Description
Job Title: QA/Test Analyst Contractor
Specialization : Quality and Test Analysis
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Job Description:
Role:
The QA Analyst is responsible for the timely delivery and execution of all project QA and Test related activities and deliverables.
The successful candidate will also be expected to follow testing processes and procedures which will be used during the analysis, development, and construction phases of projects. In addition he/she will be involved with the analysis of business and functional/non-functional requirements and the creation and execution of detailed test plans, test schedules, test scripts, and test cases.
The QA Analyst will be expected to conform to the approved methodologies and standards in producing QA and Test deliverables that are compliant with Portfolio and Enterprise Architecture direction.
The successful candidate will be assigned to programmes and projects. As a team member he/she will be expected to work closely and effectively with other team members such as QA/Test Lead, Analysts, Developers, Project Managers, and Architects.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities included in this role:
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Assist the QA/Test Lead in the research and preparation of the required project documentation
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Create test sets, test conditions, test cases
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Design and execute the following;
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Functional Testing
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Regression Testing
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Integration Testing
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Coordinate and Assist with the following;
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User Acceptance Testing
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Load Testing
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Automated Testing
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Report and manage defects, providing regular updates to the QA/Test Lead
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Document test output and change control items
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Act as a liaison between the business and development team
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Work within the Application Support function if required from time to time in order to develop skills and knowledge of our core systems.
Selection Criteria:
Essential Skills and Experience:
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Educated to technical degree level or equivalent technical industry certifications (such as ISTQB/BCS)
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Fluent in English and/or German - verbal and written
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Medium experience in the IT industry in a technical role with experience as a QA/Test Analyst in a large enterprise environment with distributed locations and offices
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Expert in the analysis of business and functional/non-functional requirements and creation of test plans, test estimates, test scripts, and test cases.
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Expert in using issue tracking tools such as JIRA.
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Expert with technical and business testing phases
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Experience of some of the following test areas; functional, non-functional, regression, integration, Black Box, White Box, negative, load, stress, end-to-end(E2E), user acceptance, operation acceptance testing, and data integrity.
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Good working knowledge of soapUI (for XML/web services)
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Experience in using test management tools (eg Test Rail)
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Experience with tools such as Selenium IDE
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Experience in test delivery including risk-based testing approach
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Experience with supporting the Users and Developers through all testing cycles with detailed progress reporting
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Fully competent user of MS Office Products, including MS Word, MS Visio, MS Excel, MS Sharepoint
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Working knowledge of Agile Testing, or experience working within an Agile software development environment
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Working knowledge of recognised SDLC and Test methodologies, eg V-Model, Waterfall etc
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Testing experience in one or more of; large systems operations, Client Server and distributed environments, web services and web applications.
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Participant in test teams, test process, automated functional/performance testing tools, and risk mitigation
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Able to analyse situations, use good judgement and make informed decisions
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Ability to produce good quality documentation
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Manages and maintains all automated test case (using Selenium or similar) for online applications.
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Confident communicator to QA and Test Leads, Users and Developers
Desired Skills and Experience:
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Previous experience in the Financial Services Industry
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Experience with test environment release and configuration management
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Experience with automated test script creation and/or use of Selenium Webdriver
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Experienced in Quality Principles and Qualifications/Experience with recognised Quality standards (eg ISO 900x; Six Sigma; TQM; ISEB; ISTQB; etc.)