Remote Graduate QA Tester - Launch Your QA Career

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive entry-level salary

Comprehensive training

Mentorship

Work remotely from South Africa

Exposure to diverse software products

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Graduate QA Tester to join our software team from anywhere in South Africa. This entry-level role offers hands-on experience executing test plans, logging defects, and collaborating with developers in a virtual environment.

Ideal candidates have a CS/IT degree, strong attention to detail, and a willingness to learn. You'll receive comprehensive training, mentorship, and exposure to diverse products, contributing to high-quality software delivered remotely.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for remote work.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with Jira or similar bug tracking tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute manual test cases to identify defects and inconsistencies.
• Document bugs and issues clearly.
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce and troubleshoot defects.
• Create and maintain test cases and test plans.
• Perform regression testing to ensure fixes don’t break other features.
• Contribute to testing process improvements and methodologies.
• Communicate test results to QA lead and dev team.
• Verify software meets requirements and quality standards.
• Assist in functional, usability, and performance testing.
• Participate in virtual team meetings discussing product quality.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Written & verbal communication

Independent worker

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Jira

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Graduate QA Tester to join our software team from anywhere in South Africa. This entry-level role offers hands-on experience executing test plans, logging defects, and collaborating with developers in a virtual environment.

Ideal candidates have a CS/IT degree, strong attention to detail, and a willingness to learn. You'll receive comprehensive training, mentorship, and exposure to diverse products, contributing to high-quality software delivered remotely.