Test Analyst

Tender description

Job description / Key attributes: - A mixture of test experience across Systems Integration Testing as well as User Acceptance Testing and Business Acceptance Testing. - Experience of Formal and Informal project structure and comfortable to within both settings. - Experience of end to end project lifecycle from requirements analysis through to defect identification/retest (Includes script writing and test execution). - Experience of working in an Agile project environment. - Ability to analyse requirements and where necessary, challenge the content. - Comfortable working in a fast-changing environment, having priorities and work allocation change quickly and often. - Defect management (raising content, liaison with Product Owner & Developer and generating appropriate retest collateral). - Soft skills - good communicator and confident to present issues found / steps follows. - Currently no automation involved, however good working knowledge of automation would be advantageous should it be added into scope in future. - Excellent Excel skills would be an advantage, along with experience working with Jira and the Xray plugin. - You will be used to working in an environment of ambiguity and change and will be proactive in keeping updated on developments within the business. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk", ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at help@bravosolution.co.uk.