Intermediate Functional Test Analyst needed at Adapt IT Holdings

The responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to the following:

• Review requirements and other project documentation to assure quality of the products and tests to be developed
• Use risk-based testing techniques to develop, maintain, and execute test suites.
• Contribute towards development of test practices for both web, windows, and mobile applications.
• Testing in agile environments, develop and execute test cases.
• Work as part of a sprint team to ensure project success and individually to continuously improve testing process.
• Proactively interact and partner with developers, product owners, test manager and other test analysts to identify best test strategies in order to support testing product functionality
• Develop, document, and communicate test plans, test reports, guides for ensuring quality software systems.

Creates Test Plans

• Converts the client requirements and design documents into a test plan, which serves as a blueprint to conduct software testing activities
• Obtains approval on test plan from the core project team.
• Compiles all test cases and test scenarios in accordance with the approved testing processes and tools
• Obtains approval on test deliverables from the test manager.

Executes Test Plans

• Conducts testing and follows testing checklists according to the established test plans.
• Identifies and documents system deficiencies and recommends solutions to the development team.
• Validates and verifies system requirements and technical design specifications through identifying and reporting software defects.
• Documents and communicates any bugs/ issues to the development team.
• Provide action plans regarding retesting
• Retests all bugs and at times may be required to conduct a full system test once development team has implemented a solution to the initial bugs logged.
• Identifies types of errors according to priority. 

Manage testing throughout SDLC

• Reviews and assures user requirements according to the client requirements.
• Ensures that the business solution meets the clients’ objectives, is thoroughly tested and implemented smoothly according to the test plan.
• Guide the testing processes within the development environment
• Works closely with Business Analysts to ensure knowledge of products and future enhancements is up to date and comprehensive.

Minimum requirements

Education & Qualification

• IT related BSc/BCom/NDiploma
• ISTQB Certification
• MCSA: SQL Server – Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (Exam 70-461), will be an advantage  

Relevant Experience

• A minimum of 2 years software testing experience
• Experience of testing end to end solutions
• Risk based testing and test prioritisation (Risk identification, assessment, mitigation and management)
• Application of testing principles and techniques
• Exposure to load or performance testing will be an advantage
• Exposure to mobile application testing will be an advantage
• Working knowledge of MS SQL will be an advantage
• Previous development experience will be an advantage