Functional Test Analyst

About the role

A client in the financial sector is looking for a skilled Functional Test Analyst with strong analytical and testing skills to join its project team. The role ensures that software applications meet business and functional requirements through careful test planning, execution and reporting, working with developers, business analysts and project managers. The position is onsite in Lagos.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze business and functional requirements to identify test scenarios and design test cases.
• Develop, document and execute test plans, test scripts and test cases for functional, integration and regression testing.
• Conduct manual testing to validate system behaviour and adherence to requirements.
• Identify, document and track defects using test management tools, ensuring timely resolution.
• Take part in requirement and design review sessions to ensure test coverage.
• Collaborate with developers and business analysts to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
• Perform system, user acceptance (UAT) and end-to-end testing as needed.
• Provide clear testing progress reports and results to stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement of testing processes, standards and documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• 3-5 years of proven experience as a Functional Test Analyst or QA Tester in enterprise software environments.
• Solid understanding of business processes and functional workflows.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills; able to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional team.
• ISTQB certification or similar is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of the software testing life cycle (STLC) and defect management.
• Hands-on experience with test management tools such as Jira, TestRail, Zephyr and HP ALM.
• Experience testing web and mobile applications.