Test Analyst (Senior)

 

Discovery – Insure

 

Test Analyst (Senior)

 

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

 

About Discovery Insure

Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers through our innovative Shared-value Insurance model. Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor and home insurance sectors. Vitality Drive, an internationally-recognised and award-winning programme, is a key differentiator in the market that incentivises and rewards clients for driving well. The Vitality Drive programme has been scaled to local and international markets which now include Europe and the Middle East. The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting our customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover.

 

Key Purpose

The Senior Test Analyst is responsible for identifying and testing business functional and systems requirements. Designs test cases and test scenarios based on the analysis of the business specifications. Needs to ensure that all the identified defects are resolved. Contributes to the continuous improvement of the testing processes and methodologies.

 

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

• Test lead for manual testing, responsible and accountable for testing activities within the SDLC.
• Mentor and guide junior and intermediate test analysts.
• Own quality metrics and processes within the testing practice.
• Create and contribute to the test plan and test approach. Ownership of the test plan.
• Reviewing user stories, business and technical requirements.
• Identify and create GAPS analysis for requirements.
• Functional test case creation, maintenance of test suites and regression packs.
• Functional test case execution and documentation of test results and traceability to requirements.
• Review of test cases and test suite from junior and intermediate test analysts.
• Ownership of test DATA management by identifying, creating, retrieving and storing and distribution of DATA for testing and development activities.
• Test Management tools, experience using test management and software management tools such as JIRA and Xray.
• Agile Partici