Senior IT Tester - Financial/ Salaries/HRthe com

About the position

Company is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending. They are rooted in their purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.

Role Overview

Looking to recruit a Software Tester to join the companies Agile squad where you will be supporting the HR/Salaries business with your software testing skills. This senior testing role will be required to maintain a healthy balance between manual and automated testing efforts mainly in support of the companies web applications.

Key Result Areas

• Planning and preparing / designing test cases, scripts, input data and expected results for the testing levels identified as in scope and relevant per portfolio.
• Integration -, performance, regression and - supporting user acceptance testing.
• Ensuring quality of test cases, scripts and expected results, in alignment with the test processes and quality standards.
• Liaising with the relevant parties for test data preparation.
• Developing detailed test cycle plans.
• Liaising with the relevant project team representatives (e.g. Product Owners) to agree test artefacts based on requirements.
• Coordinating the detailed efforts for each test cycle, based on the scope and objectives of testing.
• Maintaining test cases and scripts as and when required.
• Participating in the release control process to ensure that solutions meet business requirements.
• Reporting on the testing status, based on predefined metrics.
• Oversee the defect logging, escalation and resolution process, and highlight potential risks and issues.
• Escalate any defects, risks and/or issues that may affect the schedule, budget and/or quality of testing..

Role Requirements: Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors Degree (3 years) / NQF level 7 in Engineering Sciences, IT and Computer Sciences required.
• ISTQB Certification advantageous.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a senior testing role

Desired Skills:

• Agile
• Automation Testing
• System Testing
• Testing