Junior Functional QA

Haefele Software Ltd. • Other • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa • $200 - $300 / year • 7h ago

Our company is looking for a Junior Functional QA to join our team.

Position : Permanent

Location : Cape Town, hybrid/remote work opportunity

We are Haefele Software, a boutique software development firm established in London in 2006, with a growing team of 50 between London and Cape Town.

We are engineering-focused and build high-performance Agile teams, enjoying complex problems, serving a variety of industries and clients, generally abroad.

As a collective, we strive to be surrounded by equally personable, sharp, and growth-minded people, in a space that values relationships, people first, and pragmatic processes to foster the mentor and the mentorable.

Junior Functional QA Overview

Being involved in the planning of the process.
Design and create test cases per project iteration.
Run test cases and complete test cycles on project iterations.
Creating bugs and retesting the solution to ensure they have been resolved correctly.
Create and manage test reports.
Create and manage test packs.
Actively drive the QA best practice throughout the SDLC.
Liaising with and testing third-party applications.
Familiar with source control.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced Agile development environment.
Solid understanding of SDLC phases including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, release, and maintenance.
Good knowledge of SQL and scripting.
Good understanding of REST API and tools like Postman.
Good understanding of HTML and CSS.
Comfortable using dev tools to investigate issues.

Formal Qualifications

Degree/Diploma/Accredited Certificate in Quality Assurance, Computer Science, or equivalent will be beneficial. ISTQB qualified.

While not a requirement, the candidate will be expected to achieve the following certifications (paid for internally) within a reasonable agreed time if successful.

Prerequisites

Foundation in being customer-focused and passionate about doing what’s right for the customer.
Great interpersonal, and oral/written communication skills.
Great organizational skills and an eye for details.
A good understanding of software quality assurance processes is required.
Experience testing multiple platforms including desktop, web, and mobile-based systems.
Excellent understanding of testing concepts and the role of QA in a team.
Understand the various stages of the SDLC.
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

You will be a self-motivated individual and be able to demonstrate good problem-solving skills. The successful candidate will gain international experience and possible international traveling.