Senior QA Test Analyst (£50-60k)
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Permanent
Reference: LISQAT12022
Posted: 11th July 2022
Contact Anne Roche – careers@datalynx.net
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-growing data migration consultancy based in Watford, Hertfordshire, operating a hybrid flexible working model. We are looking for a permanent, Senior QA Test Analyst with significant experience, to join our team.
We offer an excellent salary package which includes an auto enrolment employer pension contribution of 8%. Additionally, we are committed to providing investment in training to help you further develop your skills and knowledge.
You will be working mainly on large data integration and data migration projects but with opportunities for working on software development projects too, providing the test skills and experience which are paramount to project success. You will be responsible for test design, data preparation and test execution using your own in-depth skills in technical analysis. Previous experience of working in a technical and agile environment is necessary and knowledge of Test-Driven Development, automated testing will be useful.
Key responsibilities:
Understand requirements/specifications and convert to test scripts
Identify / manufacture test data requirements
Execute test scripts, validating transformed data source to end point
Analyse test results to ensure data integrity and accuracy
Reconciling Data 1 way, 2 way
Log and track defects, work closely with developers and data analysts
Essential skills:
- Strong SQL (Postgres, MySQL, Aurora)
- Experience of waterfall and agile project methodologies
- Experience in use of Atlassian toolset Confluence/Jira/Zephyr
- Experience of testing API’s i.e., Postman
- Experience of working within cloud-based environments i.e., AWS Databases and Services
- Good communication skills
- High attention to detail and quality assurance
- Understanding of ETL Data Pipeline testing
Desirable skills:
- Agile engineering processes (Scrum/Kanban, DevOps, CI/CD, BDD/TDD Test Automation)
- Worked in Government Agency/Public Sector/Policing environment
Mandatory Requirement:
Security Clearance is required to SC level, you must be willing to undergo clearance as part of the recruitment process. Five years’ residency in the UK is a mandatory requirement of security clearance, as is ownership of a passport.
QA Test Analyst (£40-45k)
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Permanent
Reference: Totaljobs/TJQAT12021
Job ID: 93886436
16th August 2021
Anne Roche – careers@datalynx.net
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing data migration consultancy based in Watford, Hertfordshire, operating a hybrid flexible working model. We are looking for a permanent, experienced, and proactive QA Test Analyst to join our team.
We offer an excellent salary package which includes an auto enrolment employer pension contribution of 8%. Additionally, we are committed to providing investment in training to help you further develop your skills and knowledge.
You will be working mainly on large data integration and data migration projects but with opportunities for working on software development projects too, providing the test skills and experience which are paramount to project success. You will be actively involved in test design,data preparation and test execution. Previous experience of working in a technical and agile environment is necessary and knowledge of Test-Driven Development, automated testing will be useful.
Key responsibilities include :
- Ensuring testing is compliant with client requirements
- Developing test conditions, test scenarios, test scripts plans and other test artefacts
- Identifying test data requirements and preparing test data
- Providing test execution estimates for test cases
- Hands on test execution and defect resolution
- Specifying test environment requirements to enable execution of relevant tests
- Contributing to all stages of testing when required
- Recording test execution results with Zephyr (JIRA)
- Raising and managing defects in their entirety using JIRA
- Reviewing requirement and design documents to identify testable requirements and scenarios
- Performing environment verification testing
Essential skills :
- Has good SQL skills – able to write queries, stored procedures, and test scripting.
- Is experienced in testing data migration processes and other source-to-target verifications
- Demonstrates a good understanding of data models, data mapping documents and data migration extract, and transform and load.
- Has the ability to communicate effectively with developers and system users
- Can effectively write and execute test scripts that capture desired and actual outcomes
- Has a high standard of documentation in relation to test plans and bug reports
- Is able to analyse results and recommend potential fixes
- Possesses ISTQB Foundation qualification or similar as a minimum
Desirable skills :
- Knowledge of PNC and Adabas
- Experience of:
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- Automated testing for ETL processes and other source-to-target verifications
- Testing in a Cloud environment e.g. AWS
- Testing in a continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline
- Data profiling
- Testing Data Quality
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