Test Analyst (Senior)

Location: Offsite, (Must be within the Island of Ireland or an EU Country)

• Start Date: 1st July 2026
• Engagement Type: initial 12 months Full-Time, with possibility of further extension

Mandatory Requirements (Pass/Fail)

1. Experience Level Required It is a mandatory requirement that the Resource proposed has the equivalent of senior level (7+ years) experience.

2. Availability on Commencement Date The resource must be available to provide services from the commencement date of the services estimated to be 1st July 2026.

CEFR C2 Proficiency/Mastery (or equivalent)

If there is no certificate, fluency will be assessed at presentation stage.

Requirements

Role Specifications and Requirements

The following non-exhaustive list of Key Deliverables are applicable to this Role.

• Responsible for the end to end testing of systems under development and ongoing maintenance of the quality assurance processes to reduce development defects and maintain quality standards.
• Advises on the application of appropriate quality and/or environmental management techniques.
• Responsible for the creation of test cases using own in-depth technical analysis of both functional and non-functional specifications (such as reliability, efficiency, usability, maintainability and portability).
• Creates traceability records from test cases back to requirements.
• Manages/produces test scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services.
• Interprets, executes and documents complex test scripts using agreed methods and standards.
• Records and analyses actions and results and maintains a defect register.
• Reviews test results and modifies test, if necessary.
• Provides reports on progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with the overall project.
• Reports on system quality and collects metrics on test cases.
• Provides specialist advice to support others.
• Estimate the effort required to complete the testing work on software development projects, to allow for good project planning and project management.

The following Experience/Competencies/Skillsets are applicable to this Role. The CV for the proposed Resource as set out in the Tender Response Document must clearly and comprehensively demonstrate the Resource's experience with the following:

• Fulfilling the responsibilities of the role as set out above in 1. Key Deliverables.
• Using testing tools (including issue tracking tools) and test automation.
• Manual testing practices, techniques, and methodologies for end-to-end testing, system testing, integration testing and regression testing.