Test Analyst

Assist with the testing gap analysis between requirements and existing environments accurately for all digital solutions.
Help in ensuring that user stories are clearly defined and written correctly with acceptance criteria by active contributions during Scrum ceremonies.
Define quality standards upfront in the PI and sprint meeting and ensure they are achieved.
Document the test plan prior to the start of any project or planned operational work and keep the test plans up to date.
Document, maintain and monitor test scenarios, acceptance criteria and the final results.
Source test data to support day to day development and testing.
Continuously build test automation artifacts.
Execute and maintain the manual and automation regression tests.
Demonstrate deliverables to key stakeholders.
Test big data and ensure the outputs are transposed correctly.
Report on the team QA way of work, feedback on trends and solutions and continuously optimize the way of work to ensure effective and efficient QA practices in the team
Contribute to the team's predictability by maintaining a view of the team's holistic test coverage.
Minimise team defects by ensuring upfront code quality.
Drive collective ownership for testing.
Ensure the agreed quality standard is maintained always.

Minimum Requirements

Skills and Qualifications:

Working experience in testing Android, iOS and Web apps.
Working knowledge of the general QA landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.
Solid understanding of the full software testing life cycle, including automated testing, building and Scrum methodologies.
Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Able to self-manage and work remotely
Good communication skills in English
Knowledge of at least one Object Oriented Programming Language
Degree in BSC/ IT preferred/Diploma in Information Technology
Min of 5 years' experience in testing. Test Automation experience is advantageous.
Investment/financial services experience is advantageous.
Exposure to diverse IT projects using a variety of testing tools and techniques
Qualifications preferred: Testing qualification ISTQB/ISEB. Advanced ISTQB advantageous

Desired Skills