POSITION DESCRIPTIONAUSTRALIAN GENERAL INDUSTRY NOVEMBER 2008
Position Title: Senior Test Analyst
Position Code:7250
Career Level:3

Responsible for
Ensuring stability, availability and reliability of production platforms and applications through the planning and execution of functionally based user Testing.
 
Reports To
Test Manager.
 
Supervises
No supervisory responsibilities.
 
Main Activities
  • Delivering quality application change across various platforms through analysis, planning, creation and execution of User Acceptance Test designs, cases and procedures.
  • Liaising with business users, business analysts and developers to ensure that planned testing meets their requirements.
  • Acquiring and analysing all relevant documents for assigned projects to determine testing requirements.
  • Consulting on testing matters to business and IT project managers.
  • Executing Test cases for all assigned projects/enhancements.
  • Raising any defects found during test and escalating in accordance with set procedures.
  • Tracking progress of allocated test designs and test cases to ensure testing deadlines will be met.
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    Key Skills
  • Strong technical documentation/interpretation skills.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Understanding business issues linked to the applications being tested.
  • Extensive knowledge of business procedures and systems.
  • Willingness to learn new technology skills to keep pace with the improvements of the testing process.
  • Problem analysis skills.
  • Professional presentation and approach with all personal and business interactions including direct reports, peers and management.
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    Internal Contacts
    Project managers, development teams, users.
     
    External Contacts
    Typically none.
     
    Typical Experience
    Solid commercial IT experience, industry knowledge and at least 1 - 3 years Testing experience coupled with relevant tertiary qualifications.
     
     

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