Software Quality / Testing Engineer (12 months)

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Software Quality/ Testing Engineer (12 months)

REPORTING STRUCTURE

Report to: Senior Deputy Director (Product Management)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1) Test Planning & Strategy

• Contribute to the development of test plans, defining scope, approach, and schedule in collaboration with the engineering team.
• Identify appropriate quality measures and testing approaches based on product requirements and user needs.
• Participate in sprint planning and requirements reviews to ensure testability is considered early in the development cycle.
• Support integration of automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline, working alongside senior engineers and DevOps.

2) Test Design & Execution

• Create clear, detailed test cases based on functional and technical specifications.
• Design test scenarios that reflect real-world usage, informed by business requirements and stakeholder input.
• Execute manual and automated tests to validate functionality, reliability, and performance of software applications.
• Log, track, and retest defects, ensuring issues are clearly documented with reproducible steps and evidence.
• Identify conditions under which software quality or performance degrades and report findings with supporting data.

3) Test Automation & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for functional and regression testing across web and API layers.
• Work with existing automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG) to expand test coverage incrementally.
• Support performance and load testing activities using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Continuously improve the quality and maintainability of test scripts, reducing test instability and technical debt.
• Stay current with QA best practices and tools, sharing knowledge with the team where relevant.

KEY SPECIFICATIONS

Candidates must have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience designing, automating, and maintaining automation tests for acceptance, functional, and regression test cases.
• Experience creating test plans, implementing test automation, performance, and stress testing, implementing.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience as a Software Test Engineer, QA Engineer, or in a similar role.
• Demonstrated proficiency in both manual and automated testing techniques, with experience in frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, or TestNG.
• Experience with performance and stress testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) and a solid understanding of CI/CD practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong communication and stakeholder collaboration abilities.