Mid Test Analyst

Purpose:

Overall delivery of testing within projects. Responsible for the execution of test cases and when required escalates any defective test cases. Logs and follows through on identified defects. Required to assist development team in the replication of defects and then retesting these defects after fixes have been applied. Responsible for preparing and maintaining documentation relating to systems, programming, operations and procedures which may include user manuals, reference manuals and project documentation.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1. Create and manage the test plans for all project types including the project test approach, environment requirements, tools requirements and the processes required to manage and coordinate testing.

2. Create and manage test cases, test scripts and test data for all test types.

3. Manage and coordinate the execution of all testing activities (plan, execute and bug activities for projects).

4. Manage reporting of the Testing Competency to the relevant management levels.

5. Manage the delivery of quality for all solutions, changes and enhancement.

6. Ensure that all solutions delivered have been fully tested, meet the quality required and are fault free.

7. Develop and maintain DocFusion templates.

8. Liaise with Business Analysts in scoping and developing projects.

9. Maintain and enforce the development lifecycle.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required

Technical Skills

Develop capacities used to design, operate and correct malfunctions involving application of technological systems.

Test

Conduct tests to determine whether software or procedures are operating as expected.

Interact with Computers

Use computer systems to enter data or process information.

Managing the Job

Analyse

Secure relevant information and identify key issues and relationships from a base of information.

Identify cause-effect relationships.

Attention to detail

Accomplish tasks through concern for all areas concerned, regardless of seeming relevance.

Accurately check processes and tasks.

Maintain watchfulness over a period of time.

Plan and organise

Establish a course of action for self or others to accomplish a specific goal.

Plan proper assignments of personnel and appropriate allocation of resources.

Problem solve

Identify, analyse, organise and solve problems and issues in a timely and effective manner.

Organisational Citizenship

Discretionary behaviour that is not part of your job requirements.

Do more than their usual job duties.

Provide performance that is beyond expectations.

Make constructive statements about your department and e4.

Help others on your team, volunteer for extra job activities, avoiding unnecessary conflicts, show care for e4.

Respect the spirit as well as the letter of rules and regulations and gracefully tolerate the occasional work-related impositions and nuisances.

Managing Self:

Organise

Prioritise projects of minimal to moderate complexity within given time frames.

Flexible

Adapt readily to changing situations;

Open to new ideas and new ways of doing things.

Self-management

Manage and control own behaviour to achieve personal goals.

Manage own performance and time to achieve goals.

Resist immediate short-term rewards to attain greater rewards in the future.

Communicate

Apply effective verbal, nonverbal and written communication methods to achieve desired results.

Teamwork

Actively participate in and facilitate team effectiveness.

Taking actions that demonstrate consideration for the feelings and needs of others.

Be aware of the effect of one’s behaviour on others.

Learn and grow from other people.

Customer Service

Make an effort to listen and understand both internal and external customers.

Minimum Requirements:

Education/qualifications

Related degree/diploma

Experience

4-6 years related experience