Software test Analyst

Endeavour Recruitment Solutions; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Endeavour Recruitment Solutions offers a long-term contract for a Software Test Analyst in Leicester. The role involves testing and developing software across multiple projects, ensuring that all output meets defined requirements. The candidate should have extensive testing experience and be eligible for Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' experience in Factory and User Acceptance Testing roles.
• Experience in airports/logistics or materials handling environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Ensure translation of design requirements into test cases.
• Perform testing and record/report results accurately.
• Provide test summary reports to the Project Team.

Skills

Test Analysis

Test Management

Client Facing

Configuration Management

SQL

User Acceptance Testing

Defect Management

Education

Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

ISEB Foundation Certificate for Software Testing

Tools

SQL

Windows

Unix

Linux

Job description

• Technologies: airline/handler baggage operational processes software release configuration management applications configuration Linux Windows Unix SQL Oracle ISO9001 process control Warehouse Automation User Acceptance Testing functional tests ISEB

Endeavour Recruitment has an excellent long term contract opportunity for a Software Test Analyst with extensive Testing experience including Hands on Testing, Test Analysis, Test Management and client facing. Applicants are required to be eligible for Security Clearance.

Role:

To test and develop software across multiple projects ensuring that all output meets defined functional and non-functional requirements and that all defects are effectively managed and resolved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all functional and non-functional design requirements are correctly translated into test cases/scenarios.
• Ensure the configuration control of the hardware and software test environment is managed.
• To perform the required testing and accurately record/report test results.
• Perform testing activities within the project budget and on time.
• Ensure that identified defects are properly identified and reviewed.
• To read the requisite design documentation and gain a full understanding of the functional and non-functional project requirements.
• To independently decompose the system design requirements into logical units for testing purposes.
• To create the test strategies, plans and specifications and include detailed test cases to validate positive/negative scenarios for each logical unit.
• Configure environments as needed to complete assigned testing.
• To work within customer environments performing and recording tests.
• To execute the detailed test cases and maintain the test records with associated results/configurations.
• Provide test summary reports to the Project Team.
• To provide necessary support to the software development team by resolving queries relating to identified defects.
• To advise on the selection of any test software or tools required for testing.
• Monitor and update defect reports including defect closeout.
• Deliver released software from development/test to customer sites and complete final User Acceptance Testing at the clients facility.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Knowledge of Airline/Handler baggage operational processes
• Working knowledge of current legislative requirements as applied to software products (eg graphical user interface standards).
• A working knowledge of software release, configuration management systems.
• A working knowledge of installing/configuring applications on Windows/Unix/Linux server environments
• Experience of using SQL to query database table content (preferably Oracle)
• Experience of working in an ISO 9001/Tickit environment.
• Experience of performing similar roles in airports/logistics or materials handling.
• Working in process control, warehouse automation, industrial control logistics or a similar business area.
• At least 3 years' experience in performing Factory and User Acceptance Testing role.
• Testing of mission critical high availability systems.
• Experience of generating test scenarios from client's brief and decomposing into functional tests.
• Degree in an engineering or computer science related discipline.
• Minimum of ISEB foundation certificate for software testing.
• Ability to plan and organise multiple workload requirements.
• Ability to work and manage defined deadlines within programme and budget.
• Able to work as part of a team and independently.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.

Please get in touch ASAP for consideration for this not to be missed contract opportunity.