It Quality Analyst

The primary job role is to

• Review and analyze business requirements/system specifications/user stories.
• Design test strategy and test plan based the project requirements and timeline.
• Attend project meetings and daily standups.
• Execute test scripts, record, and review test results.
• Document, report and manage defects.
• Report testing status, create reporting dashboards for test execution and defect management.
• Ensure timely and successful delivery of the products.
• Work collaboratively with the development team, business analysts to ensure the early identification of issues from planning stage.
• Create, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using test automation tools and frameworks.
• Design and implement automated test cases for functional, regression, performance, and integration testing.
• Integrate automated tests into the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.

• Quality Assurance Governance Processes
• General oversight of Quality Assurance Testers and business User Acceptance Testing processes and events
• Engages the leadership of a team member should a performance challenge be encountered.
• May be asked to provide input into the performance reviews of team members.

• Knowledgeable of Systems Development Life Cycle, agile process, Quality Assurance and Project Management methodologies, waterfall, and scrum methodologies
• In-depth understanding of the various testing concepts (e.g., functional, usability, performance)
• Interviewing skills such that the Analyst can draw complete requirements descriptions from business partners from sometimes initially vague requests.
• Ability to understand and develop business process maps and use cases.
• Experience in industry standard testing management tools and ALM tools
• Test automation experience
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, has an eye for detail.
• Looks for ways to maximize operational efficiency.
• Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to anticipate user behavior or risks to systems.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Knowledgeable of the Retail Supermarket industry and understanding of how supported applications or initiatives may impact success or failure.
• Workday HCM, Finance or Payroll testing experience is a plus
• Time management, critical thinking skills and flexibility

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• A minimum of four years of experience analyzing end-user requirements and documenting use cases, writing test plans and test cases
• A minimum of four years of experience testing applications in accordance to required functionality and non-functional quality attributes (e.g., availability, performance)
• Proficiency in test management tools, functional and load testing automation tools is a plus.
• Effectively manages personal time and work. Identifies own strengths and weaknesses, making the best of those strengths and seeking improvement on any weakness, through peer and management mentoring.