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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