Junior Quality Assurance Analyst - I&T, Head Office Reitz at VKB Group

Duties and Responsibilities

• Familiarize and understand the requirements of the Software Quality Assurance Methodology, Framework and Team Guidelines.
• Execute General (Manual) testing requirements and activities in line with the Quality Assurance Framework, these activities include:
• Review system owner/user specifications, before executing testing activities to provide feedback and obtain specified information.
• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans/test cases, that must be explained and signed off by the relevant stakeholders.
• Estimate, plan and prioritize testing activities as assigned.
• Execute, document, and reference all procedures executed on quality monitoring templates as per SQA framework.
• Identify, document, track, and report all the defects in line with the defect management requirements.
• Perform and document regression testing when requested.
• Liaise with internal teams (project team, developers and Leads) to identify system requirements that will allow the execution of testing procedures.
• Work with our QA Engineers to help design and develop automated tests by guiding them on how a system was tested manually and what was tested.
• Log and report defects and bugs found by following our defect management process and later utilizing retesting activities to confirm the defects have been resolved.
• Execute BAU and project testing activities in line with the Quality Assurance Methodology and Framework.
• Guide and help develop confidence and experience of QA graduates on the testing processes, systems being tested and the different communication channels utilized in the QA team.
• Identify trends based on pro-active analysis of test results to identify route causes for consistent test failures.
• Maintain knowledge of testing best practices and industry trends.
• Attend all the prescribed training on the QA principals, Automation Tool requirements and ERP functionality.
• Report on progression of testing projects/cases assigned by management on a metric and structured manner.
• Deliver customer service of the highest quality to the VKB Operational departments to ensure the QA brand is recognized as leaders in test execution and innovation.

 Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or minimum of 3 years’ experience in VKB (or a similar agricultural company).
• 1 Year software testing experience or a relevant ISTQB test qualification is required.
• Experience In JAVA and Selenium will be beneficial.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• High proficiency in computer technology and basic understanding of programming languages.
• Fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans (exceptional communication skills both verbal and written).
• Strong work ethic with a fierce dedication to exceeding expectations.
• Impeccable organizational skills with the ability to multitask and deliver results under pressure.
• Good communication skills in written and oral format.
• Great team player and able to work efficiently with minimal supervision and deliver exceptional results on time.