Quality Assurance Analyst
Apex Group Ltd
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bangalore • India
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About the role
- Implement the overall QA Policy & Strategy for allocated projects within the allocated Apex QA team, supporting the drive for increased QA Automation
- Implement the Project Test Plans that will take the project team through an end-to-end journey to prove successful deployment and implementation
- Define, execute, and analyse test cases (manual & Automated) collaborating with the team to validate the achievement of acceptance criteria
- Conduct review meetings to share test case status, discuss concerns and risk items, drive comprehensive test coverage, and assure general team alignment
- Track defects and bugs using the defect tracking system, track resolution progress and validate resolutions once submitted
- Provide clear and concise test progress reporting that is reflective of test program status
- Where working with newly acquired Companies good client relationship skills are required to manage the UAT QA lifecycle with the client QA and/or business team
- Ensure QA process and methodology are applied at all stages during SDLC
- Participate in requirements/design reviews with Product, Business Analysts and Development teams to assure that the product under development meets requirements and is tested efficiently
- Perform requirements reviews and traceability analyses to assess test coverage
- Support the required tests that will demonstrate successful deliverables from internal and external parties
- Progress and status reporting on a regular basis on overall Quality and Test phase metrics
- Evaluate and escalate potential risks and issues that may adversely affect quality, schedule or budget
- Actively participate in lessons learned sessions to help improve QA process
Requirements
- 4+ years of QA experience
- Experience in QA best practices and processes implementation
- Experience in both Waterfall and Agile, BDD, Dev Ops testing methodologies
- Experience of using Automation tooling and Automation frameworks – Ideally UiPath
- Database skills, ideally experience in Snowflake
- Experience in running UAT exercises with globally dispersed teams
- Good understanding of cloud (Azure) technologies, infrastructure, networks, firewalls & Citrix
- Good knowledge of Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar test management tools (incl. Jira,Zephyr, X-Ray)
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and coordinate with globally dispersed technical and non-technical teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Proactiveness and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize effort accordingly
- Ability to act on own initiative with a can-do attitude
- Ability to discuss required test scope with technical and non-technical team members
- Ability to work in a quickly changing environment
- Nice to have: ISTQB Certification or equivalent
- Experience in IT in a Financial Services organization
- Understanding of Citrix infrastructure, including Application Layering
- Reasonable understanding of infrastructure, application architecture, networking and Active Directory
- Good understanding of performance testing concepts and tools
- Experience of using UiPath for Test management and Automation
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
QA best practicesAutomation toolingAutomation frameworksDatabase skillsUAT exercisesCloud technologiesPerformance testingTest case executionTest coverage analysisSDLC
Soft Skills
Client relationship managementCommunication skillsProactivenessMulti-taskingPrioritizationCoordinationInitiativeAdaptabilityTeam alignmentRisk assessment
Certifications
ISTQB Certification