Specialist QA Engineer, Johannesburg

The candidate will be responsible to ensure that a product is completely stable and . this needs to be accomplished by working closely with QA Lead and team, Development&Portfolio teams through early design of test plan, test cases, automation and reporting results to the concerned team for the assigned projects/products. 5 to 8 years of hands-on experience in Software Testing. At least 4 years of hands-on experience in test automation in Selenium with Core Java using standard frameworks (Hybrid, Keyword, TestNG).Strong knowledge of SDLC, software QA methodologies, tools and processes. Solid understanding of OOPs concepts Experience in API Testing using SoapUI, Postman, Rest assured; or Database Testing skills with SQL Experience in Performance testing tools - Jmeter Experienced with version control systems like SVN, Git.Know-how to set up Continuous Integration tools will be an advantage. Knowledge or working experience of agile methodology Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional remote teams. Self-starter and proactive with a strong sense of urgency to get the job done on time with quality.Demonstrate ability to learn new skills and improve upon current skills quickly within a continually changing, challenging environment. Review and analyze business requirements, user stories and architecture diagrams Gain product and business understanding and apply it in testing activities to improve test coverage and identify defectsDevelop and execute test plan, test cases with the requisite details and capture test evidence. Test planning and execution with focus to ensure end to end testing considering enhancements, impacted areas Impacted areas analysis and enhancing manual, automation regression test packs Analyze, plan and prepare test data to be used for manual, automated test executionAdherence to the established processes and best practices. Identify defects and track them through the defect life cycle. Develop, Maintain, and debug automation scripts using the existing TestNG based framework for Change and Regression. Enhance framework and create reusable methods on need basis.Conduct effective self-review of own deliverables and peer reviews. Publish test status reports on-demand or as per defined milestones in line with the established framework. Work with diverse, distributed teams and collaborate with internal teams. Mentor fellow Quality engineers, evangelizing best practices of testing, automation and technical processes.

#J-18808-Ljbffr