Test Analyst (up to 12 months Fixed term contract)
Posted 2 weeks ago by allpay Limited
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Hereford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Test Analyst involves joining the quality assurance team on a fixed-term contract to analyze business requirements and design test cases. The successful candidate will implement testing procedures, track progress, and liaise with software developers for defect resolution. A focus on creativity in testing and experience with Azure DevOps and SQL databases is essential. The position is based in Hereford, England, within a company that values employee development and offers a competitive benefits package.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and associated documentation to identify test conditions and scenarios.
- Design and implement test cases, specifications, plans, and procedures for testing.
- Accurately track and report testing progress.
- Prepare and maintain documentation for plans, procedures, and reports.
- Liaise with software developers to achieve defect resolution and recommend corrective actions.
- Attend project meetings and provide technical expertise as required.
Key Skills:
- Experience in writing manual and automated test plans, cases, and scripts.
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps or equivalent software testing tools.
- Experience executing automation tests, ideally within DevOps/VSTS.
- Confidence in working with SQL databases and experience in querying and manipulating data.
- Exceptional attention to detail and self-motivation.
- Ability to build relationships with wider teams.
- Experience in a fast-paced, demanding environment with changing priorities.
- Interest in learning new technology and techniques.
- Background in financial services is ideal but not essential.
- ISEB/ISTQB certification is preferred.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Hereford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
About The Role
We now have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Test Analyst to join our quality assurance team on a fixed term contract basis.
Within This Role You Will Be
- Analysing Business Requirements, Functional Specifications, business processes and associated documentation to identify all test conditions and scenarios.
- Designing and implementing test cases, specifications, plans and procedures for testing all required conditions and ensuring suitable coverage and taking a risk based approach.
- Accurately tracking and reporting testing progress
- Preparing and maintaining accurate documentation for plans, procedures and report
- Liaising with the software developers to achieve defect resolution, recommending corrective action where appropriate
- Attend project meetings and provides technical expertise as required.
About You
To be successful in this role you will need to:
- Be creative in writing manual and automated test plans, cases and scripts coming up with new ways to test functionality
- have experience of using Azure DevOps or equivalent software testing tool
- have experience of executing automation tests, ideally from within DevOps/VSTS
- be confident working with SQL databases (ideally MS SQL) and have experience of querying and manipulating data.
- be well organised, have exceptional attention to detail and be self-motivated to ensure software releases are completed in a timely manner
- be able to build relationships with wider allpay teams
- have experience of working in a fast paced, demanding environment with changing priorities
- be driven to succeed with the ability to contribute into the wider IT testing space
- enjoy learning new technology and techniques and seeing how these can be implemented at allpay
- Ideally have a background in a financial services environment although this is not essential
- Ideally ISEB/ISTQB certified
About Us
People are at the heart of allpay and we reward our employee with a competitive benefits package which includes, a defined contribution group pension scheme, income protection, life assurance, an array of health and wellbeing options including private healthcare cover and an onsite gym. This is coupled with our excellent Learning and Development offering.
We are a company committed to Equal Opportunities. All roles at allpay Limited are subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.