About the position
JOB TITLE:
SYSTEM TESTER: DOMESTIC SETTLEMENT SERVICES
Brief description:
The purpose of this position is to contribute to the planning, designing, and executing of test plans and test cases which verify solutions’ conformity to defined acceptance criteria (i.e. system behaviours) and feature design documents as well as application standards, thereby ensuring the delivery of quality solutions for the Domestic and Regional Settlement Services Division within the National Payment System Department of company.
Detailed description:
The successful candidate will be responsible for, among other things, the following key performance areas:
- Conduct functional, integration, usability, volume, regression, and user acceptance testing.
- Assist with the analysis of business requirements and conduct gap analysis to ensure that comprehensive testing can be performed.
- Compile and execute a test strategy, a plan, cases, and scenarios (including test estimation) to ensure a structured approach during testing.
- Assist regional payment system participants with market testing.
- Perform defect management to ensure high-quality solutions.
- Produce and communicate progress reports for all testing efforts, results, activities, data, logging, and tracking.
- Produce quality reports (encapsulating test results and statistics) to support the final approval for implementation of the solution.
- Assist with the compilation of user and training manuals.
- Collaborate with analysts, designers, developers, and system owners in the testing of new requirements.
- Keep abreast of developments in information technology (IT) trends, specifically within the infrastructure environment, to develop and design the most appropriate test approaches and solutions.
Job requirements:
- To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:
- A three-year Diploma in IT or an equivalent qualification.
- Two to five years of experience within an IT environment, specifically in testing.
Additional requirements include:
- The ability to work effectively in a small and specialised team.
- The ability to work in an unstructured environment that requires flexibility and adaptability.
- The ability to work independently, without constant supervision.
- Conceptual thinking.
- Analytical skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- A drive for results.
- Attention to detail.
- A service and stakeholder focus.
- Building and maintaining relationships.
- Judgement and decision-making skills.
Desired Skills:
- Attention to detail
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
