Job Description

Title Specialist: Quality AssuranceWe are looking for a Software QA Engineer. Your main function will be that of a QA Analyst and Test Automation Engineer. We need a person who is passionate about Testing, Test Automation and Quality. You need to perform manual testing as well as implement new Automated tests in accordance with specifications and agreed timelines.Responsibilities

• Perform manual testing.
• Develop automation using an industry standard test automation tool (Selenium for Front End automation)

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:Manual Testing:

• Requirement Analysis; Create test plans and test scripts; Execute test plans.
• Root cause analysis of errors.
• Identify and analyze defects. Log defects and track defect resolution.
• Maintain quality assurance environment.
• Perform manual feature testing
• Compliance with procedures and processes
• Good communication with Dev Team
• Perform Release testing on Production after hours

Test Automation:

• Create and maintain Automation test cases.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, support Automated test cases.

Educational Qualifications:

• N. Diploma or B-Tech / Degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Engineering degree
• ISTQB certification

Experience

• 4+ years formal testing experience (Web and API)
• 4+ Test Automation Engineering experience

Skills:Essential

• Software testing experience (manual and automation)
• Expertise in software development methodologies (Agile)
• Python
• SOAPUI
• Postman
• JMeter
• MySQL
• Visual Studio code (or similar tool)

Advantageous

• Jira
• Experience in Telecommunications industry

Other requirements

• Candidate must be based in Cape Town

Behavioral Competencies:

• Communication skills: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message
• Customer Focus: Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships
• Continuous learning: Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application
• Contributing to team success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals
• Managing work (time management): Effectively managing ones time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently
• Compliance: Adhere to policies and procedures and meet deadlines

Education Bachelor's Degree: Computer and Information Science (Required)Languages English

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