Test Analyst

Introduction

The company IT department consists of 150 people who have a wide range of skills and responsibilities.

The test analyst plays a critical role in ensuring the quality of the software developed  and in making it better all the way from backend to frontend.

Learn within the asset management industry.

5 -7 years experience required.

This is a one year contract.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Take ownership of testing activities within your team across the SDLC.

• Apply and promote best testing practices within the team.

• Participate in defining the testing approach for each sprint.

• Work closely with Business Analysts to derive clear, testable user stories.

• Collaborate closely with Developers, in identifying, logging, prioritizing, and verifying defects.

• Contribute meaningfully to team ceremonies and quality discussions.

• Estimate testing effort and manage expectations around scope, risks, and timelines.

• Manage and maintain test data.

• Contribute to manual and automated tests in-sprint.

• Actively contribute to increasing measurable manual and automation coverage at all levels.

• Maintain existing test packs.

• Document and execute manual tests.

• Create, debug, verify, and maintain automated scripts.

• Review others' Merge requests.

• Keep pipelines healthy and current.

• Report on test execution, risks, and issues.

• Debug test results.

• Follow and drive root cause analysis to prevent future defects, both in Prod and In-sprint.

• Contribute to the use of available tools and technology.

• Implement quality improvement initiatives (supported by Senior testing leadership).

• Actively manage risk.

• Provide first ‑ and second ‑ line support for production issues when required.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• You have strong analytical thinking with the ability to break down complex problems into clear, test artifacts.

• You have proven experience in API testing.

• You understand microservice architecture.

• You know how to read and write SQL, with experience testing within databases, reports, and applications.

• You have a practical understanding of CI/CD.

• You know where automation adds value (Unit, Integration, Acceptance Testing, E2E).

• You understand the benefits and costs of manual vs automated testing.

• You are continually trying to improve your testing skills.

• You have and can work under pressure and manage competing priorities.

• You have solved complex testing issues.

• You can drive testing tasks and manage expectations around them.

• You can understand requirements to come up with sufficient and measurable testing coverage.

• You can quickly learn new technologies and apply them effectively in testing.

• You can program.

• You have working knowledge JavaScript.

• You have experience in other scripting languages.

• Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems ideal.

Package & Remuneration

Market related for a more senior role and includes benefits