Quality Assurance Analyst (Tester)

A leading IT Services and IT Consulting company is looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst (Tester) to join their team in Irene, GP. To be successful as a test analyst you should have a passion for detecting and solving problems and an eagle-eye for detail along with the ability to see the overall picture. An excellent test analyst has in-depth knowledge of software development, superb analytical skills, and an above-average ability to foresee technical problems.

Responsibilities:

• Identifying products to be assessed in the software review process.

• Defining the appropriate test to be carried out including the test data to be used.

• Managing the test data by documenting the results of each test cycle to identify flaws.

• Liaising with the Developers & analysts and participating in design sessions and specification reviews.

• Running diagnostic and system testing and presenting the information to the relevant stakeholders.

• Interacting with and coordinating the development and validation team and ensuring that effective communication takes place.

• Identifying and eliminating redundant functions and components.

• Improving knowledge of business applications and user needs and expectations.

• Understanding and implementing industry standards and protocols.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or IT (Advantageous).

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in test analysis.

• A proven record of experience working with computer software and coding.

• Knowledge of software development.

• Excellent analytical and diagnostic skills.

• Good experience with test automation.

• Experience in test techniques and programming.

• Above-average planning and organizational skills and attention to detail.

• The ability to track and write articulate reports on technical assessments.

• Work effectively to define testable user stories, especially acceptance criteria, with customer representatives and stakeholders.

• Basic knowledge and understanding using SQL.

• Execute testing on both Web front end and back-end systems (Configurations).

• Project management skills and the ability to work well in a team, experience in Agile Methodology (Scrum).

• Efficient planning skills and an ability to adhere to deadlines.

• Very good Experience with one or more of the following Test and Test automation tools:

  • Selenium, Cyprus, Junit, Postman, JIRA.