Senior Test Analyst

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Test Lead to shape and execute testing strategy across multiple projects. You will analyze requirements, design test cases, and collaborate with developers to ensure quality.

Responsibilities include designing and running manual and automated tests, performing load tests, managing risks, documenting processes, and leading the testing team. A BS in CS and a Certified Test Analyst credential are preferred, with at least five years in senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Certified Test Analyst
• Minimum 5 years experience in a senior test role

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements for the system under test to establish and prioritize test conditions, select suitable test cases and test techniques
• Identify test objectives, plan and document test strategies and resources required for testing
• Analyze product specifications and interact with developers to plan and develop test cases
• Design, build and execute manual and automated test scripts verifying functional and non-functional requirements
• Design and manage tests confirming compliance with industry and proprietary protocols
• Design, build and execute load test scripts ensuring responses meet parameters
• Identify, communicate, and respond to product and test activity risks
• Create and maintain technical documentation and prescribed policies and procedures
• Build and maintain a test environment representative of production
• Take ownership of testing strategy and processes across products and projects
• Lead continuous improvement of testing strategy and processes
• Guide other testers in best practice and assist in improving testing skills
• Attend Design Reviews to understand functionality for testing tasks
• Plan and prioritize to manage competing demands
• Stay up to date with latest technology trends and security standards in payments industry

Skills

Certified Test Analyst

Education

Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science or equivalent prior learning

Job description

• Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science or equivalent prior learning
• Certified Test Analyst
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a senior test role

Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirements for the system under test in order to establish and prioritize test conditions, select suitable test cases and test techniques
• Identify test objectives, plan and document test strategies and identify resources required for testing
• Analyze product specifications, software requirements specifications, and software prototypes, and interact with software developers to plan and develop test cases
• Design, build and execute manual and automated test scripts that can verify the software satisfies both functional and non-functional requirements
• Design and manage tests that confirm compliance with industry and proprietary protocols
• Design, build and execute load test scripts that ensure the software responds within agreed parameters
• Identify, communicate, and respond to product and test activity risks
• Create and maintain technical documentation, define technical documentation templates and prescribed policies and procedures
• Ensure that the requisite technical supporting documentation, in line with the established company development standards and internal policies is created and adhered to at all times
• Build and maintain a test environment that is representative of production
• Fix Verification/Impact Analysis: Developing or recommending solutions to fix any problems discovered during testing
• Reproduce issues and verify no further regressions are caused by the fix
• Breakdown, prioritize and execute tasks to achieve product deliverables per sprint
• Provide estimates for initial high-level requirements and more detailed estimates for upcoming tasks as input into sprint planning
• Ensure that the testing conducted is in line with the output and success requirements of the applicable sprint
• Report test results and conduct defect trend analysis
• Verify that the companydelivers software solutions that are of appropriate quality and delivered in line with any applicable contractual obligations
• Conduct and manage handover processes from QA to Operations for accurate implementations within the production environment
• Take overall ownership of the testing strategy and testing processes across all products and projects
• Lead the continuous improvement of the testing strategy and processes
• Ensure other testers follow testing processes
• Guide other testers in best practice and assist in improving their testing skills
• Work with software developers to assist in improving development practices to meet quality standards
• Attend Design Reviews to gain understanding of functionality in order to develop and execute testing tasks and responsibilities
• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
• Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures
• Plan and prioritize, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands
• Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change
• Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needs
• Stay relevant and up to date with latest technology trends and insights
• Demonstrate and promote a strict adherence and knowledge of the latest and most applicable security standards within the payments industry