QA Analyst

Job Title

Design and develop test cases/scenarios for all types of testing (usability, regression, functional, integration, performance, UAT and unit). Support the test lead in authoring test plans. Analyze business requirements and engage Test Lead and project team on issues that may impact designing a testable solution. Conduct test execution and prepare reports on test progress and regression. Raise issues, risks and dependencies and identify assumptions. Defect and issue identification, logging, tracking, resolution and reporting. Executes manual test cases and develops and initiates automated test scripts and creates and manages any resulting defects.

Drive the testing efforts and participates in the Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC)

Verify the quality of the requirements, including testability, requirements definition, test design, test-script and test-data development, test-environment configuration; test-script configuration management, and test execution

Test planning, including development of testing goals and strategy

Create and execute test plans and scripts, based on defined business requirements and acceptance criteria

Maintain the Test Traceability Matrix (tracing the test procedures to the test requirements)

Educate customers and project team about User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Facilitate meetings with stakeholders throughout the testing process

Review and validate UAT test results

Schedule and lead daily defect meetings and other meetings as required with stakeholders

Manage the triage process for defects including assignments to Development and coordinating ownership and resolution

Create summary reports and communicate defect metrics on a daily and weekly basis

Coordinate and follow up with Development Leads and Testers on defect fix estimates and retesting estimates

Collaborate with the Project Manager or Project Lead regarding the Integrated Change Control Process for change requests during the testing phase

Identify opportunity for automated testing and execute where applicable and beneficia