Senior Software Quality Analyst (CPT) at BETSoftware

We Want You:

Embark on a transformative journey as a Senior Software Quality Analyst at BET Software in Cape Town! As a crucial member of our dynamic team, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing overall quality assurance outcomes. Your expertise will be instrumental in meticulously planning, controlling, and executing manual testing, supporting diverse development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid processes. If you're ready to channel your skills into shaping exceptional software quality, seize this opportunity and apply now. Join us, where your experience meets limitless possibilities!

You Bring:

• BSc, BCom, N.Dip.
• ISTQB Advanced certified. (Advantages) 
• 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.