IT Test Analyst
Location: Dublin (Hybrid)
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract
Salary: €52,206 per annum
Job Purpose
We are currently seeking an IT Test Analyst to join the IT Department within the Corporate Services Directorate. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of business-critical systems by planning, executing, and managing testing activities across multiple applications and platforms.
You will join a collaborative and forward-thinking IT team committed to delivering high-quality, customer-centric digital services in line with an ambitious ICT strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, design, and execute testing activities including functional, regression, system integration, data validation, UAT, load, and performance testing.
- Work closely with internal teams and third-party vendors to define and implement effective testing strategies.
- Plan and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in collaboration with business stakeholders and end users.
- Document, analyse, and report on test results, recommending corrective actions where required.
- Identify, log, manage, and verify defects using test and defect management tools.
- Conduct exploratory testing and risk analysis for complex or cross-platform functionality.
- Review third-party vendor test plans and results to ensure adequate coverage and quality standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency through automation of repeatable test cases.
- Collaborate with other testing and UAT leads, sharing best practices and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide flexibility during peak periods to ensure testing deliverables are met.
Essential Requirements
Candidates must demonstrate the following:
- A third-level qualification (minimum NFQ Level 7) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- A recognised testing certification (e.g. ISTQB Foundation or equivalent).
- A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in IT quality assurance and software testing (a relevant Master’s degree may substitute for up to 1 year of experience).
- Proven experience in test planning, execution, reporting, and defect management.
- Experience working with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Experience using test and work management tools such as Azure DevOps or similar.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration experience.
Desirable Requirements
- Experience working in a public sector or government environment.
- Knowledge of SQL, data validation, or data visualisation tools.
- Understanding of data privacy and information security principles.
- Experience contributing to positive customer or end-user experience
Why Join Us?
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a collaborative IT environment, contributing to impactful digital services that support organisational and public needs.
If this sounds like a role you would be interested in, please email you cv to [email protected]
