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:
1. perform day-to-day test design, execution and associated activities to high quality standards
2. take ownership of tasks and responsibilities both individually and/or as part of a broad team of testers, including customers and external parties
3. assist and support the Test Manager with scheduling, coordinating and prioritising day-to-day test activities
4. work closely with infrastructure, service-management, design and development colleagues to continually share knowledge and seek solutions
5. support and participate in non-functional testing, eg performance and capacity/load
6. support and participate in dynamic operational acceptance & service management testing
7. support and participate in static testing / QA of ‘operational documentation’
8. identify and collate valid test evidence
9. maintain test records and assets using Jira
10. contribute to incident triage and Defect Review Boards
11. assist with producing Test Plans and Test Completion Reports
12. contribute to determining environment readiness and raising objections
13. assist the Test and Project Managers with accurate and timely reporting of progress and RAID
Skills/Attributes:
14. eligibility for SC clearance and have no impediment to obtaining it
15. possess an ISTQB CTAL Certificate appropriate for their role (Test Analyst, Technical Test Analyst)
16. demonstrate pragmatism and efficiency in the testing role without compromising integrity
17. demonstrate confidence to raise issues and negotiate resolutions without compromising independence
18. demonstrate experience of testing UIs and non-UI applications
19. demonstrate experience of interrogating complex databases using SQL
20. demonstrate experience of testing based on agile methodologies
21. demonstrate experience of liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders
22. familiarity with using Jira or similar ALM tools
23. experience of using automation or other supportive tools
24. adhere to company and programme policies, strategies and practices regarding testing and assurance
25. familiarity with ISO29119 and its precedents, including the ISTQB Glossary of Terms