Software Tester at Sybrin Limited

Autonomy

• Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability.
• Exercises substantial personal responsibility in a self-sufficiency manner.
• Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes.

Knowledge

• Comprehensive knowledge about software testing.
• Uses best practices and knowledge to contribute to process improvement to completion of complex/difficult assignments.
• Has gained a thorough knowledge of the domain of the organization.
• Able to apply certified knowledge effectively in unfamiliar situations and actively maintains own knowledge and contributes to the development of others.
• Able to successfully conduct exploratory testing based on knowledge.
• Understanding of testing techniques available and how to implement these techniques within a project.
• Able to create a wide-ranging of project plans.
• Documents project and product risk, while assisting in the mitigation plans.

Experience

• 2 – 5 Years

Responsibilities And Competencies
Testing

• Accepts responsibility for creation of test cases using own comprehensive technical analysis of both functional and non-functional specifications.
• Creates traceability records, from test cases back to requirements.
• Produces materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services. Specifies requirements for environment, data, resources and tools.
• Records and analyses action and result and maintains a defect register.
• Reviews test results and modifies tests if necessary.
• Provides reports on progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with the overall project.
• Reports on system quality and collects metrics on test cases.
• Identify, document and assist in mitigation of defects.

Methods and Tools

• Provides advice and guidance to support adoption of methods and tools and adherence to policies and standards.
• Tailors processes in line with agreed standards and evaluation of methods and tools.
• Reviews and improves usage and application of methods and tools.

Professional Competencies

• Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Plans, schedules and monitors work to meet time and quality targets.
• Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives.
• Selects appropriately from applicable standards, methods, tools and applications.
• Fully understands the importance of security to own work and the operation of the organization.

Complexity

• Variety: Apply agreed standards, processes and tools to perform complex technical and professional tasks, Tasks are non-routine and applied in different contexts/environments and larger more important projects
• Difficulty: Work on moderately complex programs, process and system documentation and design, test cases and defects and bug fixing. Work includes difficult tasks
• Investigates, defines and resolves complex issues.

Relational Impact

• Influences customers, suppliers and partners at account level.
• Interacts with and influences colleagues.
• May have some responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation of tasks.
• Participates in external activities related to own specialism.
• Collaborates regularly with team members, users and customers.
• Engages to ensure that user needs are being met throughout.