Senior Software Tester - Johannesburg, South Africa - Affirmative Portfolios

Affirmative Portfolios

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

IT

Johannesburg - Gauteng
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SENIOR SOFTWARE TESTER-3 YEAR CONTRACT**
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

Perform a Quality Assurance function for software development and deployment by performing manual and automated tests to ensure that system changes and new requirements are fit for purpose, mitigate risks, and prevent system issues.

Duties:

Analyse specifications, design and execute tests

Creation of test designs, test processes, test cases and test data.

Test planning, design and review

Carry out testing as per the defined procedures -load and performance testing, manual testing, regression testing and automation testing.

Participate in walkthroughs of testing procedures.

Oversee testing sessions

SIT, Functional Testing and UAT.

Log defects, retest defects and provide test results.

Obtain sigh off for each stage of testing.

Prepare all reports related to software testing carried out and document bugs and defaults.

Ensure that all test related work is carried out as per the defined standards and procedures at EPPF.

Understand software's objectives and evaluate the system requirements.

Test software as a whole or parts of it as per direction from the developer

Document findings, troubleshoot issues and re-run tests
Accurately record faults as each test is executed.

Collaborate with developer to fine-tune the technology solution to meet required standards.

Ensure that functionality meets business requirements and architectural design.

Perform ongoing tests on software to ensure improvement over time.

Collaborate with the IT change and project management team to ensure adherence to release methodology and technical change management procedures for all changes.

Promote the practice of DevOps
Shorten the systems development lifecycle through continuous team engagements.

Build service improvement plans for effective and efficient quality assurance.

Leadership and Management
Display the EPPF values of CARE.

Team management including performance management and skills development.

Ensure the quality of work adheres to the EPPF Quality requirements.

Conflict Management

Good Organisational skills

Collaboration with other department and lead with integrity and honesty

Effective communication (both verbal and non-verbal)

Motivate team to deliver results as per agreed performance.

Good interpersonal skills

Decision making skills.

Continuous improvement and ensure the best practice