The Beekman Group is one of South Africa’s leading corporate players in the development and management of property, as well as in the leisure sector.
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Creating and maintaining test plan on different projects
Maintaining and/or updating of the automation framework
Maintaining and/or updating of the test automation tools
Creating, automating and maintaining regression test pack across different projects
Scheduling and maintaining of automation scripts in different environments
Assisting Junior test analysts with their automation tasks
Monitoring and reporting of automation runs in different environments
All QA activities during all phases of the SDLC from analysing requirements, designing and executing test cases in different environments
Identifying, preparing and maintaining test data in different test environment
Facilitating defect resolution directly with the development team
Use of defect tracking tools to log, manage, resolve and report on bugs/defects
Following QA standards and best practices to ensure the highest level of quality
Checking the quality and accuracy of all testing executed by self and fellow team members
Performing test execution within all test cycles (Performance, System Integration, UAT, and Regression)
Knowledge sharing with other team members
Qualifications
Studying towards or just completed ISTQB Foundation and/or Test Analyst Level or similar
Must possess excellent written/oral communication and organizational skills
Ability to work within team following development methodology e.g. Waterfall, Agile and Scrum
Experience with Jira would be advantageous
Proven track record of ability to handle time critical project
Tester Skills
Successful Testers are meticulously detailed individuals with a high degree of focus. They are excellent problem-solvers and observant, and they are capable of communicating with a wide range of people. In addition to these general attributes and personality traits, we are seeking Testers with the following skills.
Software knowledge: Testers must be intimately familiar with the type of software they’re going to be testing.
Communication skills: It’s necessary that Testers have excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams.
Attention to detail – Since glitches in a program might not make themselves entirely apparent, it’s important that Testers have excellent attention to detail to identify even the most well-hidden bugs.
Documentation skills – Because such a large portion of their job relies on recording and reporting the problems they find, Testers must have advanced documentation skills.
Problem-solving skills – Testers will need to work with developers and other colleagues to find solutions to the glitches they find. Because of this, it’s important that Testers have strong problem-solving skills.