Test Lead (QAT Senior Analyst) - Police Staff- Band M - Tech - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Test Lead (QAT Senior Analyst) - Police Staff- Band M - Tech - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

As a Test Lead QAT Senior Analyst, you will be involved in providing Quality Assurance support and expertise to Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), designing and creating bespoke software and integrating external solutions to assist in operations and strategic work.

You'll join a new team of Testers and Software engineers, working flexibly from home and with an office available in London and Birmingham.

This role requires a flexible working approach and be self motivated to help ensure that the various environments are well architected and documented. The role requires DV STRAP clearance.

Key Tasks

The post holder will be required to do the following:

• Work alongside solution suppliers (both third party and in house) to develop Detailed Test Plans (both functional and non functional) and ensuring their implementation
• Produce required test artefacts (incl. Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts, and Reports)
• Working with SMEs, Business Analysts and other stakeholders to elicit detailed test requirements and acceptance criteria
• Logging and tracking defects
• Creating and executing test cases and manual (procedural) test scripts
• Creating and executing test automation scripts (where appropriate)
• Performing exploratory testing
• Performing data migration testing - utilising ETL tools (where appropriate)
• Performing regression testing (manual and automated)
• Support User Acceptance / Business Validation testing (where appropriate)
• Design and execute test cases using standard testing techniques
• Highly motivated and determined to contribute to the mission. Engages in continuous learning to become a subject matter expert, particularly in technologies.
• Identifies and gathers relevant sources and types of information. Applies an analytical and logical mind set to interpret large volumes of information, particularly quantitative. Considers alternative (including innovative and creative) approaches to solving problems.
• Considers options and makes clear, timely, justifiable decisions independently.
• Works co operatively with others, developing positive working relationships with customers, colleagues and stakeholders (including senior colleagues).
• Organises tasks effectively and in line with the organisation's objectives and priorities, prioritising and managing time well.
• Takes initiative and ownership for resolving problems, has a strong work ethic and manages the demands of the role effectively.
• Communicates effectively, using plain language and simplifying technical information appropriately to the audience. Excellent written communication skills with particular emphasis on strong scientific report writing skills and documenting code.
• Ability to prioritise, execute tasks and achieve results against competing project demands
• Knowledge of one or more of the below:
• Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Cryptography and cryptanalysis
• Secure by Design Coding.
• Holds ISEB/ISTQB certification (e.g. Advanced Test Analyst or Agile Tester)
• Experience with functional test automation frameworks
• Experience with load / performance testing
• Familiarity of Agile development and collaboration tools (e.g., Confluence)
• Experience of accessibility testing tools (e.g. Axe, Google Lighthouse)
• Experience of API testing and tools (e.g. Postman)
• Experience of software vulnerability detection tools (e.g. OWASP ZAP)
• Experience of managing third party suppliers
• Experience of data migration testing