Software Tester

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Achievement Awards Group (Pty) Ltd Full time

A vacancy exists at our campus in Westlake Business Park, Cape Town for a software tester. The primary focus of this position is the development and maintenance of software that supports AAGroup’s programs for the enterprise and key corporate clients.
Reporting to the software tester lead you are a highly motivated, innovative, self-driven individual with a proven track record in software testing. You have the ability to interpret and perceive requirements, work independently and get the job done.
This position will be responsible for the full software testing cycle.

**As software tester you will be accountable for**:
Performing audits and tests of software products in accordance with software test plans, policies and procedures
Offering detailed technical support in the preparation for evaluations in the operations and maintenance of the test environment
Assisting Developers with debugging and characterising defects
Using existing templates or tools to provide software evaluation reports indicating status summary for passing and failing tests
Maintaining documentation of test operations (including the implementation of new features), and reporting results to the software development team
Participating in the collection of feedback on the developed design, from end users and other representative sources
Identifying actual and potential problems in test plans or company products
Working closely with the software development team in the diagnosis and replication of software failures
Providing regular updates on testing progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with the overall project
Executing test cases against stories, maintaining tests in line with agreed testing standards and practices
Providing feedback on user stories from a quality point of view and promoting bug prevention strategies, testability, accessibility
Participating in the delivery testing according to the schedule and completing tasks within allocated timeframes
Using technical expertise to select techniques for the elicitation of detailed requirements taking into account the nature of the required changes, established practices and the characteristics and culture of those providing the requirements
Proactively supporting the maintenance of the test environment
Writing SQL queries to retrieve, update and insert data in the databases

**Knowledge, skills and attributes**:
Demonstrate the ability to plan and organise
Excellent attention to detail and high accuracy
Sound verbal and written communication skills coupled with good interpersonal skills
Solid problem-analysis and solving skills
Working knowledge of test methodologies, implementing test plans, test cases and debugging
Demonstrate technical understanding and knowledge across the digital domain
Thorough understanding of test best practice
Understand common software failures and faults
Solid knowledge of software testing technologies
Demonstrate ability to translate solutions into business terms and communicate to stakeholders
Understanding of testing of IT systems, including manual and automation testing
Ability to monitor, log and report on service delivery and convey results to stakeholders in agreed format and timescales
Ability to evaluate risks, priorities and business benefits, leveraging business knowledge
SQL query writing skills

**Education and training**:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or equivalent
Relevant certification (e.g., ISTQB)

**Experience**:
Proven experience in a variety of testing efforts
At least 1-2 years’ experience in a similar position
Experience dealing with relevant stakeholders
Experience in executing test plans and cases
Good background on what is technically required to deliver IT solutions
Experience with defect tracking and testing systems
Demonstrated experience using techniques for identifying, gathering and validating customer needs in the delivery of IT services
Experience in quality assurance methodology
**Requirements**:
Application testing
Quality assurance
Software quality assurance and testing techniques
Problem solving and analysis
Auditing
Software quality assurance and testing systems
Automation expertise
System debugging
Reporting and interpreting
Achievement Awards Group is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and suitably qualified job applicants are invited to submit their CV online on or before the 20th February 2023. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups through a fair recruitment and selection process in accordance with laws governing employment equity, where such laws are applicable.

**Note**: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

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