Summary
A QAT analyst undertakes and executes appropriate test design, and performs exploratory testing. At this role level, you will:
collaborate with delivery teams and determine the testability of functional and non-functional requirements
have domain and business knowledge
take a business and operational view when analysing the system under test
Work Activity Components
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Test conditions (Level 2) | Defines test conditions for given requirement |
| Test cases (Level 2) | Designs test cases and creates test scripts and supporting material, working to the specifications provided. Where appropriate uses techniques for prioritising tests (e.g. based upon risk or the area of change). Optimises value of testing within limited time-boxes. |
| Risk management (Level 2) | Identifies and reports issues and risks. |
| Compliance analysis and reporting (Level 3) (QUAS-F) | Supports the examination of records for evidence that appropriate testing and other quality control activities have taken place. Supports the identification of non-compliances, non-conformances and abnormal occurrences. |
Behavioural Skills
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Goal Orientation | Maintaining focus on agreed objectives and deliverables. |
| Attention to Detail | Applying specific quality standards to all tasks undertaken to ensure that deliverables are accurate and complete. |
| Verbal Expression | Communicating effectively using the spoken word. |
| Written Expression | Communicating effectively in writing, such as reports and via emails. |
| Teamwork | Working collaboratively with others to achieve a common goal. |
Technical Skills
| Title | Details | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate, Industry and Professional Standards | Applying relevant standards, practices, codes, and assessment and certification programmes to the specific organisation or business domain. | Aware of |
| Test Management Techniques | Principles, methods, techniques and tools for the effective management of the testing process and the execution of tests throughout the lifecycle of development or integration projects. | Aware of |
| Development Approach | Understanding and application of different development approaches e.g. iterative/ incremental methodologies (Agile, XP, TDD, SCRUM) or traditional sequential methodologies (Waterfall or V-Model). Irrespective of development methodology a DevOps approach may also be taken where development and operational staff work collaboratively. | Aware of |
| DevOps | The collaborative approach consisting of agile practices, processes, and procedures designed to facilitate rapid IT service and product delivery. DevOps emphasizes people (and culture) and seeks to improve collaboration between development (Dev) and operations (Ops) teams with the aim of shortening the systems development life cycle to provide continuous release of high-quality software. | Aware of |
| Agile | A collection of methods, practises, tools and techniques, underpinned by the Agile Manifesto, that enable teams to deliver high value products and services in small, workable, increments. An Agile culture typically encompasses concepts such as Servant-Leaders; ceremonies, Stand-Ups, Sprints and Retrospectives; and the deployment of tools and techniques such as Backlogs and A/B Testing. | Aware of |
Training
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Application Development Tools | Software tools that automate or assist the whole development life-cycle, for example IDEs (Integrated Development Environments), Visual studio, etc. |
| Software Configuration | Installation, configuration and tuning of applications or systems software. |
| Software Quality Assurance Techniques | Methods, techniques and standards for the quality assurance of the software development process. |
| Security Awareness | Tools and techniques to help users and employees understand the role they play in helping to combat information security breaches and for IT and security professionals to prevent and mitigate risk. |
Professional Development Activity (PDA)
| Title | Details | PDA Group |
|---|---|---|
| Job Shadowing and Special Assignments | Undertaking temporary periods or secondments in other roles, particularly those that offer a new perspective on own function or exposure to other environments and cultures. | Broadening Activities |
| Gaining Strategic Knowledge of Employing Organisation | Developing a comprehensive understanding of the business environment in which the employing organisation operates and its position, policies and direction in relation to health and care, country and global issues. | Increasing Knowledge |
| Gaining Knowledge of Surrounding Technical Areas | Gaining knowledge of IT activities in employing organisation external to own function. | Increasing Knowledge |
| Involvement in Professional Body Activities | Attending meetings, seminars and workshops organised by professional body and reading published material, such as journals and web content. | Participation in Professional Activities |
| Team Working | Undertaking learning and practice in the techniques of team and collaborative working. Gaining an understanding of the underlying concepts. | Developing Professional Skills |
Organisational Skill Name and Description
| Framework | Skill | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework |
Functional testing Financial management involves planning, organising and monitoring financial resources. |
Working Functional testing You can: design and execute test cases using standard testing techniques come up with different business scenarios for a feature, working with others in the team |
| Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework |
Non-functional testing Modern development standards involves using the latest technologies and best practices to improve the quality of the software development process. |
Awareness Non-functional testing You can: show an awareness of non-functional testing techniques execute non-functional test scenarios and identify defects run non-functional tests others have written and know the processes to do so understand a range of standard non-functional testing techniques |
| Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework |
Technical breadth |
Awareness Technical breadth You can: show an awareness of a range of tools and techniques for test automation demonstrate some technical attributes |
| Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework |
Test analysis |
Working Test analysis You can: identify simple patterns and trends investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes, and contribute to recommending solutions work with stakeholders to identify objectives and potential benefits |
Qualification Components
| Title | Awarding Bodies |
|---|---|
| FEDIP Practitioner | FEDIP - The Federation for Informatics Professionals in Health and Care |
| ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level | BCS - The Chartered Institute of IT |
| ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation level - Mobile Application Testing | BCS - The Chartered Institute of IT |
The Professional Body Responsible for this job family is BCS. This job role profile was created in collaboration with BCS, using Role Model Plus.