Test Analyst at 1 Life Insurance

Job Purpose

• To support the business requirements for the provision of system testing services. To support Business-related and IT test activities, in terms of communications to and from the business test representatives and ensuring through the Test Manager that key test issues are managed or escalated as necessary.

Responsibilities

Quality Testing

• Carry out a specified range of complex tests to verify that specifications are met and to reject nonconforming material or articles. To take responsibility for identifying potential risks, issue management and quality assurance during project life cycle. Carry out a range of quality management activities under the guidance of senior colleagues.

Quality Testing Design

• Validate new or existing complex test methods and procedures; identify issues and recommend improvements to contribute to further development. Design and deliver test scenarios and scripts in a structured way, prioritised to reflect business or technical priorities and are approved by appropriate stakeholders. Scope is to cover test cycle contents and regression packs.

Testing IT Performance

• Perform routine website/applications software tests. To ensure that test scenarios and scripts are prepared in a structured way, prioritised to reflect business or technical priorities and are approved by appropriate stakeholders. Scope is to cover test cycle contents and regression packs. To create and review automated and functional test scripts, execute complex test scripts, monitor the execution of automated scripts and ensure results are recorded. To co-ordinate re-testing of defects and issues either through ‘at desk’ re-tests by business test representatives or via walkthroughs with third-party providers.

Document Preparation

• Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of computer applications. Also responsible for gathering and summarising data for reports including test scripts, activity schedules, narrative and written reports and visual progress charts.

Project and Program Stakeholder Engagement

• Support stakeholder engagement by arranging meetings, events, and other stakeholder engagement activities. Daily execution meetings with project stakeholders to review daily status and confirm next steps / actions or JAD Sessions. Schedule and hold internal and external meetings; to achieve effective SIT test results.

Operational Compliance

• Develop working knowledge of the organisation's policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work, adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.

Data Management

• Manage test data and ensure data is available and ready for use. Ensure data is protected, in line with the POPI act.

Work Scheduling and Allocation

• Organise own work schedule in order to get the job done, coordinating with support services and assigning short-term tasks to others if necessary.

Personal Capability Building

• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Requirements

Education

• Matric / Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited (Essential); ISTQB foundation certificate (Essential); Relevant IT degree/ diploma (Advantageous)

Experience

• 2 - 3 years' experience in a Software Tester role (Essential).
• Financial Services experience (Advantageous); Worked on
• 2 or more projects in software testing (Essential);
• Experience in Agile and DevOps (Essential); Exposure to
• various Automation Tools (Advantageous).