Senior QA Analyst

Expleo UK LTD; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Expleo UK LTD is seeking an experienced Senior QA Analyst to join the team. This role emphasizes hands-on testing, broad technical scope, and effective collaboration within an Agile environment.

You will plan, design, and execute tests across multiple projects, perform API testing with Postman, and validate data with SQL. You will work closely with Developers, BAs, and Product Owners to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• Plan, design, and execute manual and automated tests across projects and platforms.
• Experience across Agile delivery and cross-functional collaboration.
• API testing via Postman with data integrity validation.
• SQL queries to validate backend processes and data.
• ISTQB Foundation certification and a related degree; QA certifications encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and execute manual and automated test cases across multiple projects and platforms.
• Liaise with senior business representatives to plan, coordinate, and facilitate testing including UAT.
• Log, track, prioritise, and manage defects using Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies like daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Drive continuous improvement of QA processes and testing practices.
• Leverage coding languages to create and maintain automated tests using Selenium/Playwright.

Skills

Manual testing

Automation testing

API testing

SQL queries

Agile

Defect tracking

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

ISTQB Foundation

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Postman

Selenium

Playwright

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Analyst to join the team. This role is ideal for someone with strong hands-onto testing expertise, a broad technical breadth, a solid understanding of Agile delivery, and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Plan, design, and execute manual and automated test cases across multiple projects and platforms.

Liaise with senior business representatives to plan, coordinate, and facilitate testing, including User Acceptance Testing

Perform API testing using Postman, including validation of request/response structures and data integrity.

Write and execute SQL queries to validate backend proceses and perform data verification.

Collaborate closely with Developers, BAs, and Product Owners in an Agile environment, to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Log, track, prioritise, and manage defects using industry-standard ALM tools (e.g., Jira; Azure DevOps).

Act as the cross-functional Team's primary liaison for quality, interfacing with 3rd-party, vendor and client/business representatives as required.

Participate in Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.

Undertake and contribute to test planning, risk assessments, and estimation activities.

Drive continuous improvement of QA processes and testing practices.

Leverage test automation experience and knowledge of coding languages (e.g., Java/Typescript/C#) to create and maintain automated tests using common libraries (e.g., Selenium/Playwright).

Essential - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience

ISTQB Foundation

Desirable - Additional course or certification in Quality Assurance