Software Tester R25000 – Fourways

Well established, cutting edge software solutions organisation specialising in virtual point of sale, mobile point of sales and e-commerce, to mention but a few of the solutions they provide, are currently recruiting for an experienced, driven and passionate Software Tester to join their
growing team. The selected individual will be responsible for testing the company's systems
to ensure that business specifications and requirements are met and the expectations of the
overall quality of their systems are exceeded. Always improving, always testing, always changing in an Agile environment.

Skills, experience and qualifications requirements:
• Senior certificate with Mathematics
• Diploma / Certification / Degree in software related field
• 2+ years software development and test experience on web applications, preferably in Financial industry
• Able to work on complex financial scenarios in a fast-moving environment
• Fast learner and willing to expand on one's knowledge
• Knowledge of automated test tools and platforms beneficial
• Experience and knowledge of API and web service testing
• Experience in using industry standard test management tools (e.g. JIRA / Zephyr, Confluence)
• Ability to run SQL queries would be an advantage
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, client service and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving skills
• An individual with a keen interest in financial systems and processes would excel.

Responsibilities:
• Developing and executing software test plans
• Identifying and facilitating issue resolution with functional and technical groups (including problem reproduction)
• Understand cross-functional dependencies and collaborate with teams to meet end-to-end quality objectives
• Continuous improvement around Quality Assurance processes and Testing methodologies
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Team Leads to ensure business objectives and requirements are achieved and exceeded
• Knowledge and experience in multiple testing methodologies, including regression, black-box, integration, white-box, UAT and unit testing
• Execute tests in a repeatable manner for verification when software component changes are made
• Documenting test results and communicating these back to the team through verbal and written channels
• Accurate and comprehensive daily tracking on the status of cases
• Testing multiple platforms, including desktop, web and mobile based systems
• Ensuring financial calculations generated by the system's balance and are as expected