Responsibilities:

• • Adheres and Optimises Standards and  Processes:
    • • Completing all necessary task administration & documentation related to the project's implementation.
    • • Developing and refining plans, templates, strategy and re-estimate workload requirements.

• • Completion, Review and Improvement:
    • • Completing relevant documentation according to standards.
    • • Following up on deployment and live testing.
    • • Improvements documented, implemented and communicated.
    • • Participating in sprint or post project review.

• • Detected & Tracked defects:
    • • All defects found are logged and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
    • • All unresolved defects are reviewed with stakeholders, according to status before signing off.
    • • Contributing to latent defect prevention and reduction.
    • • Maintaining defects throughout its lifecycle: entry, checking, retesting, regression, update status, closure, review, removed duplicates according to best practices.
    • • Preparing clear and concise reports on defects.

• • Execution:
    • • Completing sign-off procedure.
    • • Completing test cycles / sprints.
    • • Ensuring that the functionality of the software corresponds to specified requirements and within the quality standards.
    • • Ensuring that tools / scripts / test techniques do not compromise the quality and functionality of the software.
    • • Execution of basic non-functional tests with monitoring and analysis.
    • • Multiple levels of testing documented and executed (Component, Integration testing, system testing, acceptance, performance, security).
    • • Root cause analysis of any issues identified.
    • • Scheduling and executing tests according to the test plan / checklists.
    • • Software version control is adhered to.

• • Leadership - Project level:
    • • Coordination of integration testing.
    • • Innovating and implementing change.
    • • Knowledge transfer and upskilling of self and team.
    • • Working towards achieving team objectives / deliverables.

• • Preparation and Planning:
    • • Agrees deliverables.
    • • Creating / updating / refactor test cases / artifacts to ensure that all necessary scenarios are covered in the designed tests, using applicable test techniques.
    • • Escalating delays in planning.
    • • Identifying risks and plans contingencies based on similar projects or past experience.
    • • Implementing risk based prioritisation of tests.
    • • Participating in planning and design sessions.
    • • Planning and developing reusable and maintainable artefacts for cost effective maintainability.

• • Prepared software and test environment:
    • • Environment: Continuous environment monitoring and troubleshooting of issues.
    • • Environment: Ensure environment is available for testing and prerequisites are met.
    • • Environment: Environment management for e.g. copies / backup / snapshots are taken.
    • • Environment: Identify and complete necessary pre and post testing checks for environment stability and health.
    • • Environment: Log environment issues.
    • • Software: Check installation document to ensure all relevant and detailed information, paths, correct scripts, versions and packages are ready to be installed.
    • • Software: Follows the deployment checklist as documented for software installation.

• • Stakeholder Management:
    • • Ensuring internal project stakeholders are informed through active communication during the project lifespan.
    • • Involving test specialist teams to ensure relevant testing is completed.
    • • Raising issues timeously and ensures all impediments are communicated according to priority.

Skills and Experience:

• Relevant qualification / certification (Intermediate level).
• 2 to 3 years testing experience.
• Relevant technical skill.
• Software languages: GIT and JavaScript.
• Understand the SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Previous game development/ mobile testing / device testing experience advantageous.
• Appropriate problem-solving skills.
• Effectively prioritize.
• Attention to detail.
• Effective time management.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot with assistance.