Senior Test Analyst - London, United Kingdom - Security Cleared Jobs

Description

The Senior Test Analyst is responsible for the creation and execution of all forms of software testing throughout the agile development lifecycle of revenue, online, and corporate systems.

The role holder provides expertise to ensure that the software produced meets the quality expectations of stakeholders and standards expected by TFL.

• Work with Technology Development and stakeholders to ensure all software is tested to the right level under the guidance of the senior test member using Agile practices Create test cases and execute the test strategy using predefined testing methodologies, ensuring that there is traceability between the testing implementation and the requirements / acceptance criteria Ensuring that automated test activities are conducted in preference to manual testing where feasible and more efficient Ensure that all application & technology testing is carried out in accordance with testing standards defined in the strategy Create and execute manual, automation or non-functional test cases and ensure that test status, risks and issues are reported in a timely manner using the agreed reporting standard Create, validate and report defects in accordance with the defect life cycle documented in the Test Strategy Analyse Non Functional requirements and liaise with Architects and provide inputs to the Non-functional test strategy Working with 3rd parties to provide or give Test Assurance on TfL or 3rd party deliverables

• Managing team of 2-3 Junior Test Analysts with a budget up to 150kBudget for team and developmentIndirect for delivery of solutions supporting programmes up to 40m

• Expert in system testing and quality assurance techniquesExpert in systems testing technologies and methodologies, in particular Agile Expert knowledge of testing types and practicesBroad knowledge and understanding of testing tools and techniquesBroad knowledge and understanding of Automation or Performance testingBroad knowledge and understanding of software architecture for web sites, back office transactional systems and Mobile AppsDegree in relevant subject area or systems testing certification is desirable

• Strong analytical, problem solving skills and good attention to detailsAbility to build effective working relations with people at all levels across the organisation and outsideStrong written and verbal communication skills including ability to explain complex information with agile development teams including the test design and defect reportingAbility to analyse complex systems, spot trends, draw conclusions, and produce specifications and decisionsExposure to automation or performance testing tools like Selenium Webdriver, Appium, Visual Studio Load test, HP Load Runner, IBM Rational Performance Tester etc. Knowledge of programming language such as C# Working knowledge of continuous integration

• Extensive experience of collaborating with software development teams in multi-vendor environments to incrementally deliver systems that are tested efficiently and of high qualityExtensive experience of leading the testing of complex systems under significant pressures of time and costExtensive experience of appropriate documentation techniques for functional and non-functional testing that match customer expectation and that can be used by systems development teams in the production of high quality softwareBroad experience of the full systems development life cycle in an agile environmentBroad experience in Automation or Performance testingBroad experience in test artefacts such as test case and defects