Manual Test Analyst

Fixed Term - Bellville
Responsibilities
 - All manual testing activities during all phases of the SDLC from analyzing business requirements to designing and executing test cases in different environments
 - Creating and updating test cases to meet the business functional requirements
 - Reviewing and signing off test cases design and execution packs
 - Identifying, maintaining and flag test cases for regression and automation purposes
 - Identifying, preparing and maintaining test data in different
 - Performing manual execution of the functional test cases within all test cycles (Unit, System Integration, UAT, Regression, Smoke)
 - Making use of defect tracking tools such as JIRA to log, manage, resolve, and report on bugs / defects
 - Participating in all scrum ceremonies such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, retros etc
 - Providing estimate of test efforts in every sprint planning meeting
 - Providing progress feedback in daily stand-up meetings
 - Capturing time and effort spent on allocated tasks daily and providing monthly timesheets
 - Participating in business sign-off meetings
 - Following QA standards and best practices to ensure the highest level of quality
 - Knowledge sharing with other team members
 - Supporting and maintaining test tools and frameworks
 - Reporting on test progress to managers and delivery team
 - Aligning to the SIGQA test strategy and team’s way of work
Experience:
 - Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in quality assurance and software testing
 - ISTQB Foundation and / or Test Analyst Level (preferred)
 - Ability to work within a team following different development methodologies e.g. Waterfall, agile and KanBan
 - Experience working with collaborative tools such as JIRA and DevOps Azzure
 - Experience in working with databases and writing own SQL queries (intermediate level)
 - Experience in Testing Apis and microServices using postman,swagger or SoapUI
 - Experience using mobile labs and devices on different operating systems for testing purposes e.g. Android, iOS (desirable)
 - Experience testing on multiple browsers using web simulators
 - Understanding of test automation principles
 - Understanding of structured test methods and processes
 - Experience working in both Black Box and White Box Testing
 - Knowledge of the Collective Investment Scheme domain (desired)
Competencies:
 - Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
 - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
 - Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success
 - Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
 - Attention to detail
 - Team player
 - Good time-management skills
 - Great interpersonal and communication skills
 - Results Driven
 - Flexible (able to adapt to change)
 - Desire to learn and grow in the manual testing and quality assurance space
 - Must possess excellent written, oral communication and organizational skills

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