SC QA Test Analyst CGEMJP00337090

Role Title: QA Test Analyst Duration: 6 month contract Location: Hybrid - requires attendance for occasional workshops (typically a couple of days per month) at one of our sites in Telford or Worthing Rate: up to £368 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Clearance required: Active SC Clearance is required which must be held with the client or another UK government department that can be transferred to the client Role purpose / summary This is a hands-on technical QA Role, executing test activities and performing manual and automated testing on projects. The role will involve working in Agile delivery teams, helping writing a Test Approach document, defining the test activities, tasks and deliverables. Documenting test coverage matrix on projects. Carrying out Functional System Testing and Integration Testing, supporting E2E testing on one or more projects. Analysing customer requirements and technical documentation, identifying test scenarios, writing test scripts (manual and automating tests), test data preparation and executing manual and automated tests. This role requires an excellent understanding of test techniques and Risk Based Testing (RBT) in order to verify outcomes against the expected results. The QA will be working closely with the delivery team, key project stakeholders and other external supplier test teams to achieve successful delivery and the required business objectives. Providing regular test status reports to the Project Managers, identifying, and raising project & product risks and issues. Skills ISTQB Software Foundation Certification Experience in Functional System Testing (writing and executing tests) Test Automation Proficiency with Test Tools (e.g. Postman) Agile methodology Experience with Data Warehouses, Data Marts, and Data Migration Strong skills in SQL, Oracle, or other databases AWS Experience Ability to define and document Test Approaches and Test Completion reports Proficiency with JIRA, Test Management Tools (e.g., Jira Zephyr Scale), GIT ETL experience Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience in Integration Testing All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply