JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION: Software Quality/ Testing Engineer (12 months)
REPORTING STRUCTURE
Report to: Senior Deputy Director (Product Management)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1) Test Planning & Strategy
* Contribute to the development of test plans, defining scope, approach, and schedule in collaboration with the engineering team.
* Identify appropriate quality measures and testing approaches based on product requirements and user needs.
* Participate in sprint planning and requirements reviews to ensure testability is considered early in the development cycle.
* Support integration of automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline, working alongside senior engineers and DevOps.
2) Test Design & Execution
* Create clear, detailed test cases based on functional and technical specifications.
* Design test scenarios that reflect real-world usage, informed by business requirements and stakeholder input.
* Execute manual and automated tests to validate functionality, reliability, and performance of software applications.
* Log, track, and retest defects, ensuring issues are clearly documented with reproducible steps and evidence.
* Identify conditions under which software quality or performance degrades and report findings with supporting data.
3) Test Automation & Continuous Improvement
* Develop and maintain automated test scripts for functional and regression testing across web and API layers.
* Work with existing automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG) to expand test coverage incrementally.
* Support performance and load testing activities using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
* Continuously improve the quality and maintainability of test scripts, reducing test instability and technical debt.
* Stay current with QA best practices and tools, sharing knowledge with the team where relevant.
KEY SPECIFICATIONS
Candidates must have the following:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
* Experience designing, automating, and maintaining automation tests for acceptance, functional, and regression test cases.
* Experience creating test plans, implementing test automation, performance, and stress testing, implementing.
* Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience as a Software Test Engineer, QA Engineer, or in a similar role.
* Demonstrated proficiency in both manual and automated testing techniques, with experience in frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, or TestNG.
* Experience with performance and stress testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) and a solid understanding of CI/CD practices.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong communication and stakeholder collaboration abilities.
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