Junior QA Tester - Paarl Verfied

Salary Negotiable Paarl, Western Cape Paarl, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 17-01-2021 8:39:29 AM
07-03-2021 11:15:17 AM
Reference: 5647 SH

Job Description:

Testing and suggesting refinements that ensure the product quality, partake in defining, planning and executing the product roadmap.
Accurately predict development & testing timelines, be able to stick to them and react quickly to change.
Be able not only to identify and record problems, but also to try to work out what is causing it. High importance placed on fault finding and providing as much information and solutions to the problems
“Break” the products before our customers / end users uses it.
Cross platform Testing – of web applications and native / mobile Apps (Windows, Android, iOS)
Functional Testing –testing applications against defined user stories and business logic. Develop strong ‘hands-on’ debugging abilities with a talent of putting yourself in the user’s shoes and troubleshooting both functional and usability issues
Scenario Testing – trying to break the application and put yourself in a user’s shoes, is a key responsibility and you should be an out-the-box thinker and able to conceive and replicate different scenarios that users may take to perform a function
Continually keep yourself updated with the latest changes in your industry’s standards.
Be analytical and methodical
Excellent attention to detail
Strong analytical thinker who is process driven
Create Test plans, Define and maintain requirements and tests
Continuously improve test coverage by implementing new manual and automated tests
Define scope of testing within the context of each release/delivery
Deploy and manage appropriate testing framework to meet the testing mandate
Assist in the prep of the applicable test environment
Identify and report test related errors, issues and risks using Freshdesk & JIRA
Assist in the maintenance of test related documentation
Execute tests in a repeatable manner for verification when software component changes are made, documenting test results
Experience and ability in testing multiple platforms, including desktop, tablets.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent (Information Technology degree, Information Systems degree)
Knowledge of front-end Web technologies, including CSS, HTML5, JavaScript – advantageous
Proficiency writing SQL queries, working with MySQL, and relational database concepts.
Working in a support environment and experience with JIRA, Freshdesk
Knowledge of test suites, e.g., TestRails
Experience in Agile software development methodologies.
Knowledge and experience of working with cloud technologies, Amazon Web Services knowledge – advantageous
API testing experience using Postman, or similar – advantageous
0-2 years relevant working experience