QA Analyst

• Dublin, County Dublin
• € Not Disclosed
• Contract

Job description: Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced QA Test Analyst to join our expanding IT team responsible for the development and maintenance of our mission critical applications. As a member of the QA team, the QA Test Analyst will perform testing activities so as to ensure that the quality of software being released into the Production environment is of a consistently high standard.  The QA Test Analyst will be responsible for the design, development, and execution of tests in line with agreed plans and strategies. 

Job Responsibilities

* Working in an Agile environment, typically to sprints every two weeks
* Analysing requirements to ensure they are testable and collaborating with other areas of the business including Business Analysts and Developers
* Developing comprehensive and well defined test cases and test scripts and ensure traceability back to requirements
* Executing functional, non-functional, regression and integration test scripts
* Providing metrics for all testing activities including planning, preparation, execution, defects.
* Participating in defect triage discussions
* Providing post implementation support to the Business

Education & Training

* ISTQB (or equivalent) Foundation Level certification is desirable
* A sound working knowledge of General Insurance products, processes and systems/platforms would be of advantage
* Knowledge of SQL scripting, webservice testing and Selenium Webdriver with Java and Cucumber would be an advantage but not essential

Experiences

* A minimum of 3 years relevant experience in a QA Analyst role, preferably in financial services and in product delivery
* Experience with eCommerce/Web solutions
* Experience and understanding of insurance products is desirable
* Experience of TIA, Fineos or Progen insurance applications would be of advantage
* Experience working with JIRA and Test Management such asTestRail, TestPro and Zephyr would be of advantage
* Demonstrable experience of writing SQL scripts for data extraction and validation purposes

Competencies

* A sound working knowledge of General Insurance products, processes and systems/platforms would be of advantage
* Knowledge of API / webservice testing tools such as SOAPUI
* Knowledge of Selenium Webdriver with Java and Cucumber would be an advantage but not essential
* Good problem solving and analytical skills.
* Ability to interpret user requirements, detailed technical and functional specifications and apply this information to plan, develop and execute test scenarios and scripts
* A good working knowledge of the software development lifecycle
* Good communication skills both written and verbal
* Proactive, willingness to take the initiative and associated responsibility

Skills:
Testing SQL Automation QA