Senior Test Analyst

Senior Test Analyst

Posted 4 days ago by Zensar Technologies

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Negotiable
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London Area, United Kingdom
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Agile Methodology Automation Banking Change Management Configuration Management Databases Defect Tracking Device Tracking Software Finance Financial Services Functional Testing IT Service Management Management SAP Applications ServiceNow Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Management Test Automation Test Planning Workflows

Summary: The Senior Test Analyst role involves collaborating with development and QA teams to define requirements and acceptance criteria, ensuring comprehensive risk assessments and quality standards are met. The position requires overseeing test planning and defect tracking while managing both functional and non-functional testing metrics. Candidates should possess strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience in the financial services sector, particularly with SAP QA. The role emphasizes a proactive approach to problem-solving within a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborates with development/QA teams to define requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Performs and oversees comprehensive risk assessments, prioritizing mitigation of functional and non-functional threats.
  • Helps define and co-own the overarching test automation quality strategy.
  • Oversees and coordinates test planning, resolving dependencies or conflicts.
  • Ensures squads integrate functional and non-functional acceptance criteria into planning and reviews.
  • Manages defect tracking, categorizing and prioritizing functional failures and non-functional shortfalls.
  • Measures and improves quality metrics covering functional outcomes benchmarks.

Key Skills:

  • 3+ years of SAP QA experience, preferably in a financial services or banking environment.
  • Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst, ideally on IT programmes.
  • ITIL Foundation Certification.
  • Strong knowledge of ServiceNow (SNOW), particularly Change Management and CMDB.
  • Understanding of ITSM processes in a regulated environment.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
  • Experience in the banking/financial services sector, particularly in regulatory or finance systems.
  • Exposure to Agile methodologies or hybrid delivery frameworks.
  • Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
  • Strong documentation and communication skills.
  • Team player with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
  • Ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines in a regulated environment.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London Area

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

DELIVERABLES

  • Collaborates with development/QA teams to define requirements and ensure the acceptance criteria encompasses complete functional objectives (e.g. features, workflows, integration).
  • Performs and oversees comprehensive risk assessments, prioritising the mitigation of functional failure modes (e.g. critical defects, integration issues) and non-functional threats (e.g. performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, compliance gaps).
  • Helps to define and co-owns the overarching test automation quality strategy for the practice, ensuring automated functional testing is aligned with capability and organisational goals.
  • Oversees and coordinates test planning, resolving dependencies or conflicts to uphold quality standards at scale.
  • Ensures squads integrate both functional and non-functional acceptance criteria into planning and reviews whilst communicating testing progress, risk, and opportunities to capability leadership.
  • Manages defect tracking categorising and prioritising both functional failures and non-functional shortfalls ensuring systematic, consistent resolution.
  • Measures and improves quality metrics – covering functional outcomes benchmarks.

EXPECTED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • 3+ years of SAP QA experience, preferably in a financial services or banking environment.
  • Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst, ideally on IT programmes.
  • ITIL Foundation Certification.
  • Strong knowledge of ServiceNow (SNOW) – particularly Change Management and CMDB.
  • Understanding of ITSM processes in a regulated environment.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills – able to interface with risk, compliance, and operational teams.
  • Experience in the banking/financial services sector, particularly in regulatory or finance systems.
  • Exposure to Agile methodologies or hybrid delivery frameworks.
  • Analytical thinking and attention to detail
  • Strong documentation and communication skills
  • Team player with proactive approach to problem-solving
  • Ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines in a regulated environment
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