软件测试职业规划——technical level

yjs916 · 发表于 2009-9-29 10:25:00

Hi,
最近公司在指定一个技术水平的划分，对QA人员进行技术等级的评定，包括技术/沟通/流程三部分，下面部分是关于技术的，请各位同行多提宝贵意见，是我不断完善它。谢谢。
Level1
[edit] IT Knowledge

* Basic understanding of web application devlopment process in such as java and php enviornment;
* Basic Linux line command (help, rm, cp, mv, mkdir, rmdir, cd, pwd, ls, tar, chmod, passwd, vi, etc.);

* Basic MySQL operation command (create, insert, select, delete, drop, etc.);
* Basic understanding of HTTP, Javascript, HTML, Java, FTP, XML, and Shell Scripting.

[edit] QA Knowledge

* Knowledge about software testing methodologies and the test cycles in the software development life cycle;
* Be familiar with  the related customer business operate process and service logic;
* Be familiar with black box testing (functional testing) techniques:
      o 1. Equivalence Partition
      o 2. Boundary value analysis
      o 3. Decision Table Testing
      o 4. Expected Results Coverage Technique
      o 5. All Pair and Orthoganal
      o 6. Exploratory testing
      o 7. Traceablity Matrix
      o 8. Specification-based testing.

[edit] QA Skill

* Be able to write the basic test cases from the available specification and user documentation;
* Be able to setup appropriate test environment according to the procedure;
* Be able to execute manual testing according to the test procedure and automated test scripts;
* Know the definition of the bug entries (Component, Version, Severity, Priority and so on) and able to submit detailed defects reproduced procedure in defect management tool (ClearQuest, Bugzilla,TestLink,Test Director etc.).

[edit] Level2
[edit] IT Knowledge

* Familiar with the normal os problems solution and software installation/uninstallation based on linux platform;
* Familiar with using VI/VIM, familiar with file operation such as archive, compress and ftp. Selection, Projection, Join，index，etc.;
* Knowledge of OOP language (e.g. Java）and shell language (e.g. Javascript and perl);
* Knowledge of Markup language such as HTTP, XML, XHTML, CSS etc.;
* Knowledge of Apache Tomcat server;
* Knowledge of protocol such as TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and JDBC.

[edit] QA Knowledge

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      o Be familiar with gray box testing technique;
      o Be able to have access to internal data structures and algorithms for designing the test cases.

[edit] QA Skill
In this level, you should be able to write test cases depend on actual functional and system flow of the application;

* Be able to design test scenarios and test cases based on functional requirement specification;
* Be able to analyze test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action;
* Be able to document and report test outcomes by collecting, analyzing, interpreting and summarizing data to project team;
* Be able to develop and extend the current test automation infrastructure to be more efficient, both in execution and reporting;
* Be able to do non Functional software testing by tools （loadRunner, QTP,IBM Appscan, Webinspect, etc):
      o Performance testing
      o Stability testing
      o Usability testing
      o Security testing
      o Internationalization and localization

[edit] Level3
[edit] IT Knowledge

* Familiar with bash scripting.Basic knowledge of regular expressions.Basic configuration of apache,tomcat,PHP,bind;
* Normal database operation knowledge such as create schema, backup and restore tables etc., familiar with the basic PL/SQL, Stored Procedures;
* Solid understanding of Java,J2EE.

[edit] QA Knowledge

* Be familiar with White box testing techniques with the source code available by tools (JUnit,etc):
      o 1. Statement coverage technique;
      o 2. Branch (Single condition) coverage technique;
      o 3. Compound condition coverage technique;
      o 4. Path coverage technique;
      o 5. Loop coverage technique;
      o 6. Domain Fault inection;
      o 7. Static testing.

[edit] QA Skill

* Be able to produce high quality test cases and develop test procedures with high coverage to locate the system defect and hiden bugs;
* Be able to analyze and track defects with meaningful details and provide root cause analysis;
* Be able to create of traceability and requirements coverage matrices to ensure the quality of the features under test;
* Be able to use statistical tools and methods to identify, measure, and track performance and defects;
* Be able to use automated test tools to automate the execution of common regression scenarios.

[edit] Level4
[edit] IT Knowledge

* Advanced Linux/Unix and database skill;
* Familiar with Java web frameworks such as Spring, Struts2, Hibernate, etc.;
* Strong Javascript/HTML/CSS programming skill.

[edit] QA Knowledge

* Strong understanding of QA methodology and knowledge of standard software development methodology assessments, such as SEI/CMM or ISO 9000.
* Can understand and handle the new technics quickly;

[edit] QA Skill

* Be able to analyze, create and execute test standards and procedures based on the clearly service logic;
* Be able to define comprehensive test strategies and test plans based on evolving and changing product specifications;
* Be able to collect and analyze data to set project estimation standards, evaluate productivity, and evaluate quality trends;
* Be able to offer effectively and creatively strategies to the devlopment team;
* Be able to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
Communication 20%
Knowledge 35%
Skill 45%