Digital and Test Automation Engineer

 

Recruiter:

Mindworx Consulting

Job Ref:

JNB007483/LD

Date posted:

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa


JOB SUMMARY:
The company is looking for an exceptional Digital and Test Automation Engineer who is passionate about delivering the best possible products to customers. Your primary focus will be the design of automation scripts to test our mobile and web applications. You would work alongside developers, designers, QA testers and product managers to deliver an outstanding customer experience to the applications' users. The ability to collaborate with others, solve problems, and provide input and solutions to automation problems is essential

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Responsibilities:
Technology Knowledge
  • Chrome Dev Tools/Firebug
  • Source Control
  • Postman/SoapUI
  • Scripting Languages like Python or JavaScript
  • Selenium/Cypress/Detox
  • Cucumber
  • Jmeter - Performance testing tool
  • Appium and Katalon Studio
General Skills
  • Focus on analytical thinking
  • General understanding of programming languages
  • Good functional testing skills
  • Expertise in creation of test scripts
  • A clear understanding of business requirements
  • Well versed with Agile, DevOps and continuous delivery concepts
  • Maintain good communication and interaction with stakeholders
  • Curious to learn new technologies and trends
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Good reporting skills
  • Excellent at time management
  • Passion for automation
Technical Competencies
Responsibilities
  • Analyse requirements for the system under test in order to establish and priorities test conditions, select suitable test cases and test techniques
  • Identify test objectives, plan and document test strategies and identify resources required for testing
  • Analyze product specifications, software requirements specifications, and software prototypes, and interact with software developers to plan and develop test cases
  • Design and build automated test scripts that can verify the software satisfies both functional and non-functional requirements
  • Design and manage tests that confirm compliance with industry and proprietary protocols
  • Identify, communicate and respond to product and test activity risks
  • Maintain technical documentation, define technical documentation templates and prescribed policies and procedures
  • Ensure that the requisite technical supporting documentation, in line with the established organisation standards and internal policies is created and adhered to
  • Maintain a test environment that is representative of production
  • Fix Verification/Impact Analysis: Developing or recommending solutions to fix any problems discovered during testing
  • Reproduce issues and verify no further regressions are caused by the fix
  • Breakdown, prioritize and execute tasks to achieve product deliverables per sprint
  • Provide estimates for initial high-level requirements and more detailed estimates for upcoming tasks as input into sprint planning
  • Ensure that the testing conducted is in line with the output and success
  • requirements of the applicable sprint
  • Report test results and conduct defect trend analysis
  • Verify that the company delivers software solutions that are of appropriate quality and delivered in line with any applicable contractual obligations
  • Conduct handover processes from QA to Operations for accurate implementations within the production environment

Education
General Education
  • Matric Grade 12
  • Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or related field
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with Appium, Katalon Studio, Detox testing tools
  • Excellent mathematical and problem solving skills
  • Highly accurate and detail oriented
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Java and Typescript
  • Embrace challenges and learning opportunities
Experience
General Experience
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in Test Automation

 

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