Job Title:  Software Tester

Position Summary

The software tester is responsible for supporting & carrying out testing activities for the quality assurance stages of software development and deployment. This position will be responsible for conducting automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose. Software testing involves the analysis of software, and systems, to avert risk and prevent software issues. Software testers are employed to find bugs and issues within a product before it gets deployed to everyday users. The software tester will need to be familiar with programming and using coding languages like java, jsp. The software tester is responsible for creating, documenting, and executing test plans, including new enhancements, improvements and corrections (aka: bug fixes). This includes hands-on testing as well as creating, supporting, maintaining or enhancing automated tests. The software tester is involved in the full project life cycle while working with an agile team to take requirements through design, development, QA and implementation. The software tester should have functional knowledge of an ecommerce solution.

Duties

1. Creating and maintaining of test data, tools, scripts
2. Monitoring applications and software systems
3. Writing and executing functional test scripts
4. Perform unit, system and integration testing and participate in capacity / performance testing of an application
5. Running manual and automated tests in different environments including web and mobile
6. Executing test cases on multiple browsers and OS
7. Perform load testing, stress testing, performance testing,
8. Design test scenarios, scripts, need to perform regression testing, negative testing, retests and usability
9. Writing bug reports
10. Document defects in bug tracking applications (like JIRA etc.)

Duties - cont'd

1. Identify, analyze, and document problems with program function, output, online screen, or content
2. Develop automation test scripts using Selenium-Web driver (Java)
3. Participate in Scrum meetings provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems
4. Troubleshoot root cause of the issues then report to respective team members
5. Collaborate with team/others to determine design specifications or details
6. Participate in project planning sessions with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Technical Analysts and development team members to analyze business / technology requirements and outline the proposed technology solution
7. Participate in design reviews
8. Excellent communication skills and writing skills (for Documents and test reports).

Education Degree

Required Experience

• Familiarity with software testing lifecycle (STLC)
• 5-8+ years relevant experience
• Experience of testing web applications
• Knowledge of responsive testing
• Experience is testing integrations, API, webservices etc.
• Working knowledge of functional, GUI, Performance and Regression testing.
• Strong knowledge of QA procedures, principles, and tools.
• Strong verbal and written (technical) communication skills to explain bugs and other issues identified and produce bug reports, documentation and feedback to both product owners and software developers.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge of operating Selenium Web Driver
• Experience working with an agile/scrum team is a plus
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of company data
• Ability to work under tight deadlines on various projects simultaneously