Senior Test Analyst (D365) at Santam Insurance

DUTIES

Requirements Management    

• Reviews functional requirements
• Analyze requirements for completeness, correctness and clarity, to drive the testing effort.  
• Has a clear grasp of capabilities that business wants to establish to shape scenarios.

Developing Test Scenarios    

• Defines test scenarios.
• Test Case Design (Manual and Automated)    
• Develop test cases with end-to-end functionality. 
• Analyses and develops the proper test coverage with the Business Analyst
• Traces requirements to test cases to verify test coverage.

Test Execution    

• Manage own test preparation and execution activities. 
• Identify and create necessary test data.
• Executes scenario-based test cases. 

Defect Management

• Debug the development and execution of test scripts against test targets.
• Analyze test failures.
• Priorities defects logged with development team.

Test Automation

• Provide input into Test Automation scripts as part of regression test.
• Recommend opportunities to automate testing. 

User Acceptance Testing:

• Work with Business Analyst to influence and monitor User Acceptance Testing

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years manual testing experience
• Testing certification (ISTQB – Test Analyst) 
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience
• Experience in use of JIRA and/or Xray 
• Experience in software testing including methodologies (agile, functional, and non-functional), test planning, test case development, execution, and quality assessment of test cases.
• Extensive experience developing test cases and test scenarios from story cards/use cases and/or requirements specifications.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail.
• Possesses good understanding of Quality Control and Quality Assurance concepts across the SDLC and the TDLC
• Understands test metrics and how they are used for decision support.
• Understands development practices and structures.
• Understands test automation tools and effective implementation techniques.
• Has experience with Requirements Management, Test Management and Defect Management Tools.
• Understanding of automated testing principles and procedures will be an added advantage.

SKILLS

• Provides input to continuously improve test methodology. 
• Reviews functional requirements, 
• Has a clear grasp of capabilities that business wants to establish to shape scenarios.
• Defines test scenarios.
• Traces coverage and clearance
• Provides input to standard test metrics and reporting.
• Prioritizes defect management with development team. 

KNOWLEDGE

• Automation Testing experience an advantage. 
• Relationship management 
• Quality management
• Methods standards and techniques supporting domain
• Best practices in domain
• Defect management
• Good working knowledge or experience in testing best practices and frameworks
• Knowledge of test automation principles and practices