Test Analyst - Inside IR35 - Up to £400 per day - 6 Months - SC Cleared - Newcastle - SINGLE STAGE PROCESS
Yolk Recruitment are recruiting for a Test Analyst to join our client's team up in Newcastle on a 6 month initial term.
Role Activities:
* perform day-to-day test design, execution and associated activities to high quality standards
* take ownership of tasks and responsibilities both individually and/or as part of a broad team of testers, including customers and external parties
* assist and support the Test Manager with scheduling, coordinating and prioritising day-to-day test activities
* work closely with infrastructure, service-management, design and development colleagues to continually share knowledge and seek solutions
* support and participate in non-functional testing, eg performance and capacity/load
* support and participate in dynamic operational acceptance & service management testing
* support and participate in static testing / QA of ‘operational documentation’
* identify and collate valid test evidence
* maintain test records and assets using Jira
* contribute to incident triage and Defect Review Boards
* assist with producing Test Plans and Test Completion Reports
* contribute to determining environment readiness and raising objections
* assist the Test and Project Managers with accurate and timely reporting of progress and RAID
Skills/Attributes:
* eligibility for SC clearance and have no impediment to obtaining it
* possess an ISTQB CTAL Certificate appropriate for their role (Test Analyst, Technical Test Analyst)
* demonstrate pragmatism and efficiency in the testing role without compromising integrity
* demonstrate confidence to raise issues and negotiate resolutions without compromising independence
* demonstrate experience of testing UIs and non-UI applications
* demonstrate experience of interrogating complex databases using SQL
* demonstrate experience of testing based on agile methodologies
* demonstrate experience of liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders
* familiarity with using Jira or similar ALM tools
* experience of using automation or other supportive tools
* adhere to company and programme policies, strategies and practices regarding testing and assurance
* familiarity with ISO29119 and its precedents, including the ISTQB Glossary of Terms
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