Role Title
QA Test Analyst
Duration
6 month contract
Location
Hybrid - travel to Telford once every 3 weeks for spring planning
Rate
Up to £368 p/d, Umbrella inside IR35
Clearance Required
Active SC Clearance required, must be held with the client or another UK government department that can be transferred to the client
Responsibilities
This is a hands‑on technical QA role, executing test activities and performing manual and automated testing on projects. The role involves working in Agile delivery teams, writing a Test Approach document, defining the test activities, tasks and deliverables. It documents test coverage matrix, carries out Functional System Testing and Integration Testing, and supports E2E testing on one or more projects. The analyst analyses customer requirements and technical documentation, identifies test scenarios, writes test scripts (manual and automated), prepares test data, and executes tests. The role requires excellent understanding of test techniques and Risk‑Based Testing (RBT) to verify outcomes against expected results. The QA works closely with the delivery team, key project stakeholders and other external supplier test teams to achieve successful delivery and business objectives, and provides regular test status reports to the Project Managers, identifying and raising project and product risks and issues.
Qualifications
* ISTQB Software Foundation Certification
* Experience in Functional System Testing (writing and executing tests)
* Test Automation
* Proficiency with Test Tools (e.g., Postman)
* Agile methodology
* Experience with Data Warehouses, Data Marts, and Data Migration
* Strong skills in SQL, Oracle, or other databases
* AWS Experience
* Ability to define and document Test Approaches and Test Completion reports
* Proficiency with JIRA, Test Management Tools (e.g., Jira Zephyr Scale), GIT
* ETL experience
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Experience in Integration Testing
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