Summary: The Elastic Search SIEM Project Tester role at Kirtana Consulting involves performing both functional and non-functional testing for a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution. The position requires a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills and practical experience in Elastic Search and SIEM systems. The tester will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure the system's security, performance, and reliability. This is a 6-month rolling contract based in Birmingham.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform functional testing for new and existing features, ensuring they meet business requirements and specifications.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for the SIEM solution.
• Verify that all system components function as expected.
• Identify, report, and track defects and issues, ensuring they are resolved.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure correct implementation of requirements.
• Conduct regression testing to ensure new features do not negatively impact existing functionality.
• Conduct performance testing to evaluate system scalability, reliability, and response times.
• Perform security testing to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Document test results and provide clear, actionable feedback to the development team.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of testing processes and methodologies.
• Assist with the automation of testing processes where applicable.
• Work closely with developers, DevOps, and product teams to ensure the system meets both functional and non-functional requirements.

Key Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience in testing SIEM solutions, particularly those based on Elasticsearch.
• Strong understanding of functional and non-functional testing methodologies.
• Proficiency in testing tools and frameworks such as TestNG, JMeter, Selenium, RestAssured, or others.
• Knowledge of using Postman for API testing.
• Experience with security testing tools and techniques.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Understanding of Helm for managing Kubernetes deployments and configurations.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Travis CI, etc.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Birmingham

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT