Woven between all the stages of the delivery process is the work of a Quality Analyst: the technologist who focuses on the complexity and risk inherent in building solutions. By collaborating with each team member—Developer, Business Analyst, Designer, etc.—they ensure quality is thoughtfully examined in both processes and technology. QAs are more than testers; they're team motivators and strive to inspire all teammates to weave quality into their mindsets and code.
Job responsibilities
Advocate for quality being built into software and products and aspire to 'shift quality to the left' i.e. highlight and put measures for risk mitigations within the team as early as possible
Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to embed quality at every stage of product evolution from ideation to customer usage
Regularly carry out exploratory testing to gain insights and uncover potential risks
Offer improvements to code, tests, testability and suggest tools and frameworks
Examine end-to-end processes including test coverage across all layers of the tech stack,
ensuring quality is embedded throughout
Contribute to the creation of a reliable and maintainable automated testing suite to ensure easy, effective analysis of failures and avoid any test case duplication
Alter team approach based on standards and regulations in certain industries
Coach the client's team and encourage them to adopt a quality mindset
Advocate QA expertise to the broader tech community in Thoughtworks, speaking at conferences and acting as a mentor for junior-level QAs
Job qualifications
Technical skills
You have worked as a Quality Analyst as part of a wider development team, pairing with Devs, Business Analysts, Infrastructure Engineers, and Designers to embed quality and testing mindsets within different roles
You have experience with agile, code management, deployment strategies and release management
Familiarity with practices such as TDD, BDD, CI/CD and models such as T