Job Responsibilities
Provide leadership and mentorship to other team members.
Train new team members on the methodologies, tools and test scripts used by the team.
Help team members understand existing functionality and new functional requirements.
Investigate and share opportunities to improve testing productivity, processes and procedures with team members.
Further the testing best practices already established in line with industry standards.
Work with the product owner and development team lead to translate specifications into test plans.
Define and implement test methodologies for use in the technology team.
Study and adhere to quality assurance (QA) practices of the Technology Department to ensure that new product and software releases meet documentation/signoff requirements as well as stakeholder expectations.
Requirements Management
Analyse requirements for completeness, correctness and clarity, to drive the testing effort.
Perform quality checks on logged requirements.
Assist the test team with implementing agile boards and sprint planning.
Where required, work with the development team to troubleshoot the system to help identify the root cause of bugs.
Perform companywide analysis on defects and provide management with proposed solutions.
Drive the reduction of system defects via the continual improvement processes.
Test Management
Conduct per test project reviews to ensure quality of standard with the team.
Identify constraints that may reduce work output and plan for the rectification of these constraints. Inform relevant stakeholders of constraints that cannot be rectified independently within a reasonable period of time.
Identify and rectify any causes of delays or failures to successfully complete testing requirements.
Ensure that all test requests are planned and completed in line with agreed project priorities and against timelines agreed during the planning cycle.
Reporting
Provide test analysis and reporting.
Stakeholder reporting: reporting test progress, results and key metrics to stakeholders at agreed intervals.
Monitor system health via defect leakage and motivate for remedial actions.
Provide base metrics to measure the cost of testing and project risk.
User Acceptance Testing
Liaise with internal and external development parties for validation testing.
Ensure end-user sign-off documents are in place.
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Matric
- ISTQB – Foundation testing certification is a must.
- Relevant IT Tertiary Qualification
- Training on Development and Testing IDE’s (e.g., MS SQL Server, Visual Studio/Code, GIT).
- Specific training on test automation and test automation techniques is a must.
- 3 – 5 years’ relevant and practical experience with automating software tests.
- 1 – 2 years leadership/supervisory experience.
- Experience in software testing including methodologies (agile, functional and non-functional), test planning, test case development, execution, and quality assessment of test cases.
- Possess a good understanding of Quality Control and Quality Assurance concepts across the SDLC.
- Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail.
- Strong understanding of coding principles and how bespoke systems function.
- Good familiarity with development practices and structures, including Development & Testing tools.
- Will be part of a dynamic Automation team of self-motivated individuals.
- Demonstrates cross-functional expertise and be highly adaptive and flexible with the ability to thrive in a highly complex and ever-changing environment.
- A technically inclined person will be best suited.
- Ability to lead and work independently or function in a team as needed.
- Willing to work extended hours.
- Willing to travel.
- Ability to effectively convey information of a highly technical nature to non-technical audiences (e.g., between Finance and Developers).
Interested?
Please submit your CV through PNET if you are interested in applying for this position and one of our consultants will be in contact with you. Should you not receive correspondence from us within two weeks of your application submission, consider your application unsuccessful.
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