QA Tester

**Job Number**
- 70953

**Job Type**
- Permanent

**Job Title**
- QA Tester

**Computer Skills**
- JavaScript,SQL

**Industry**
- IT - Software

**City**
- Tshwane (Pretoria)

**Province**
- Gauteng

**Responsibilities**:
**The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to**:

- Review and analyze system specifications
- Analyse test requirements and test scenarios
- Develop effective strategies and test plans
- Design, coordinate and execute testing (manual or automated), in liaison with the team, to ensure comprehensive solution validation and verification against approved business requirements
- Plan, schedule and prioritize tests to meet development targets
- Prepare and maintain test environments, including the creation of appropriate test data
- Maintain and enhance the test case repository
- Provide test results and test status to relevant stakeholders
- Track and report on software defects
- Ensure risks have appropriate mitigation strategies and escalated where necessary
- Ensure Service Level Agreements are met and exceeded
- Seek to continuously improve software quality, testing tools, testing processes, and testing environments**Inherent Requirements**

**Requirements and skills**:

- 1+ years of professional work experience (in both manual and automation testing) as a Quality Assurance Tester or a similar role
- BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred)
- ITQSB Certifications
- Sound understanding of software testing approaches, methodologies, and frameworks
- Knowledge of professional quality assurance engineering and best practices
- Experience working with Microsoft technologies, Selenium and JavaScript.
- Familiarity with Agile frameworks and regression testing
- Ability to document and troubleshoot errors
- Working knowledge of test management software (e.g., Azure DevOps) and SQL
- Proficiency with Azure DevOps or TFS
- Ability to document QA-related documentation including test plans and test cases
- Ability to research modern technologies and keep up to date with current practices.
- Ability to provide in-depth evaluation and analysis of unique complex technological issues.
- Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
- Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly
- Exposure to being part of an Agile development team and Agile software testing practices is required.
- Experience working on large information systems (Preferable).
- Must be a South African citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Excellent analytical, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of duties.
- Passionate about Software Development & Technology
- Focused, dedicated, committed, taking ownership of deliverables, and taking initiative to getting the job done
- Function in stressful situations
- Team player and able to work in a team
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Strive for excellence
- Effective interpersonal skills

**What Qualification**
- BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering

**Minimum Qualification**
- Bachelors

**Status**
- Available