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.

• 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...