Test Analyst

Salary: Up to $770/day inclusive of super

• PeopleSoft Campus Solutions testing experience essential
• Enterprise education / student management experience highly desirable
• Strong SIT, data migration, UAT, regression, JIRA & Zephyr experience required

Our client is a high-profile NSW Government education organisation delivering a major technology and business transformation program.
This is a specialist testing opportunity supporting a large-scale program centred around PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and Student Management Systems.

Role Description:
As an experienced Senior Test Analyst, you will work within a dedicated program Test Team, supporting testing across the full delivery lifecycle and working closely with Business Analysts, Technical Analysts, SMEs, business stakeholders and technology vendors.
The role has a strong focus on System Integration Testing (SIT), while also covering sprint testing, system testing, data migration, UAT, regression and production verification.
The successful candidate will need strong hands-on testing experience and the ability to understand complex business and technical requirements and translate them into effective test coverage.
Responsibilities:

• Test analysis: Analyse business requirements, technical requirements, user stories and use cases and convert them into clear test requirements
• Test planning: Develop test plans, scenarios and approaches across system, integration, UAT, regression and production verification testing
• Test case development: Create, maintain and execute comprehensive test cases based on defined test objectives
• System Integration Testing: Perform SIT across complex enterprise applications, interfaces and business processes
• PeopleSoft testing: Test PeopleSoft Campus Solutions functionality across areas such as Curriculum Management, Student Finance, Enrolments and Reporting
• Data migration: Prepare test data and undertake data migration testing, validation and reconciliation
• Sprint testing: Support testing activities within Agile delivery and development sprints
• UAT & regression: Support business acceptance testing and regression testing to ensure changes do not adversely affect existing functionality
• Defect management: Identify, document, track and manage defects through to resolution and closure
• JIRA & Zephyr: Use JIRA and Zephyr/JIRA for test management, defect tracking and requirements traceability
• Test execution: Undertake manual and automated test execution as required
• Test documentation: Maintain clear testing documentation and provide accurate reporting of testing outcomes, issues and progress
• Technical collaboration: Work closely with Business Analysts, Technical Analysts, developers, SMEs and vendors to investigate and resolve defects
• Requirements traceability: Ensure testing provides appropriate coverage against business and technical requirements
• Team collaboration: Work collaboratively within a large-scale transformation environment to deliver testing outcomes within agreed timeframes

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience working as a Senior Test Analyst / Test Analyst across complex technology, transformation or implementation programs
• Proven enterprise-level testing experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions
• Previous experience testing PeopleSoft Campus Solutions within an education or student management environment
• Strong understanding of functionality including Curriculum Management, Student Finance, Enrolments and Reporting
• Demonstrated experience across the testing lifecycle, including:
  
  • Sprint Testing
  • System Testing
  • System Integration Testing (SIT)
  • Data Migration Testing
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Production Verification Testing
• Strong experience using JIRA and Zephyr/JIRA for test and defect management
• Strong test case design, execution and defect management capabilities
• Ability to analyse business and technical requirements and develop appropriate test coverage
• Experience working with complex integrations, interfaces and enterprise applications
• Strong understanding of test data preparation and data validation
• Experience working with Business Analysts, Technical Analysts, SMEs and vendors
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a cross-functional Test Team
• Experience working within NSW Government or the education sector is highly desirable

Consultant: Sam Baidya
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