Senior Test Analyst

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Who Speclialist Work With You will be working alongside: -Business Analysts -Developers -UAT Test Team What Specialists Work On - Analyse User Stories - Develop Test Plans - Develop Test Scenarios and Test Cases - Prepare Test Data (when required) - Collaborate on the test automation frameworks, using BDD approach - Review test and log defects - Perform manual testing (exploratory and non-functional) - Create and maintain online (JIRA) documentation on the testing environments - Identification of areas where test automation could be beneficial - split testing effort effectively into the functional, automated BDD test design, structured exploratory testing sessions and non-functional, UI, accessibility testing and security Where the Work Takes Place Meadowbank House 153 London Road Edinburgh EH8 7AU Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements required onsite 5 days per week Work Location Meadowbank House 153 London Road Edinburgh EH8 7AU Security Clearance We would request that the individual has the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Be passionate about testing and software development Have considerable testing experience Have excellent analytical skills Have an understanding of structured test methods and processes Be an excellent team worker – especially with development and business Have effective and concise communication Have a challenging and enquiring mind Have attention to detail and persistence Have understanding of common software failures and faults Have ability to effectively prioritize work and manage stress Have understanding of risk based approach to testing Have understanding of value of test automation in the Agile environments Have working knowledge of at least one programming language Have ability to build and maintain or design and drive test automation framework Have understanding of database concept and ability to write basic SQL queries Have understanding of non-functional aspects of web application testing – such as UI, Accessibility, Security and Performance Have experience working in the Agile projects Have experience using BDD approach to software development Nice to Haves Have experience with JIRA Have experience with Linux Have Selenium WebDriver with one or more programming languages No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria practice team working with all stakeholders have no blame culture encourage people to learn from mistakes Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range