Software Tester / Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer
Job Description
The Software Tester / Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer would be responsible for ensuring that software applications, systems, and digital products meet defined quality standards, functional requirements, performance expectations, and business needs before deployment.
The role involves designing and executing test plans, identifying software defects, validating system functionality, documenting test results, and collaborating with developers, business analysts, project managers, and other stakeholders to deliver reliable, secure, and user-friendly software solutions.
The successful candidate will contribute to continuous improvement of software quality, testing processes, and overall customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
A. Software Testing and Quality Assurance
- Review business requirements, functional specifications, and technical documentation to understand expected system behaviour.
- Develop and execute test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.
- Validate software applications against approved requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Identify, document, classify, and track software defects through resolution.
- Verify defect fixes and conduct regression testing to ensure that existing functionality remains unaffected.
- Ensure that software releases meet established quality standards before deployment.
B. Test Planning and Documentation
- Prepare test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test execution schedules.
- Maintain comprehensive test documentation, including test results, defect reports, and test evidence.
- Develop and maintain reusable test scripts and test data.
- Ensure traceability between business requirements, test cases, and identified defects.
- Provide test status reports to project managers, QA leads, and other stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate records of testing activities for audit and compliance purposes.
C. Application and System Testing
- Conduct testing of web applications, mobile applications, APIs, and enterprise software.
- Perform end-to-end testing across integrated systems and business processes.
- Validate application interfaces, workflows, data processing, and user interactions.
- Conduct database testing to verify data accuracy, consistency, integrity, and completeness.
- Test system integrations with third-party applications, payment gateways, APIs, and other platforms.
- Participate in system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and production readiness assessments.
D. Automation and Technical Testing
- Identify suitable test cases for automation.
- Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts using appropriate testing tools.
- Support automated regression testing and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes.
- Conduct API testing using tools such as Postman or equivalent.
- Perform basic performance, load, and stress testing where required.
- Collaborate with developers to improve testability, application reliability, and defect prevention.
E. Defect Management and Resolution
- Record software defects with clear descriptions, reproduction steps, expected results, and actual results.
- Assign appropriate severity and priority to identified defects.
- Work with developers and technical teams to investigate and resolve software issues.
- Monitor defect resolution progress and maintain an updated defect register.
- Conduct root cause analysis of recurring defects and recommend preventive measures.
- Escalate critical defects that may affect system stability, security, or business operations.
Requirements
A. 3-4 years experience
B. Bsc. Degree