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Role: QA Test Analyst
Rate: Competitive
Location: Newcastle
Duration: 6 Months
Would you like to join a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation?
Our client is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms.
As a QA Tester working in a team of testers on the preparation and execution of the ST/ISIT test phases of one or more release-based projects. Reporting to a Team Leader / Test Manager, activities include analysing customer requirements, identifying test cases, writing test scripts, test data preparation and running/recording tests. This role requires an excellent understanding of test techniques and Risk Based Testing (RBT) to verify outcomes against the expected results, and record results for use in audit trails, using quality processes and procedures. The personal traits we are looking for are:
* Passion for technology
* Showing initiative
* Self-learning
* Being a team player, i.e. take ownership of contributing to the overall team capability and knowledge
Tasks:
- Checking and assessing requirements, including assessing testability of designs
- Creating low-level test plans, test scripts and setting up test data
- Running tests, collecting and recording results and then retesting to prove that errors identified have been corrected
- Providing regular status reports to the test manager as well as identifying and raising project risks and issues
Technologies & Technical Skills:
- UNIX, Windows, Oracle, SQL, Java Script, XML
- Automated test tools
- Open Source & Digital technologies
- Automated tools, e.g. Selenium 3.0, Gatling, Cucumber
- ISEB / ISTQB Foundation or equivalent
- Jenkins
- Github
- Jira
- Confluence
Business Skills:
- Competent in analysis of requirements and identifying test conditions
- Agile methodology
- Lateral thinking: generate innovative approaches and solutions to complex problems
- Good PC skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word