Job Description

Test Analyst:

• Defining and implementing the project test strategy and approach

o Define the test policy and approach for plan for projects in conjunction with the Project Manager and other parties involved in testing

o Pull together all impacted test teams to form a project test team

o Ensure the project test team is clear on the test approach and plan, their responsibilities and the timing of their involvement

o Ensure that all relevant and impacted parties have been engaged in the definition of test objectives

o Ensure test activities are identified to mitigate all test objectives

o Document all the test activities in the project test strategy, and issue the project test strategy to timescale

o Meet with the project / business to document which test activities are being performed and which test objectives the business accepts as risks

• Coordinating project test activities

o Act as the main point of contact regarding test issues for a project

o Identify the need for test improvements and drive them into the project and related test activities

o Attend project meetings as required and regularly track the progress of all test activities

o Regularly review and update RAID (Risk, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and the scope of testing (test objectives)

o Issue the project test completion report to timescale

o Conduct a testing Project Implementation Review (PIR) 1 month post go-live of the project - providing input into and taking actions from the Project PIR (co-ordinating all inputs from and actions to the relevant test teams)

o Escalate project test issues to the project manager

o Escalate project test lead issues to line management/Test Governance forum

• Managing stakeholders, partners and supplier management

o Communicate and maintain relationships with the impacted business, operational and technical teams (internal and external) throughout the delivery of projects

o Ensure deliverables are agreed with external partners and that end delivery meets specification and contractual obligations

o Represent testing considerations in partner selection and commercial discussions

o Ensure all test results are clearly communicated to the relevant development teams

• Assuring quality

o Ensure the appropriate use of tools, metrics, and processes by projects and programmes

o Review the efficiency of programmes and projects - ensuring that they are operating within their budget and time constraints - and contribute to optimization

o Provide direction and support to programme/project managers on all aspects of testing

o Ensure projects and programmes adhere to organization testing standards, and that the test partner is supported by the right levels of resources

o Ensure testing issues and defects are escalated in a timely manner to the Project/Programme Manager and the Test Manager

o Log all defects raised during QA, and track them until resolution

Primary skills required:

• Knowledge of software quality assurance methodology.
• Proficiency with requirements gathering tools.
• Test Case Management
• Defect Management and tracking
• Manual Testing (hands on)
• Excellent communication skills

Secondary skills required:

• NA

Nice/Good to have:

• Test Automation
• Performance testing

Is any certification required?

• ISTQB Testing certification (nice to have)
• Agile methodologies (nice to have)

Total years of Experience:

• 5-7 years of relevant exp in testing - Manual

Educational Qualification:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

If any additional Skills Required:

• NA

Notice period / Immediate Joiners:

• Immediate Joiners

Shift Timings:

• General Shift

Work From Home or Work from Client Location:

• Chennai

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Testing, Quality Assurance, Technology