Tester at Santam Insurance

DUTIES

• Analyses and develops the proper test coverage with the Business Analyst and /or CRM Configurator
• Responsible for creating and executing test cases
• Identify and create necessary test data 
• Checking test results and logging defects. 
• Analyses test failures
• Analyses metrics for quality assessment
• May work with Business Analyst to influence and monitor User Acceptance Testing.
• Tracking and monitoring of errors and test results with project team
• Responsibilities may require after hours and weekend work in response to needs of the systems being supported.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 3 years testing experience 
• Testing certification (ISTQB – Foundation certificate)
• Experience in software testing methodologies (agile, waterfall, functional and non-functional), test planning, test case development and execution of test cases
• Experience in developing test cases and test scenarios from use cases and/or requirements specifications.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem solving skills and strong attention to detail.
• Possesses good understanding of Quality Control and Quality Assurance concepts across the SDLC and the TDLC
• Understands test metrics and how they are used for decision support
• Has experience with Requirements Management, Test Management and Defect Management Tools. 

SKILLS

• Provides input to continuously improve test methodology
• Reviews functional requirements,
• Defines test scenarios
• Traces coverage and clearance
• Provides input to standard test metrics and reporting
• Prioritize defect management with development team

KNOWLEDGE

• Standard  MS CRM Dynamics 365 Application knowledge an advantage.
• Experience with the Atlassian suite (Jira/Confluence/Xray)
• System Development Life Cycle and Test Development Lifecycle.
• Methods, standards and techniques supporting domain
• Best practices in domain
• Defect management
• Good working knowledge of testing best practices and frameworks