Job Description

Responsibilities/Tasks:

• Analyse/ assimilate project documentation to build a thorough understanding of the business and technical requirements of systems to be tested. These typically include business requirements, functional specifications, process/data flow diagrams and use cases.
• Liaise with business analysts, system analysts and developers in producing test plans.
• Design and draw up appropriate test scenarios and test cases to implement the test plans.
• Verify that test cases are performed against test plans to enable clear and accurate reporting of test results and progress.
• Establish and maintain requirements verification documentation to specifically report on test coverage.
• See to the automation of test cases for regression testing.
• Actively collaborate with team members to continually improve on existing test methods and processes.
• Provide feedback and inputs to management w.r.t. issues that may have bearing on the test strategies that the test department employs.
• Review test cases and test reports by other team members.

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information technology.
• An ISEB or ISTQB qualification or recognised equivalent.
• 7 years tester experience.
• 4 years test analyst experience.
• 7 years experience within SDLC, in particular test lifecycle experience from test design to test execution and reporting.

• Proven participation in the whole testing lifecycle, from test design to final delivery, for an enterprise scale software system.
• Familiarity with UML modeling tools, such as Sparx Enterprise Architect.
• Experienced in the use of scripting language, such as Groovy.
• Experienced in the use of test management software, such as Test Link.
• Experience with test automation tools.
• Experienced in the use of Bug life-cycle management software.

• Self-starter with a passion for software testing.
• Analytical with strong problem solving abilities.
• Organized, structured and attention to detail.
• Work well under pressure in a fast paced project environment.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Good communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Ability to take the lead and run a small project
• Ability to work in a team or alone.
• Assertive, managing boundaries well.

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