JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION: Software Quality/ Testing Engineer (12 months) REPORTING STRUCTURE Report to: Senior Deputy Director (Product Management) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1) Test Planning & Strategy * Contribute to the development of test plans, defining scope, approach, and schedule in collaboration with the engineering team. * Identify appropriate quality measures and testing approaches based on product requirements and user needs. * Participate in sprint planning and requirements reviews to ensure testability is considered early in the development cycle. * Support integration of automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline, working alongside senior engineers and DevOps. 2) Test Design & Execution * Create clear, detailed test cases based on functional and technical specifications. * Design test scenarios that reflect real-world usage, informed by business requirements and stakeholder input. * Execute manual and automated tests to validate functionality, reliability, and performance of software applications. * Log, track, and retest defects, ensuring issues are clearly documented with reproducible steps and evidence. * Identify conditions under which software quality or performance degrades and report findings with supporting data. 3) Test Automation & Continuous Improvement * Develop and maintain automated test scripts for functional and regression testing across web and API layers. * Work with existing automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG) to expand test coverage incrementally. * Support performance and load testing activities using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner. * Continuously improve the quality and maintainability of test scripts, reducing test instability and technical debt. * Stay current with QA best practices and tools, sharing knowledge with the team where relevant. KEY SPECIFICATIONS Candidates must have the following: * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or equivalent. * Experience designing, automating, and maintaining automation tests for acceptance, functional, and regression test cases. * Experience creating test plans, implementing test automation, performance, and stress testing, implementing. * Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience as a Software Test Engineer, QA Engineer, or in a similar role. * Demonstrated proficiency in both manual and automated testing techniques, with experience in frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, or TestNG. * Experience with performance and stress testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) and a solid understanding of CI/CD practices. * Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong communication and stakeholder collaboration abilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr
