Senior Test Analyst 6-month initial contract Up to £410pd DOE (Outside IR35) Milton Keynes (3 days per week) Active SC Clearance required My client requires a Senior Test Analyst to work at their site in Milton Keynes. Candidates will need to have active SC clearance. This is a fantastic opportunity for any SC cleared Senor Test Analyst to work on interesting and varied projects. The successful candidate will have had experience in: Test Strategy Test Plan (for the Functional, Integration and OAT test phases) Data Migration Test Plan Test Traceability Matrix Test Schedule Test Scenarios Test Cases Automated Test Scripts (when required) Performance Testing Profile (if required) Test Progress Reports Create and maintain Project Defect Log Create and maintain OAT Defect Log Defect Metrics Final Test Report Required Skills & Experience: ISEB Foundation in Software Testing ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Software Testing ITIL Foundation in Service Management Creation and use of Macros & Automation scripts Experience of working with AGILE methodology Unit testing & UAT experience System and Application test experience Integration & Regression test experience Experience and knowledge of performance testing Experience of biometric products Defect Management including liaison with 3rd party suppliers for defect resolution and use of Team Foundation System Experience with advising both Project Managers and Customers of test strategies and plans Experience of SQL 2012 Experience of database interrogation via SQL queries including joining of tables during interrogation Experience of biometric XML messaging Experience of SOAP UI Experience of clustered UNIX environment (mandatory) Experience and knowledge of UNIX with ability to edit UNIX files Experience of products such as My webMethods, Terracotta and Universal Messaging Experience and understanding of Blaze Advisor and Blaze Rules To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Zac Mace at Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates