Software Automation Tester – Intern (Port Shepstone) at Beekman Group

Duties & Responsibilities

• 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.