Senior QA Analyst

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Analyst to join the team. This role is ideal for someone with strong hands-on testing expertise, a broad technical breadth, a solid understanding of Agile delivery, and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and execute manual and automated test cases across multiple projects and platforms.
• Liaise with senior business representatives to plan, coordinate, and facilitate testing, including User Acceptance Testing
• Perform API testing using Postman, including validation of request/response structures and data integrity.
• Write and execute SQL queries to validate backend proceses and perform data verification.
• Collaborate closely with Developers, BAs, and Product Owners in an Agile environment, to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Log, track, prioritise, and manage defects using industry-standard ALM tools (e.g., Jira; Azure DevOps).
• Act as the cross-functional Team's primary liaison for quality, interfacing with 3rd-party, vendor and client/business representatives as required.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Undertake and contribute to test planning, risk assessments, and estimation activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of QA processes and testing practices.
• Leverage test automation experience and knowledge of coding languages (e.g., Java/Typescript/C#) to create and maintain automated tests using common libraries (e.g., Selenium/Playwright).

Qualifications

• Essential - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
• ISTQB Foundation
• Desirable - Additional course or certification in Quality Assurance

Essential skills

• Extensive experience in software testing or QA roles.
• Strong experience of working within Agile/Scrum teams.
• Hands-on experience with API testing, ideally using Postman.
• Proficiency in the use of SQL for data validation.
• Experience using Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools, such as Jira or Azure DevOps (preferably both).
• Ability to create automated tests using at least framework/library with associated programming language (e.g., Selenium with Java; Playwright with Typescript)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Desired skills

• Experience in non-functional testing techniques
• Experience of leveraging AI/ML tools to augment testing

Experience

• Testing experience

What do I need before I apply

• The successful candidate will be based in Northern Ireland and able to attend our Belfast office 2-3 days per week as part of our hybrid working model. The successful candidate must be eligible for SC clearance to enable work with Government clients.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive