Quality Engineer

ProgressSoft; Muscat; On-site; OMR 12,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Quality Control Engineer to ensure high standards of application quality. In this critical role, you will engage in both static and dynamic testing, working closely with the development team to communicate product vision and priorities. Your expertise will guide the testing process, from creating test cases to conducting thorough functional and non-functional tests. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the release of top-quality products in a collaborative environment, where your skills will directly impact the success of the projects. If you are detail-oriented and passionate about quality assurance, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• BSc degree in Computer Science or related field required.
• Fresh graduates or up to 3 years of experience in quality control.

Responsibilities

• Manage product backlog and prioritize tasks for the development team.
• Conduct various testing types including functional and non-functional testing.
• Create test cases and monitor project progress.

Skills

Static Testing

Dynamic Testing

Test Management Tools

Requirement Management Tools

Security Testing

Analytical Thinking

Effective Communication

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Education

BSc in Computer Science

BSc in Computer Engineering

Tools

Oracle 11g

J2EE Technology

JAVA XML APIs

Job description

We are looking to recruit a quality control engineer who is required to perform application quality control and quality assurance in order to be deployed into a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Continuous communication of product vision and priorities to the development team.
• Constantly re-prioritize the Product Backlog, adjusting any long-term expectations such as release plans.
• Final arbiter of requirements question.
• Decide whether the product is ready to be released to the customer.
• Create the stories from the requirement specification.
• Estimate the size and time of stories.
• Manage and assign the stories to the developer.
• Monitor the progress of the project.
• Conduct static testing (verification of business need, verify documented requirements, verify system requirement specification).
• Conduct dynamic testing (validate constructed build and do unit testing, do integration testing and validate compliance with design, do system testing and validate compliance with requirements, conduct UAT to validate compliance with business need).
• Create test cases and scenarios using techniques such as unit test cases, integration test cases, system test cases and user acceptance test cases.
• Conduct functional testing (functional, smoke, sanity, regression testing).
• Carry out non-functional testing (usability, UI, performance, security, compatibility, recovery testing).

Requirements

• BSc degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or any related field.
• Fresh graduates / Up to 3 years’ experience in a familiar field.
• Experience in Static Testing and Dynamic Testing.
• Experience in Test Management Tools.
• Experience in Requirement Management Tools.
• Experience in Security Testing tools is a plus.
• Knowledge in STLC and Test Process Phases.
• Knowledge and Concept in the Faults and Test Cases and Scenarios Priority.
• Knowledge in J2EE Technology (EJB, JSP, and SERVLETS), Web Services, and JAVA XML API’S, C++, and C#, Browsers, Cookies, XML and HTML is a must.
• Knowledge in Oracle 11g.
• Knowledge of UML Design.
• Knowledge in Gap Analysis.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent team player.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Attention to detail skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Analytical thinking.
• Excellent time management skills.