Back Office Specialist Centurion

Outsource Sa Solutions; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider in Gauteng is seeking a Tester with 3-5 years of experience in automation testing. The ideal candidate should hold an ISTQB Foundation certification and a relevant IT degree. Responsibilities include developing automation test plans, executing test cases, and ensuring comprehensive test coverage. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail are essential. Interested candidates should submit their CVs through PNET for consideration.

Qualifications

• 3 – 5 years' experience in writing custom test applications.
• ISTQB Foundation testing certification is a must.
• Strong understanding of Quality Control and Assurance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plan, approach, and scope for automation efforts.
• Manage own test preparation and execution activities.
• Provide input to standard test metrics and reporting.

Skills

Automation testing

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Relevant IT degree or diploma

Tools

Ready API

SOAPUI

Postman

SQL

Git

Job description

Job Requirements

• ISTQB – Foundation testing certification is a must.
• ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst is preferable.
• Relevant IT degree or diploma required.
• Has training in object-oriented Programming (OOP).
• Has training on Ready API, SOAPUI or Postman.
• 3 – 5 years' experience in writing custom test apps.
• Experience in analysing complex and technical design diagrams and specifications.
• Experience in using SQL to query databases and using JDBC within API testing.
• Experience in working with Git repositories and branching strategies.
• Experience in Automated test case development, estimation, and maintenance.
• Extensive experience developing test cases and test scenarios from story cards / use cases and / or requirements specifications.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail.
• Possess a good understanding of Quality Control and Quality Assurance concepts across the SDLC.
• Understands test metrics and how they are used for decision support.
• Demonstrates cross-functional expertise and is highly adaptive and flexible with the ability to thrive in a highly complex and ever-changing environment.
• Ability to lead and work independently, or function in a team as needed.
• Ability to effectively communicate ideas across to team members.
• Willing to work extended hours.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop test plan, approach and scope for automation efforts.
• Provide test estimate input for projects.
• Provide input to continuously improve test methodology.
• Establish and implement an approach for managing test data.

Requirements Management

• Review functional requirements.
• Analyse requirements for completeness, correctness and clarity, to drive the testing effort.
• Have a clear grasp of capabilities that business wants to establish, to shape scenarios.
• Define automation targets and objectives with Team Lead.
• Analyse and develop the proper test coverage with the stakeholders.
• Trace requirements to test cases to verify test coverage.

Test Execution

• Manage own test preparation and execution activities.
• Identify and create necessary test data.
• Execute scenario-based test cases.
• Analyse metrics for quality assessment.

Reporting

• Trace coverage and clearance.
• Provide input to standard test metrics and reporting.
• Work within the project team and test team to address issues and report status.
• Debug the development and execution of test scripts against test targets.
• Prioritize defects logged with the development team.

Interested?

Please submit your CV through PNET if you are interested in applying for this position and one of our consultants will be in contact with you.

Should you not receive correspondence from us within two weeks of your application submission, consider your application unsuccessful.