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Software Tester

Achievement Awards GroupZA

26 days ago

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Job title : Software Tester

Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Deadline : July 23, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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As software tester you will be accountable for :

Performing audits and tests of software products in accordance with software test plans, policies and procedures

Offering detailed technical support in the preparation for evaluations in the operations and maintenance of the test environment

Assisting Developers with debugging and characterising defects

Using existing templates or tools to provide software evaluation reports indicating status summary for passing and failing tests

Using subject matter expertise in the execution of software test plans, automated scripts and programs for testing

Maintaining documentation of test operations (including the implementation of new features), and reporting results to the software development team

Participating in the collection of feedback on the developed design, from end users and other representative sources

Identifying actual and potential problems in test plans or company products

Working closely with the software development team in the diagnosis and replication of software failures

Providing regular updates on testing progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with the overall project

Executing test cases against stories, maintaining tests in line with agreed testing standards and practices

Providing feedback on user stories from a quality point of view and promoting bug prevention strategies, testability, accessibility

Participating in the delivery testing according to the schedule and completing tasks within allocated timeframes

Using technical expertise to select techniques for the elicitation of detailed requirements taking into account the nature of the required changes, established practices and the characteristics and culture of those providing the requirements

Proactively supporting the maintenance of the test environment

Writing SQL queries to retrieve, update and insert data in the databases

Using understanding of business processes, to maintain test data structures and associated components by applying data analysis, modeling, and quality assurance techniques

Experience :

Proven experience in a variety of testing efforts

At least 4-5 years’ experience in a similar position

The ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience in executing test plans and cases

Good background on what is technically required to deliver IT solutions

Experience with defect tracking and testing systems

Demonstrated experience using techniques for identifying, gathering and validating customer needs in the delivery of IT services

Experience in quality assurance methodology

Requirements

Application testing

Quality assurance

Software quality assurance and testing techniques

Problem solving and analysis

Auditing

Software quality assurance and testing systems

Test Automation expertise

System debugging

Reporting and interpreting

Familiarity with Agile principles and how testing fits into Agile environments.

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