QA Technical Tester
Vista Group, South Africa
Job Description
The main objective of the Technical Test Analyst is to ensure that Vista software has a high level of quality before it is released to customers. As well as manual testing, this includes engagement with our Agile process, assisting the wider business in applying the product, and developing and maintaining test infrastructure.
The roles primary focus will be in developing integrations, which are localization and custom developments for the many different customer requirements within the EMEA region. These include hardware and online payment systems, reporting and data extracts, communicating with 3rd party APIS and supporting various European government tax regulations. The Technical Test Analyst will be required to gain an understanding of a variety of hardware and software in order to properly uncover defects, as well as maintaining ownership of the physical devices throughout the testing lifecycle.
The Technical Test Analyst will be expected to manage, improve, and maintain test infrastructure such as virtual machines, system / integration tests, automated deployment tools.
There may be scope for the role to expand to include coverage of the web product development occurring in the UK, and while the primary responsibilities will be with the UK team, assistance may be provided to the NZ team when necessary.
Key Responsibilities
Test Planning and Test Execution
- In collaboration with Product Owner / Development Team and at times Vista’s customers to review development requirements to understand the business case, in order to produce Acceptance Criteria, Test Estimates, and Test plans.
- In collaboration with Product Owner, review and groom development issues and bugs and ensure the tasks are fit to pass onto the development team for implementation or action.
- Participate in Test Plan review with the Development Team.
- Execute automated testing for Vista Digital product testing
- Execute and document the results of Test Plans, providing necessary feedback to the Development Team, including Business Analysts and Product Owner.
- Critically evaluate testing processes to ensure appropriate assurance is efficiently provided, covering all necessary aspects of the product, including software implementation, documentation, logging.
Vista Application Knowledge
- Develop deep knowledge of all Vista Digital Products (Web amp; App) and familiarity of Vista cinema software that impact Vista Website (onboarding provided)
- Develop expertise in Vista Digital Products (Web amp; App) managed by the Vista EMEA development team: hold expertise in functional features of product, customer use of product, product installation.
- Take an active part in projects aiming to improve the testing process (automation, virtualisation, test management tools) and the delivery process,
- Work with the development team to maintain high standards and low rework levels.
- Assist in implementation and troubleshooting of tested developments with Projects team and improve post release instruction standards.
- Work closely with fellow QA on a mentoring or peer improvement basis.
Process and Tools improvement
Functional relationships with:
Internal:
- Development Team Lead
- Developers
- Head Office based QA Management
- QA Team
- Business Analysts
- Implementations Specialists
External:
- Not applicable
Person specification
Qualifications and experience:
- 3-4 years relevant industry experience
- Tertiary qualification preferred
- SA citizen or SA resident or holds a current SA work permit
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities and Personal Attributes:
- Ability and passion to explore scenarios, think outside the box, and be meticulous.
- Confident, positive personality and excellent communication skills.
- Experience with Agile software development, particularly with a focus in Quality Assurance.
- Experience with virtualization and automated deployments, such as VMWare, VSphere, Docker, Vagrant.
- Experience with test automation, particularly Specflow (Gherkin, Cucumber) or other automation frameworks.
- Knowledge of a defect tracking system/test management systems.
- Intermediate knowledge of SQL Server and T-SQL coding would be an advantage.
- A desire to make the best software even better.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent