QA Manual Test Analyst
Posted 12 days 11 hours ago by TechNichols Resourcing Ltd
QA Manual Test Analyst
Salary: Upto £35,000 pa Plus Benefits
Location: Halifax commutable from Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Barnsley, Oldham, Skipton, Keighley and surrounding areas. Initially 3 - 4 days per week working in the office. Once settled, the role will become effectively remote, only going in for team meetings or training, circa once or twice a quarter.
The Company
This highly successful technology focused corporate is seeking a quality focused QA Manual Test Analyst with experience of QA & testing within the Insurance industry. You will be joining an established test team who will provide support & guidance as you get upto speed, working alongside you in the office 3 - 4 days per week, with the rest delivered from home. Once confident in your role & duties, you can then look to work remotely, only needing to go into the office for meetings and training.
Role Summary:
The QA Manual Test Analyst will be responsible for applying the relevant test principles, processes and techniques as part of an Agile Software Team, contributing artefacts in order to support delivery of secure quality software.The role requires the QA Manual Test Analyst to be proficient in manual testing techniques combined with good knowledge and experience of insurance systems & products. You will support the delivery of a high quality, on-time product releases by effective testing. Ensuring functional and non-functional requirements of the application are met in accordance with company guidelines and best practice.
You will devise the appropriate testing regimes to ensure the quality assurance of the software is achieved.
Alongside other test team members, you will also work closely with business analysts, architects and developers, assisting in the requirements reviews and bridging the gap between requirements, test planning (functional, regression testing).
Provide assistance to the test lead during planning and estimation sessions to challenge estimates as necessary.
Provide system support to insurance clients who have system/functionality queries or issues.
Support all phases of test / warranty phases as required
To adequately test application / software, demonstrating the components meet all functional & non-functional requirements.
Preferred Knowledge / Skills:
Good experience as a QA Manual Test Analyst or QA Manual Test Engineer
Previous experience testing insurance systems, insurance applications or insurance products is required together with the understanding of insurance terminology ie. rate cycles, schemes etc.
Be able to investigate complex problems reported by internal and external customers, good attention to detail is required
Able to design, build and maintain a functional test library, using manual test cases
Once settled, be comfortable joining the weekly update call, sharing progress on problems & issues under investigation
Providing the QA testing of insurance systems or applications
Experience of Linux systems & commands are useful but not essential
Able to devise test plans for insurance schemes
Experience of the Agile methodology is useful
Strong analytical skills combined with good attention to detail
Ability to rapidly prototype new solutions and willingness to contribute with your own ideas
Previous experience of automated test tools is useful but not essential as the business will move to automated testing in the future and will develop their automated testing skills as a team
If this exciting role sounds of interest, please apply now and send your most up to date CV to Alec at TechNichols Resourcing to be considered. Or call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Alec for further information.We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.