Intermediate Software Quality Engineer

Job Description

• Blend of innovative thinking
• Proactive problem-solving
• Commitment to teamwork and ethical standards
• Contributing significantly to the overall success of the team.

Responsibilities

• Analysis and Design: You will examine documentation like business requirements and specifications. This review helps you derive appropriate test estimates and formulate a strategic test approach, ensuring thorough test coverage.
• Implementation: You are responsible for developing automation and load testing scripts that adhere to internal standards and best practices. This process must be conducted leveraging version control tools to maintain organisation and efficiency.
• Execution: You will execute technical tests using the relevant tools, ensuring that each test is conducted methodically and accurately. This includes the execution of automated regression testing packs.
• Defect Management: A key aspect of your role involves formally logging any defects found during testing. You will follow up on the progress of these defects and retest them once they are addressed.
• Retesting and Regression Testing: You are tasked with conducting both retesting and regression testing to ensure that software changes have not adversely affected existing functionality or performance. You are responsible for creating and maintaining automated regression test packs working closely with the functional testing team to understand the scope.
• Reporting: You are responsible for creating test progress and test completion reports leveraging automated reporting capabilities as far as possible.
• Documentation and knowledge sharing: You will create documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing within the team. You will also be involved in conducting training sessions with the team to support upskilling efforts.

Qualifications

Job specification:

• BSc, BCom, Ndip
• At least 3 years of experience in a software testing role
• ISTQB certifications are advantageous