Software Test Analyst Job Description Samples

Software Test Analyst Job Description Sample 1:

As a software test analsyst you will be working with both national and international customers from a variety of industry sectors that include Agriculture, Healthcare, Financial (Banking), Gaming, Telecommunications, Government and eLearning.

As a software test analyst you will be involved in the software lifecycle documenting and performing structured and context-driven functional software testing. Working directly with clients, you will be responsible for triage of defects. Software Test Analysts are responsible to provide, through their experience and expertise, a deeper understanding of testing and testing methodologies. Software Test Analysts may be responsible for creating and implementing overall testing strategies to further our goal of exceeding client’s expectations.

Responsibilities:

-Define/participate in defining the test approach/strategy
-Extract testing requirements from functional specifications and business requirements
-Develop test plans and test cases based on the test strategy, risk analysis and existing infrastructure
-Write test plans and test cases from functional specifications and from using the product
-Produce artifacts to support testing activities including test scripts/matrices and test data
-Participate in quality assurance reviews of functional specifications and design documents
-Perform structured and context-driven (formal ad-hoc) integration, system, volume (performance and concurrent usage) and regression testing
-Assist subject matter experts (SMEs) with user acceptance testing
-Set-up/configure and manage use of test environments
-Use internal defect tracking and test case management system(s) to document test cases, record defects and record test case execution results
-Work directly with the clients to triage defects
-Consult with the client on project status

Education, Experience and Skill Requirements:

- Bachelor of Computer Science or Computer Engineering; or software testing experience
-4 – 7 years of testing experience over multiple projects
-Work experience with Enterprise Information Systems
-Experience with planning and implementing testing in Agile/Iterative and Waterfall SDLC environments
-Experience executing integration, system and acceptance tests
-Experience analyzing, designing and writing test cases
-Strong knowledge of writing SQL database queries
-Experience with test management toolsets, such as HP Quality Center
-Experience working directly with clients
-Knowledge of test automation tools, such as Quick Test Pro (QTP), would be considered an asset
-Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
-Ability to work well independently and within a diverse team environment
-Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure with limited supervision
-Must have excellent analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyze complex problems and propose practical solutions
-Flexibility, self-motivation and the ability to give and receive feedback at all levels are required
-Strong ability to navigate and work through challenges with a positive attitude