Intermediate Test Analyst

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for an Intermediate Test Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis

IT / Finance

Responsibilities

All manual testing activities during all phases of the SDLC from analysing business requirements to designing and executing test cases in different environments
Creating and maintaining test plans
Creating and updating test cases to meet the business functional requirements
Identifying regression scenarios and assigning them to the automation team
Identifying, preparing and maintaining test data in different test environment
Performing manual execution of the functional test cases within all test cycles (Unit, System Integration, UAT, Regression, Smoke)
Making use of defect tracking tools such as JIRA to log, manage, resolve and report on bugs/defects
Assisting Junior test analysts with their testing task
Participating in all scrum ceremonies such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, retros etc.
Providing estimate of test efforts in every sprint planning meetings
Providing progress feedback in daily stand up meetings
Participating in business sign off meetings
Checking the quality and accuracy of all testing executed by self and fellow team members

Experience

3+ years professional experience in quality assurance
ISTQB Foundation and/or Test Analyst Level
Experience in writing SQL queries
Experience in Testing APIs, microservices
Experience working with SOAP UI and PostMan tools (desirable)
Experience in Mobile Testing e.g. Android, iOS (desirable)
Experience working with QC/ALM and JIRA tools
Ability to work within team following different development methodologies e.g. Waterfall, agile and KanBan

If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review

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