile Tester certification
- Desirable: ISTQB Core Testing certification
**HOW TO APPLY**:
Please submit your resume (in MS Word Format) for consideration via the link below. A cover letter demonstrating your relevant experience may also be reviewed.
Your interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.