Senior Test Specialist

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!