The Client:
Our client, a leading banks in Ireland, is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Test Analyst – Life & Pensions (Life400)ย to work in Dublin, Ireland.
What Youโll Love:
- This role is part of a long-term strategic project within the Bank, so this is an opportunity to work for the top bank in the country on a Permanent / Rolling Contract basis.
- The role offers a Competitive Day Rate and Hybrid working option is available.
What you are expected to have:
Key Requirements:
- Atleast 3-5 yearsโ experience as a Test Analyst for Business Systems development.ย
- IT related 3rd level qualification (e.g. computer science degree or similar)
- Broad knowledge and understanding of Life and Pensions industry processes
- Must haveย Life 400 application knowledge
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills โ with a particular strength in written communications;
- Takes personal responsibility for accuracy and quality
- A certification in a formal Test or Quality methodology is desirable;
- Demonstrate extensive experience in the delivery of a minimum of one project within the previous four years, which involved Public Application, CRM or Cloud system;
- Responsible for the creation of test cases using own in-depth technical analysis of both functional and non-functional specifications (such as reliability, efficiency, usability, maintainability and portability);
- Creates traceability records from test cases back to requirements;
- Manages/produces test scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services;
- Specifies requirements for environment, data, resources and tools;
- Establish and evolve formal QA processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices.
- Oversee all aspects of quality assurance including establishing metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met.
- Act as key point of contact for all QA aspects of releases, providing QA services and coordinating QA resources internally and externally.
- Interprets, executes and documents complex test scripts using agreed methods and standards;
- Records and analyses actions and results and maintains a defect register;
- Reviews test results and modifies test, if necessary;
- Provides reports on progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with the overall project;
- Records and analyses test results, and reports on any unexpected or unsatisfactory outcomes;
- Provides specialist advice to support others.
- Thorough understanding of the software development life cycle, and different software development methodologies and frameworks
- Capable of working independently with minimal supervision, and providing supervision, direction and support to other members of the team
- Excellent continuous improvement experience, including best principles
- Interest and curiosity in learning new systems and skills.
- Strong business acumen and customer focus
ย Skills / Knowledge:ย
- An Ability to work to strict deadlines while delivering quality work to our standards and procedures.
- Demonstrate energy and keenness to learn new technologies
- Good communication, interpersonal and team work skills essential.
- Demonstrate ability to work on own initiative and to be self-sufficient.
- Ability to relate to business community and translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Demonstrate personal ownership/responsibility for work with thorough follow through to conclusion along with flexibility and a quality focus.
- Flexibility to deal with changing priorities as required.
- Certifications in application delivery or modern software development and quality practices such as Agile, Product Management, and Quality Assurance are desired.
- Acting professionally, ethically and with integrity.
- Must have broad understanding of the full software development lifecycle
- Self-starter and willing to take initiative in problem identification and solutions provision using a systematic and organised approach to their work
- Very Strong team player
- Highly motivated
ย Desirable Requirements:ย
- IT qualification
- A sound knowledge of financial services sector
- Experience delivering to tight project timescales
- ISEB qualification
What you will do:
- Defining the business problem, scope the business solution and help formulate business cases for IT steering;
- Identifying options to address the business problem and help the business critically assess those options, including, understanding the impact of a proposed change on business processes, on customers and on a commercial basis.
- Developing good working relationships with all stakeholders, including senior business stakeholders, SMEโs, development teams, project managers and relevant 3rd party suppliers.
You are good to apply if you are:
- Irish or EU or British Citizen, or holding a Stamp 4 or Stamp 1G permit.
- Residing in the specified job location currently
Why Should You Apply?
Aside from a highly competitive day rate/salary, this is a role that will provide a great balance of support and challenge for someone who wants to take the next step in their career.
Interested? Apply here:
If you feel youโve got the right skills and experience, we would absolutely love to hear from you!
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