Skills
Ability to follow and report exactly as described in test cases and procedures and enhance as necessary.
Ability to determine sufficiency of test cases and procedures to ensure high product quality and enhance as necessary.
Ability to design a set of interelated test specifications and build test cases and procedures.
Excellent trouble shooting skills.
Expert computer operating system, appropriate subsystems and test tool knowledge.
Expert understanding of scripting languages
Expertise with multiple hardware and OS platforms.
Expertise with software coding concepts.
Java coding experience is plus
Automation testing experience is plus
Preferred Education
Bachelor’s Degree or global equivalent in Computer Science or related field. Master's degree or global equivalent a plus. QA testing experience on Windows Platform and Unix/Linux platform.
Key Responsibilities
Put forward accurate time estimates of work to be done on a project
Complete all scheduled tasks on time
Develop customer focused test plans
Set-up and maintain testing environments
Perform complex test cases and maintain associated test records
Develop and utilize automated test scripts to perform duties
Record issues into a defect-tracking system
Follow-up and close issues entered into the defect-tracking system
Escalate issues to a higher level where issue resolution is not achieved within a reasonable amount of time
Provide information to technical documentation (i.e. Product Release Notes/Readme files)
Review product documentation (manuals/Getting Started Guides) for technical accuracy
Work with development team to understand assigned modules/new product features for the purpose of developing test cases
Participate in the design spec reviews to understand design, contribute quality requirements and ensure testability
Familiarize themselves with new technology, operating systems, automated testing tools, etc. in order to maintain an awareness of technological advances.
Assume a QA project or team leader position within the organization.uff
