Junior Test Analyst at Discovery Limited

Job Purpose

To design, develop and administer a series of tests and evaluations that identify any potential issues and ensure the functional readiness of Software products before they are implemented

Key Outputs may include but are not limited to:

Test Case Analysis & Development

• Analysis & review of requirement, regression tests and root causes
• Identify gaps in requirements
• Produce an in-depth impact analysis and ensure that the impact analysis is reviewed by all stakeholders, prepare for and provide a walkthrough of all test scenarios.
• Apply best practice design techniques to create manual test cases that are reusable and likely to unveil defects (Way of Work).
• Ensure comprehensive test scenarios and accompanying data permutations to facilitate optimal test coverage.
• Identify opportunity for automation
• Knowledge / Experience on Automation testing
• Adhere to the test policy and strategy.
• Capture test cases in the tool, according to the design (Way of Work).
• Ensure traceability between requirements and test cases.
• Daily attendance to Pod stand ups and effective participation is required

Test case Execution and Monitoring

• Prepare data required for the various test scenarios
• Execute tests from the tool.                                                                                               
• Ensure execution is fully completed before the code is implemented.
• Log defects and manage to resolution.   
• Ensure that defect logged is correctly categorized and prioritized
• Identify risks and issues and escalate early on.                                                      
• Identify potential risks and prevent the introduction of new root causes.
• Create shared filters (and Dashboards) in the Test and SDLC tools, which defines the upstream and downstream pipeline for Testing efforts.
• Adhere to Standards and Admin requirements and ensure that admin is done within SLA

User Acceptance Testing

• Ensure that the User Acceptance tests are executed from the testing tool.
• Assist Users during UAT phase.
• Ensure that the Users update Testing tools with the test status.
• Evaluate release readiness and assist in identifying and resolving critical issues.
• Ensure where applicable a known issue list is communicated and acknowledged.
• Release implementation
• Ensure that all environments (QA, pre-prod and UAT) completed before go live

Post-release

• Handle all outstanding admin and ensure that the release is closed appropriately to meet audit requirements
•  With each release, retrospectively analyse what went well and not so well
• Identify improvements in process, people and technology.

Team Collaboration and Leadership

• Manage own work
• Guide project team members for testing process when required.
• Communicate clearly, constructively, and effectively.
• Build relationships with other members of the team and the business users we service.
• Transfer knowledge and actively participating in building a testing knowledge base.

Work Experience

Essential

• 2-3 years’ experience in Software testing
• Quality assurance / software testing methodologies
• Software Development Life cycle models experience
• Experience in Agile testing methodologies
• Experience in JIRA and Quality Centre