Software Quality Assurer: Business Modernisation at Statistics South Africa

key Performance Areas

• Perform quality assurance on user/business requirement
• Plan and design tests
• Implement and execute tests
• Compile quality reports
• Adhere to quality standards and procedures
• Research into new quality techniques, standards, methods and technologies
• Perform automation of tests and develop generic test models

Prerequisites

• A Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Statistical or Mathematical Studies
• Training in practical software testing, Training in development software such as Visual Basic 6.0, .Net, ASP, ASP.Net, Java Scripting, HTML., C#, CSS, Crystal Reports, Transact SQL, SAS is an added advantage
• Training in database/s required e.g. SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle etc.
• Training in project management
• At least 3 to 4 years’ experience in client/server/web system development/ or testing experience
• Experience in System development life cycle methodology
• Detailed understanding of development languages used
• Experience in development of processes and standards
• Report writing and Project management experience would be an added advantage
• Stats SA core business and survey experience would be an added advantage
• Knowledge of trends and developments in computer systems programming techniques and practices, system analysis, database design and data modelling, programming, database querying and data quality