Job Summary
Key Purpose
Responsible for test planning, execution and reporting on defects, problems and environmental issues on the defect-tracking tool.
Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to
Planning
- Create and Implement Test Plans for a Scheduled Release and/or Small Project
- Add all required Testing Tasks to the Scrum Board for each story
Testing Preparation
- Ensure that all Requirements are added to JIRA for each story
- Understand the Product and Business specifications and extract test requirements.
- Design test cases and test scenarios based on analysis of product and business specifications.
- Script Test Cases for all stories into standard tool (JIRA)
- Map Test Cases to Requirements
- Ensure that test cases are reviewed and signed off by the Business Analyst
- Ensure that the necessary Test Data is created for Test Cases
- Ensure that all environmental setup/configuration is done for Testing
- Peer Review of test cases
- Review test requirements with the test manager and business analyst.
- Review Acceptance Criteria of all assigned stories
Execution
- Ensure that all Test Cases are executed for Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 within the required timelines
- Test Cases Execution Rate should conform to the approved Execution Rate standards
- Ensure that the necessary Test Evidence is included in standard tool (JIRA) for every test run.
- Ensure that Defects are logged for all failed test cases
- Ensure that the defect conforms to the approved Defect format for standard tool (JIRA)
- Retest all defects immediately after they are resolved and deployed to the environment
- Escalate all showstopper defects to the Test Lead/Dev Manager
- Run Cycle 2/Regression around the feature once all defects have been resolved
- Ensure zero high impact defects in Production environment
- Provide Support to UAT team during UAT Execution
- Apply Multiple Testing techniques and efficiencies
Reporting
- Update and send daily status details to Test Lead
- Raise all risks with the Test Manager and/or Dev Manager and implement identified mitigation actions
- Raise all scope creep/change in scope to the Test Manager and/or Dev Manager
- Provide Impact analysis on the current workload
Governance
- Govern the testing completed by federated teams to ensure accurate test coverage and adherence to processes.
- Participate in knowledge transfer sessions and document processes to share
Technical Skills
- Interpreting business and technical specifications to create test plans.
- Software Regression Framework
- Regression, usability, sanity and functional testing methods
- Understanding of JIRA and Agile principles
- SOAP UI
- XML
- SQL advantageous
- Fitnesse experience advantageous
- Automated Testing experience preferred
Other
- Overtime may be required from time to time
Education and Experience
Education:
Required:
- Matric
- Informatics Degree or Diploma advantageous
Experience:
- 6 * years’ experience in Testing roles.
