This is aa hybrid role with 2 days per week in the office in central London.

The Client Facing Technology QA Analyst is responsible for the software quality standard of the Client Facing Technology services.

Essential skills and experience:
* Understanding in black box test techniques: equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis etc.
* Able to write and execute test plans, test scripts and test cases including test automation (FIX4J, Selenium, Cucumber)
* Able to define scope and objectives of all levels of testing
* Able to work independently, and take ownership in ensuring high-quality products for users
* Knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
* Working knowledge and experience with FIX messaging

Desired:
* Knowledge of non-functional testing
* Experience of test automation techniques / tools
* Understanding of the trade lifecycle


Role Responsibilities:
* Produce test cases, test scripts, and test data based upon those requirements.
* Take the product functional specifications, and the software requirements specifications, and to estimate the work involved within the testing cycle of each product.
* Ensure that the testing produces a high level of quality for the product releases.
* Test the product documentation against the software to ensure that the documents are accurate and fit for purpose.
* Hands on experience of the software testing lifecycle including functional testing, integration testing, UAT and OAT. Test the software products according to the test plan and to agreed timescales.
* Documentation reviews, planning and estimation, functional analysis and test estimation through the development lifecycle.
* Test the performance of the product from a usability viewpoint.
* Write automation test scripts in Cucumber / Gherkin / Selenium / FIX4J
* Identify and effectively document issues found, and track those issues through internal defect tracking tools.
* Advise on and provide support for integration testing of new software applications, executing tests when necessary.
* Give guidance and support to internal support functions through the project lifecycle.
* Liaise with business analysts, development team and project managers on all aspects of testing.
* Liaise with support teams and off shore US development teams.
* Participate in the review and analysis of bug reports and in performing regression testing.
* Recreate and help identify and resolve customer reported issues.
* Report on the status of QA to project stakeholders.
* Escalate testing issues with the QA manager or stakeholders.
* Carry out due diligence of QA processes.
* Develop regression testing pack.
* Able to conduct internal demonstration to stakeholders.
* Fulfil additional / ad hoc duties as requested in order to meet the needs of the business



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