Contract Senior Test Analyst

Inside IR35 - £375pd 

Hybrid working - 2-3 days in London or Milton Keynes 

Are you a highly skilled and experienced Senior Test Analyst with a proven track record of leadership and expertise in defect management?

We have an exciting position for a Senior Test Analyst to work with one of Ten10's prestigious clients. This is a hybrid role, requiring you to be in the office or on-site 2-3 days a week.

As a Senior Test Analyst, you'll be instrumental in shaping the quality assurance process. You'll not only be hands-on with testing but will also take on a leadership role, providing guidance to other team members and leading the crucial defect triage process. Your dedication to quality and meticulous approach will be key to success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation of test plans, scripts, and acceptance criteria for user stories or requirements.

• Maintain high quality and accuracy throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Conduct analysis of multiple systems to understand solution requirements.

• Prepare and execute test scripts to validate business conditions and anticipated results.

• Ensure all work meets scheduling and quality requirements.

• Provide clear and timely feedback to development teams and test leads.

• Support scoping and provide effort estimates for user stories.

• Work collaboratively with developers to ensure features are testable and defects are resolved efficiently.

• Lead the defect triage process, prioritizing and managing defects to resolution.

• Mentor and guide more junior testers, ensuring best practices are followed.

• Act as a key point of contact for test-related activities, providing leadership and expertise to the wider team.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Proven track record of testing complex user and system interfaces.

• Strong experience with structured test methods and processes.

• Comprehensive knowledge of manual testing with some exposure to automated testing.

• Experience in testing Windows Software Applications and Database Applications.

• Experience with cloud technologies, specifically GCP (NiFi, BigQuery, Dag).

• Experience with SIT (System Integration Testing) across multiple networks.

• Strong data testing skills.

• Experience with collaboration tools such as ADO and Confluence.

• Experience working in Agile (Scrum & Kanban) and Waterfall methodologies.

• Experience working in a logistics or similar environment.

• Demonstrable experience in a senior or lead testing role.

• Expertise in defect management and leading defect triage sessions.

Desirable Experience:

• Mapping software testing

• Qlik reporting testing

If you have the skills and experience to thrive in this role, we want to hear from you.