Test Analyst

Test Analyst

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday (05/09/25) at 17:00

Agency support not required for this role

About Pepper: PepperAdvantage Ireland has been instrumental in helping Irish individuals,businesses and investors navigate their financial journey since 2012. We manageover €20bn worth of assets and have a skilled team of more than 600 peopleacross Dublin and Shannon. We're here to service loans and mortgages whichincludes processing loan payments and when needed, working with customers toresolve late payments or assist with financial difficulties.

As partof the international Pepper Advantage Group, we combine local knowledge withglobal expertise. With operations across the UK, Europe and South-East Asia, weemploy over 3,500 people and have over €50bn in assets under management.

About this role:
The Change Management team is responsible for project delivery acrossthe business including on-boarding new clients, delivering system enhancementsand other projects for IT and the business. Ensuring the quality of thesolutions delivered is a critical part of the project and purpose of this roleis to support the business by carrying out Testing across all projects withinPepper.

This role is critical in ensuring the successful delivery of projectswithin the business and entails test planning, test script development, testexecution and reporting of issues to ensure that all solutions meet therequired quality criteria in advance of being deployed to live.

Location: Dublin or Shannon

Type of contract:Permanent/Full-time
Please note that occasional weekend work may be required for certainprojects to facilitate migrations as is standard in Financial Services.

Key Responsibilities
-Review and undertake static testing of business requirements documents (BRD) and functional specifications to understand the functional and technical requirements.
-Raise any issues identified with the BRD or functional specification documents with the document owner
-Utilise the BRD and functional specification documents to create test scenarios and test scripts by analysing business requirements and engaging with project team members and subject matter experts, as necessary.
-Review and validation of existing test data and creation of new test data to meet test case requirements
-Responsible for completing test execution and maintenance of the test management tools
-Creates test strategy and test closure documentation, managing the review and sign off processes.
-Support business teams through test execution phases by validating test scenarios and test scripts, and assisting with the raising of defects identified during test cycle
-Issues detected during testing to be logged to the test management system, providing high-quality low-level details.
-Collaborates with internal and external development teams to address issues found during each test phase, retests and validates fixes have resolved issue.
-Attends daily project calls to discuss progress of testing and defects that have been identified
-Adheres to delivery deadlines
-Identifies, and raise risks through appropriate channels
-Assist in the creation of test estimates for project timelines.
-Conduct quality review activities such as peer reviews of test cases, test plans, and test case execution

Key PerformanceIndicators
-Successful implementation of IT changes and projects delivered on time
-Work carried out efficiently and accurately.
-Defects are reported promptly with sufficient low-level details.
-Prompt identification of any system issues prioritised and escalate through correct channels.
-Documents issues clearly, concise, and accurate
-Clear communication with both internal and external stakeholders

Skills and Experience
-ISTQB Foundation Test Analyst (essential)
-Minimum Third Level qualification in a relevant computer science / engineering field or equivalent (essential)
-Experience and knowledge of Code of Conduct Mortgage Arrears (CCMA), Consumer Protection Code (CPC) regulations (desirable)
-Experience in Automation Testing
-Experience and knowledge in Financial Services 2 to 3 years' experience (desirable)
-Experience in test planning and test execution
-Familiar with Use Case / Test Methodology
-Experienced in MS Office including Word, Excel,
-Experienced in the use of JIRA
-Problem solving and root cause identification skills
-Able to work effectively at all levels in the organization
-Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively
-A proven track record of excellent communication skills with the ability to translate client requirements into test cases

Competencies
-Accuracy & Quality
-Analytical Thinking
-Adaptability/Dealing with Change
-Communication & Interpersonal Skills
-Communication Skills- Written
-Problem solving
-Delivery
-Teamwork
-Good stakeholder management skills

Pepper is an equal opportunities employer
Role Profiles are subject to change in line with business needs.
For more information on this role please email recruitment@peppergroup.ie