Job DescriptionWe're looking for a Test Analyst Contract to join our IT team in Milton Keynes. You will work with the IT Solutions & Development team, Business Analysts and end users to ensure the criteria of testing are fulfilled according to the Development Methodology and Test Strategy.This is a hybrid role with one day a week in our Milton Keynes office.The IT Solutions & Development team develops and maintains business applications, websites and reporting for all business units and subsidiaries across Connells Group.IT Solutions & Development comprises of the following key areas:
Application Development
Online Development
Data Development
Business Solutions
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinating and implementing testing to ensure products / changes are suitable for deployment
Executing tests within agreed timescales and release schedules
Provide test estimates based on change specifications
Write test plans as needed for projects where warranted
Logging of defects found and providing feedback against user stories for developers to review
Following agreed standards and best practices
Actively and positively contribute to meetings for document reviews and during the test cycle
Work as part of development teams to add a quality assurance aspect to all discussions
Work alongside other Test Analysts on projects where necessary
Experience & skills:Essential
Proven ability to test complex systems
Experience of testing websites
Good written and verbal communication skills
Team working mentality
Willingness to learn new test technology
Ability to work under pressure
Highly Desirable
Ability to interrogate databases using SQL
Experience of testing feeds to external parties
Experience of automated testing
Desirable
Experience of Microsoft Azure DevOps
Testing qualifications such as ISEB Foundation
Connells Group is one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK and as of March 2021 also encompasses Countrywide. Founded in 1936 and with a network of over 1,250 branches nationwide, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of consumer and corporate services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPC provision, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning, LPA receivers and auctions.Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.CF00396
