Senior Test Specialist
Onsite in Basingstoke
£55,000-60,000 per annum + benefits
Security Clearance is required for this role.
We are seeking a Test Analyst to support the delivery of secure IT systems within a Defence environment. You will work within a secure project delivery team, responsible for planning, executing and reporting testing activities across both infrastructure and application platforms, ensuring solutions meet strict quality, security and operational standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute manual and automated testing including functional, non-functional, integration, system, regression and end-to-end testing
- Produce key test artefacts including Test Plans, Test Scripts, Test Reports and defect logs
- Design and execute test cases based on defined technical and business requirements
- Log, track and support investigation of defects using JIRA
- Produce test metrics and progress reports, including risks, issues and test incidents
- Coordinate test environments, tools and resources to support project delivery
- Work closely with Project Managers, technical teams and stakeholders to deliver testing activities to schedule
Skills & Experience
- Experience across multiple phases of testing and strong understanding of SDLC/STLC
- Experience working within Agile, V-Model or Waterfall delivery environments
- Demonstrable experience testing both infrastructure and application platforms
- Strong experience producing test documentation and executing manual test scripts
- Knowledge of configuration/change management and version control systems (e.g. Subversion)
- Experience using JIRA for defect management and reporting
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- ISTQB Foundation certification (or higher)
If this Senior Test Specialist role is of interest, apply now!