Summary
A senior QAT analyst has similar responsibilities to a QAT analyst but at a more complex level and on a greater scale. At this role level, you will:
take a business and an operational view to finding solutions to complex problems
provide test coverage support for test engineers and software developers
come up with functional and non-functional testing procedures and requirements
Work Activity Components
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Test conditions (Level 3) | Reviews requirements and specifications, and defines test conditions. |
| Test cases (Level 3) | Analyses test requirements and designs and builds test cases and test scripts under own direction, mapping back to pre-determined criteria. Prioritises sets of tests in order to carry out those most important within a limited timebox. |
| Compliance analysis and reporting (Level 3)(QUAS) | Examines records for evidence that appropriate testing and other quality control activities have taken place and determines compliance with organisational directives, standards and procedures. Identifies non-compliances, non-conformances and abnormal occurrences, and inputs findings to compliance reports. |
| Risk management (Level 3) | Identifies and reports issues and risks associated with own work. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Application Development Tools | Software tools which automate or assist part of the development process. | Aware of |
| Corporate, Industry and Professional Standards | Applying relevant standards, practices, codes, and assessment and certification programmes to the specific organisation or business domain. | Familiar with |
| 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. | Familiar with |
| 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. | Familiar with |
Training
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| System Testing | Methods and procedures for planning, specifying and executing tests, including levels of testing, e.g. Unit Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Regression Testing, Live User Testing, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deputising | Standing in for supervisor or manager on a temporary basis during periods of absence. | Broadening Activities |
| 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 Knowledge of Activities of Employing Organisation | Developing an understanding of the potentially diverse range of activities (service, governance, administrative, regulatory, commercial, charitable, industrial, etc.) undertaken by the employing organisation. | Increasing Knowledge |
| Gaining Knowledge of Surrounding Technical Areas | Gaining knowledge of IT activities in employing organisation external to own function. | Increasing Knowledge |
| Research Assignments | Exploring a topic which is not part of own normal responsibilities and presenting findings to colleagues and/or management | 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 |
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. |
Practitioner Functional testing You can: design and execute a wide range of testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders make decisions on the environment for testing, and can coach others identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity |
| 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. |
Practitioner Non-functional testing You can: design and execute a wide range of non-functional testing techniques communicate non-functional test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders make decisions on running types of non-functional testing coach and mentor others identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity |
| Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework |
Technical breadth |
Practitioner Technical breadth You can: demonstrate a good working knowledge of different tools and techniques, and can train others advise others on testing techniques and frameworks effectively research, plan and train others within the team |
| Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework |
Test analysis |
Practitioner Test analysis You can: think creatively, ask the right questions and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team lead investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes drive the collection of information and the creation of recommendations for improvements absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to determine solutions |
Qualification Components
| Title | Awarding Bodies |
|---|---|
| FEDIP Senior 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 - Acceptance 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.