Job Details

Job Title : Junior Quality Analyst

Department : Quality Assurance (Q.A)

Reports to : Q.A. Team Leader

Summary

The role of the junior Quality Analyst is to help the software development team achieve quality and performance goals. The aptitudes required for this are an inquisitive, proactive mind and a genuine interest in technology and/or online games. The QA team is responsible for testing what the development team creates, not only at the end of the project but throughout the entire process, to ensure that the end product is of the highest quality possible and that it incorporates the functionality intended before it is delivered to the client.

The day to day duties of the Junior Quality Analyst involve finding defects that someone previously missed by either performing specific steps (as outlined by the QA Team Leader) on the latest version of the online system and also by using their own imagination. At any one time the analyst could be handling multiple tasks with varying degrees of priority and keeping up with fast-paced schedules.

Responsibilities

• Testing client requirements and systems designs for software design delivery
• Assist with test exercises
• Report on tests in progress
• Record defects and issues you have found in the system
• Alert the rest of the Q.A. team to emerging issues and concerns

Requirements

• An ability to learn technology and will be internet savvy
• Attention to detail
• Used software for personal use & can form his/her own critic and praise regarding functionality
• Basic knowledge of a browser, for example will know what a browser is!
• An appreciation of the software development lifecycle
• Spectacular communication and interpersonal skills
• Good level of English (written & spoken)
• An enquiring mind
• An appreciation for quality, including being able to express why quality processes are beneficial for a business
• Experience in testing video games is beneficial but not essential

This position is ideal for someone looking to contribute energy, technical know-how and responsibility to a high-speed development environment.