Senior Test Analyst

Key Purpose

Responsible for test planning, execution and reporting on defects, problems and environmental issues on the defect-tracking tool.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

Planning

• Create and Implement Test Plans for a Scheduled Release and/or Small Project
• Add all required Testing Tasks to the Scrum Board for each story

Testing Preparation

• Ensure that all Requirements are added to JIRA for each story
• Understand the Product and Business specifications and extract test requirements.
• Design test cases and test scenarios based on analysis of product and business specifications.
• Script Test Cases for all stories into standard tool (JIRA)
• Map Test Cases to Requirements
• Ensure that test cases are reviewed and signed off by the Business Analyst
• Ensure that the necessary Test Data is created for Test Cases
• Ensure that all environmental setup/configuration is done for Testing
• Peer Review of test cases
• Review test requirements with the test manager and business analyst.
• Review Acceptance Criteria of all assigned stories

Execution

• Ensure that all Test Cases are executed for Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 within the required timelines
• Test Cases Execution Rate should conform to the approved Execution Rate standards
• Ensure that the necessary Test Evidence is included in standard tool (JIRA) for every test run.
• Ensure that Defects are logged for all failed test cases
• Ensure that the defect conforms to the approved Defect format for standard tool (JIRA)
• Retest all defects immediately after they are resolved and deployed to the environment
• Escalate all showstopper defects to the Test Lead/Dev Manager
• Run Cycle 2/Regression around the feature once all defects have been resolved
• Ensure zero high impact defects in Production environment
• Provide Support to UAT team during UAT Execution
• Apply Multiple Testing techniques and efficiencies

Reporting

• Update and send daily status details to Test Lead
• Raise all risks with the Test Manager and/or Dev Manager and implement identified mitigation actions
• Raise all scope creep/change in scope to the Test Manager and/or Dev Manager
• Provide Impact analysis on the current workload

Governance

• Govern the testing completed by federated teams to ensure accurate test coverage and adherence to processes.
• Participate in knowledge transfer sessions and document processes to share

Technical Skills

• Interpreting business and technical specifications to create test plans.
• Software Regression Framework
• Regression, usability, sanity and functional testing methods
• Understanding of JIRA and Agile principles
• SOAP UI
• XML
• SQL advantageous
• Fitnesse experience advantageous
• Automated Testing experience preferred

Other

• Overtime may be required from time to time

Education and Experience

Education:

Required:

• Matric
• Informatics Degree or Diploma advantageous

Experience:

• 6 * years’ experience in Testing roles.