Software Quality Assurance Tester - Cape Town, South Africa - Bluegrass Digital
Description
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a dynamic and resourceful
Senior QA Tester to join our team, with a keen eye for detail; good communication skills; a sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on our business success.
You will work closely with all the Bluegrass teams including the Project Management; Development; Design and Business Analyst teams. The Operations Director will oversee your work to ensure the quality and fulfilment of Bluegrass Digital's products and services. You will understand client project requirements; make raise UX issues during the QA process; understand the CMS platforms we work with; and along with our Business Analysts improve the QA team operational effectiveness and processes
REQUIREMENTS & ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- 4+ years' experience within an IT or Agency environment
- Familiar with Agile methodologies (Kanban / Scrum)
- Experience working with JIRA project management platform
- Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Proficient with native mobile app testing (iOS and Android)
- Proficient with responsive web cross browser testing
- Experience working with Content Management Systems (Umbraco and WordPress)
- Experience conducting API testing using tools like Charles or Postman is advantageous
- Experience conducting performance tests using available tools like Dev Tools; Google Lighthouse; GTmetrix etc
- A good understanding of SEO and how to test SEO technical aspects from a QA perspective
- Ability to create and manage clear and concise test scripts
- Razor sharp eye for detail you should have a creative eye and the ability to review designs against the final product and pick out those minuscule 1 pixel off bugs and inherently understand when something 'feels wrong' within the user experience
- Militarylike organizational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects/tasks comfortably
- Excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written so you can effectively report bugs in a clear manner Solid skills in Microsoft Excel and Word
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Cross Platform Testing of large Website Applications; and Mobile Apps (iOS, Android)
- Automation Testing create test cases and write automation scripts (mentorship provided) as per project and clients requirements
- Client Contracts on occasion and when required you may be put forwards for key client contracts where you will perform your QA duties in line with the client's requirements on a fulltime basis, and reporting into client project stakeholders daily. You will be supported as much as is required by the entire Bluegrass team.
- Complete monthly client Platform Operations (including regression testing), as per agreed SLA client retainers
- Create high quality Acceptance Criteria and detailed bug reports for project tickets, that will allow developers to replicate a bug and resolve it quickly
- Perform regression testing across projects and ensure there are clear test plans to regular monthly Platform Operation regression testing
- Stay abreast of UX best practices by reading popular blogs and follow UX industry thought leaders, so that you can think about UX testing and functional design testing
- Keep up to date with browser, mobile device and operating system compatibilities, limitations & quirks to aid with the QA process
- Master the various Content Management platforms Bluegrass uses (Optimizely, Umbraco, WordPress), so that Project Managers can ask you for guidance to help answer client queries
- Research and understand security standards, especially the OWASP Top Ten standards
- Participate in project planning sessions with team members to contribute towards cost estimates and timeline project planning.
- Learn and understand Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and how to test for it from a QA perspective
- Learn and understand Google Analytics and how it should be implemented, so that you can test for it from a QA perspective
Salary:
R30, R40,000.00 per month
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