Manual Test Analyst
Insight Talent Partners is currently partnering with a UK wide professional services business to hire a Manual Test Analyst. If you are looking for a role where you can grow and have a knack for solving complex problems, this might be the role for you.
Our client provides a modern and stimulating working environment, equipped with the latest technologies and software tools whilst offering a pragmatic approach to work/life balance. As such, this role can be worked remotely.
The role will encompass a variety of project work, changes in the customer portal, integrations with third parties and visual field changes to name a few areas.
Benefits:
- Circa 35k basic salary depending on experience
- BUPA private medical insurance.
- 25 days of holiday with the option to purchase additional days.
- Access to an exclusive rewards platform featuring discounts, vouchers, and tax-free loans.
What you'll be responsible for:
- Creating, maintaining, and executing test plans, ensuring that a high level of testing has been performed across all initiatives
- Establishing close working relationships with all members of the wider IT and business department
What you'll be doing:
- Applying agreed standards to specify and perform testing
- Designing test cases and test scripts under own direction, mapping back to pre-determined criteria to test that systems, products and services fulfil the acceptance criteria and deliver the predicted business benefits
- Executing test cases and scenarios, recording and reporting test outcomes
- Identifying and documenting software defects or issues encountered during testing and working with development teams to facilitate their resolution
- Analysing and reporting on test activities, results, issues, and risks including the work of others
- Engaging effectively with business users to aid in the generation of high-quality test cases
- Participating in requirement, design, and specification reviews, and using this information to design test plans and test conditions
- Collaborating with project colleagues and stakeholders involved in the analysis, developing and operation of products, systems, or services to ensure accuracy and comprehensive test coverage
- Ensuring that all tasks are carried out effectively and efficiently
- Providing post implementation support from both a system and operational perspective and assist in troubleshooting software application issues.
What we will need you to have:
Essential
- Ability to effectively prioritise and take responsibility for tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Strong documentation and process driven characteristics
- Ability to be a team player and adhere to team standards
- Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL server
- Good communication skills, as understanding and clarification of requirements will be an essential
- Track record of working in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of the foundations of an agile software development lifecycle
- An understanding of MS office applications.
- Experience of working with API tools such as postman.
Desirable
- Experience of working with case or workflow management systems in a professional services environment
- Experience in Visual Files and web application development environments
- Use of DevOps tools to help prioritisation of tasks and time management (Jira or Azure DevOps)
- ISTQB qualification
- Experience of working in an Agile environment