Senior Software Quality Analyst (CPT) at BET Software

You Bring:

• BSc, BCom, N.Dip.
• ISTQB Advanced certified.
• At least 5 years of QA related experience.
• Previous experience as a Software quality analyst.
• High-level analytical skills.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Critical thinker.
• Ability to project manage.
• Proficient in MS Office software.
• Detail oriented

What You’ll Do:

Responsibilities:

• Provides structured approach to test planning and execution for validation of daily data extracts and reports that support critical business functions for Cenlar clients.
• Creates test architecture and test strategies early enough to drive software development and testing approach; this practice should be able to morph into Agile and Test-Driven Development.
• Documents QA and Test Procedures and recommends updates to QA processes.
• Write functional test cases for new enhancements & subsequently automate them.
• Ensure overall application test coverage.
• Understand requirements and provide estimations.
• Ensures that QA procedures and processes are followed across all QA activities BAU or Projects.
• Develops and maintains Regression Test Strategy to ensure frequent production changes are properly tested.
• Participates in business and functional requirements and technical design reviews to develop understanding of testing requirements, creates test plans and schedules.
• Provides management level updates on QA Testing, Defects and Risks including key Metrics.
• Works very close as a part of the agile team and develop a strong understanding of the project and testing objectives.
• Participates in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards root cause identification and resolution.
• Documents, tracks, and escalates issues as appropriate, using Jira and other such tools.
• Supports testing and/or application deployment during the off-hours for “validation testing”.
• Performs risk-based testing when appropriate.
• Works on multiple projects at the same time and be able to meet project milestones.

Behavioural Outputs:

Communication

• Displays a positive attitude.
• Works with integrity by ensuring all communication is honest, accurate and complete.
• Provides appropriate feedback to stakeholders and team members.
• Identifies what needs to be communicated.
• Identifies the pace at which communication and updates as required.
• Immediately informs management and relevant stakeholders of any roadblocks which may cause delays or ability to complete assigned tasks.
• Assist stakeholders with queries and escalates to management as required.

Adaptably Resilient

• Adapts to change and is open to new ideas and willing to take on new responsibilities.
• Able to handle pressure and can effectively adjust plans to meet changing needs/demands.
• Changes his/her interpersonal style and approach based on the circumstances.
• Adapts behaviour to maintain cooperative relationships with others.
• Accepts changes to task, plans and procedures in order to align with strategic direction of the organisation and appropriately adjusts behaviour and activities to changing conditions.
• Maintains a positive attitude in the face of change.
• Ensures arrangements are made when unable to be on time or unable to work overtime.

Decision Making Quality

• Makes confident, timely, fact-based decisions drawing on a broad range of resources through collaboration with others.
• Ensures others understand the decision before moving forward.
• Considers short- and long-term implications of the decision.
• Able to logically defend and explain judgements and decisions.
• Takes steps to accurately define the problem before seeking a solution.
• Bases decisions and evaluations on a careful and systematic review of relevant facts and information.

Resourceful and improving

• Generates new ideas and challenges the status quo, takes risk, supports change and encourages innovation.
• Identifies opportunity to create new ideas and innovate or improve efficiencies wherever possible.
• Solves problems through questioning the status quo.
• Is open to criticism and identifies areas for improvement of self and team or process.
• Explains challenges when faced with conflicting instruction.