Senior Agile Software Tester

TM Research & Development; Cyberjaya; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech research company located in Cyberjaya is seeking a Junior/Senior Agile Software Tester to collaborate with product and development teams. Responsibilities include executing manual and automated testing based on user stories, providing quality status reports, and contributing to long-term quality strategies in an Agile environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in Agile software testing, basic programming skills, and a strong proficiency in automation tools like Selenium. This role offers opportunities to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Agile software testing techniques such as Exploratory Testing and Test Automations.
• Basic skills in OO programming concepts and JavaScripts.
• Strong knowledge of black box testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and development teams in an Agile environment.
• Execute manual and automated product testing based on user stories.
• Provide stakeholders with quality status reports on product quality.

Skills

Agile software testing techniques

Basic programming skills

Database and SQL skills

Experience in Test Automation

Version control (GIT)

Strong communication skills

Tools

Selenium

Postman

Maven

Job description

Junior/Senior Agile Software Tester

Job Description

• Collaborate with product and development team in an Agile environment.
• Actively helps project teams to develop and execute a good testing strategy.
• Execute manual and automated product testing based on user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Provide feedback to team and product owner on product quality and competitiveness.
• Contribute to product / platform long-term quality strategy, while prioritizing tests based on risks, that help the team deliver shippable product at the end of every iteration.
• Visualizing reality, including product quality, testing effort, and residual risk.
• Get important problems fixed in the product and own the work process.
• Improve together with others on work practices and tooling in line with business goals.
• Drive for good engineering culture (risk management, testability, usability, understanding non-functional requirements).
• Develop tools or scripts with a focus to improve process.
• Find solutions and initiate change proactively in the testing arena.
• Interact with developers to devise automation strategies, test strategies, and test cases to automate new features and enhance existing functionality.
• Provide stakeholders quality status reports with concrete measurements of product quality and risk related to the product.
• Acts as “Chief Quality Engineer” for the project.
• Proactively helps the projects to avoid errors which may lead to defects in the product.
• Investigate and analyse maintenance bug reports.

Job Requirements

• Experience with Agile software testing techniques such as Exploratory Testing, Test Sessions, and Test Automations in an Agile development environment.
• Agile software testing experience with Cloud and Linux environment.
• Basic programming skills (eg: OO programming concepts, JavaScripts, Python).
• Basic database and SQL skill is a must (for scripting and troubleshooting).
• Ability to perform both manual and automated tests as needed.
• Good to have experience in BDD, TDD, ATDD.
• Experience in Test Automation development with skills in at least one scripting language (eg: Python, NodeJS, shell scripting, etc.)
• Experience with open source automation framework (eg: Selenium) or other web/mobile/API testing frameworks.
• General proficiency with version control tools (eg: GIT branches).
• Demonstrated working knowledge of problem analytical, troubleshooting, and resolution skills, especially with web applications (e.g. analyze web traffic, REST, GET, POST simulations, SOAPUI/Postman, Maven)
• Strong knowledge of white/gray box and black box testing methodologies with hands-on experience.
• Passion for testing techniques and technology.
• Ability to comprehend and explain technical aspects of problems.
• Excellent team player with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills. Ability to articulate a problem and translate it into a written report.
• Candidate must be a self-starter and highly motivated.
• Ability to switch easily between different projects and flexibility to handle a rapidly changing environment.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while juggling multiple projects.