Jr QA Analyst

<div style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 8px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: none; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><br>Position Purpose<br><br>This role carries out the functions of a QA functional for a POD. &nbsp;The purpose of this position is to be a hands-on QA engineer ensuring all functional testing requirements are met and to provide support to Test Automation Engineer.<br><br><br><br>Key Responsibilities<br><br>Support QA effort and direction within allocated team and offshore group<br><br>Coordinate activities which enforce quality improvements<br><br>Preparation of test plans, test cases/scripts, and test reports<br><br>Execution of all tests (manual and automated) including creation and closing of issues and defects<br><br>Perform required exploratory and regression testing manual and automated<br><br>Closely work with all members of the team in all aspects of QA<br><br>Support Test Automation Engineer<br><br>Ongoing active involvement and contributions within the QA Chapter<br><br>Effective Test data management<br><br>Contribute to innovation and initiatives for standardisation and automation within the group<br><br><br><br><br>Experience &amp; Knowledge &nbsp;<br><br>3+ years of QA experience &nbsp;<br><br>Working experience with qTest, JIRA, Confluence and Kafka<br><br>Working experience in performing API and Database testing.<br><br>Working experience on Microsoft Azure environment<br><br>Effective Test data management.<br><br>Strong work experience in Agile methodology<br><br>Strong knowledge in QA process and Methodologies<br><br>Experience working on a CI/CD platform such as bitbucket or Azure Devops is a plus<br><br><br><br><br>Key Attributes &amp; Skills<br><br>Strong communication skills with a goal driven mindset<br><br>Strong QA knowledge and understanding<br><br>Experience working in cross-functional agile teams with a scrum ceremony and devops culture<br><br>Experience with ALM tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure Devops<br><br>Strong systems, problem solving and analytical skills, exceptional verbal &amp; written communication skills<br><br>Excellent self-learner<br><br>Proven ability to work effectively and contributing for immediate team and to centre of excellence<br><br>Ability to evaluate and challenge functional / non-functional and technical requirements and design<br><br>Ability to work in an onshore/offshore environment </p></div>