Test Analyst

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.

• perform day-to-day test design, execution and associated activities to high quality standards
• take ownership of tasks and responsibilities both individually and/or as part of a broad team of testers, including customers and external parties
• assist and support the Test Manager with scheduling, coordinating and prioritising day-to-day test activities
• work closely with infrastructure, service-management, design and development colleagues to continually share knowledge and seek solutions
• support and participate in non-functional testing, eg performance and capacity/load
• support and participate in dynamic operational acceptance & service management testing
• support and participate in static testing / QA of ‘operational documentation’
• identify and collate valid test evidence
• maintain test records and assets using Jira
• contribute to incident triage and Defect Review Boards
• assist with producing Test Plans and Test Completion Reports
• contribute to determining environment readiness and raising objections
• assist the Test and Project Managers with accurate and timely reporting of progress and RAID

• eligibility for SC clearance and have no impediment to obtaining it
• possess an ISTQB CTAL Certificate appropriate for their role (Test Analyst, Technical Test Analyst)
• demonstrate pragmatism and efficiency in the testing role without compromising integrity
• demonstrate confidence to raise issues and negotiate resolutions without compromising independence
• demonstrate experience of testing UIs and non-UI applications
• demonstrate experience of interrogating complex databases using SQL
• demonstrate experience of testing based on agile methodologies
• demonstrate experience of liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• familiarity with using Jira or similar ALM tools
• experience of using automation or other supportive tools
• adhere to company and programme policies, strategies and practices regarding testing and assurance
• familiarity with ISO
  29119 and its precedents, including the ISTQB Glossary of Terms