ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst (CTAL-TTA) 2012

The ISTQB® Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst (CTAL-TTA) provides a thorough introduction to the technical testing skills which are fundamental in many organizations today. These skills include risk-based testing, white box testing, static analysis, non-functional testing, and test automation. A candidate who has achieved the Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst certification should be able to: • Recognize and classify the typical risks associated with the performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability of software systems • Provide technical elements to the planning, design and execution of tests for mitigating performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability risks • Select and apply appropriate white-box test techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on design coverage • Effectively participate in reviews with developers and software architects applying knowledge of typical defects in the code and architecture • Improve the quality characteristics of code and architecture by making use of different analysis techniques • Outline the costs and benefits to be expected from introducing particular types of test automation • Select appropriate tools to automate technical testing tasks • Understand the technical issues and concepts in applying test automation