IT Test Analyst

4 weeks ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Bank of Ireland Full time

What is the opportunity?

The position is a test analyst role working with a team of testing analysts, developers, business analysts and product specialists. The primary responsibility for the successful candidate will be to drive out the testing process through the development and execution of manual / automated test scenarios. The analyst will help prioritise defects/issues to be fixed, using an understanding of the business requirements and the needs of the customer. The transformation programme is one of our key enablers for delivering our New Ireland Company strategy. There are a number of projects being delivered with key strategic objectives across new and existing platforms.

In this role, you will:

  • Resource proposed must have the equivalent of 3-5 years' experience as a Test Analyst / Business Subject Expert in L/400(AS400)
  • IT related 3rd level qualification (e.g. computer science degree or similar)
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of Life and Pensions industry processes
  • Identify and analyse opportunities for test automation
  • Implement automation frameworks and approaches
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills - with a particular strength in written communications
  • Takes personal responsibility for accuracy and quality
  • 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
  • Specifies requirements for environment, data, resources and tools
  • Establish and evolve formal QA processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices
  • Oversee all aspects of quality assurance including establishing metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met
  • 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
  • Thorough understanding of the software development life cycle, and different software development methodologies and frameworks
  • Capable of working independently with minimal supervision, and providing supervision, direction and support to other members of the team
  • Excellent continuous improvement experience, including best principles
  • Interest and curiosity in learning new systems and skills
  • Strong business acumen and customer focus

What will make you stand out:

  • Ability to work to strict deadlines while delivering quality work to our standards and procedures
  • Energy and keenness to learn new technologies
  • Good communication, interpersonal and team work skills essential
  • Secure API testing experience
  • Knowledge of SQL
  • Experience with test automation tools and libraries
  • Experience designing automation scripts/frameworks and finding solutions for automation problems
  • Ability to work on own initiative and to be self-sufficient
  • Ability to relate to business community and translate requirements into technical solutions
  • Demonstrate personal ownership/responsibility for work with thorough follow through to conclusion along with flexibility and a quality focus
  • Flexibility to deal with changing priorities as required
  • Certifications in application delivery or modern software development and quality practices such as Agile, Product Management, and Quality Assurance are desired
  • Broad understanding of the full software development lifecycle
  • Self-starter and willing to take initiative in problem identification and solutions provision using a systematic and organised approach to their work
  • Very Strong team player with focus on integrity and ethics


Qualifications in any of the following will help you stand out but is not necesarry in order to apply for this role:

  • IT qualifications
  • A sound knowledge of financial services sector
  • Previous experience as a test automation engineer would be advantage
  • Experience delivering to tight project timescales
  • ISEB qualification/certification in a formal Test or Quality methodology is desirable







Key Competencies

  • One Group, one team - Self
  • Agile - Self
  • Accountable - Self
  • Champion Transformation - Self
  • Manage Risk - Self

Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process. If you require any assistance, please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email.

Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.

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