QA Test Analyst 6 Month Contract
Our high profile client based in Dublin city centre is actively seeking an experienced QA Test Analyst to join their team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work with QA Lead and enablement teams to drive the development of the test approach, timelines, and estimate documentation.
* Collaborate with enablement teams on risks and issues, focusing on solutions.
* Perform test preparation tasks, including alignment with business on requirements, development of manual test cases, creation of test data and test scheduling and planning.
* Execute manual tests as per project plans.
* Manage defects, including identification, triage, logging (in JIRA), and working with developers for fixes deployment.
* Utilize various systems, applications, and technologies across testing work streams and other lines of business.
* Report and track test progress on a daily/weekly basis using metrics-based approaches.
* Implement test automation agendas.
* Engage actively with PMO/Change teams and lines of business to provide SME knowledge and testing support where required.
* Collaborate within QA teams and with other lines of business to deliver BAU and other projects related testing activities.
* Maintain and evolve existing testing documentations.
* Explore test automation opportunities.
* Use available tools for test preparation, execution, defect management, reporting, and test optimisation.
* SUPPORT FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEST AUTOMATION AGENDA, INCLUDING APPROACH, BEST PRACTICE, FRAMEWORK SETUP AND FUTURE ENHANCEMENT WHERE POSSIBLE AS THE QA TEAM IDENTIFIES AUTOMATION OPPORTUNITIES.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's Degree in an IT Discipline or equivalent.
* 5+ years of experience working as a QA test analyst or similar capacity.
* 3+ years of experience testing APIs using Postman, and also experienced in querying/updating DB using MSSQL.
* ISTQB or other software testing certifications.
* Health Insurance experience is an advantage.