Techsavanna Quality Analyst (Functional Testing Engineer) Job in Kenya

Techsavanna Quality Analyst (Functional Testing Engineer) Job in Kenya


Role Description:

Reporting to the QA- Functional Testing Lead,the position holder will execute Software functional testing and ensure solutions delivered to the customers meet the desired user specifications; ensuring all bugs are identified and resolved before product launch leading to zero revenue losses and customer impact.

He / he is responsible for executing the test strategy; plan, monitor and control the testing activities related to User Acceptance testing, with an emphasis on validating solution / product readiness for production.

Role purpose:

  • Accountable for end to end user acceptance testing, end to end reporting & analysis on test progress, testing process and tracking of bugs to resolutions and stakeholder management, ensuring product testing is executed within the planned timelines
  • Adopt creativity to achieve higher levels of competency and efficiency through adoption of fit for future technologies.
  • Responsible for end to end management of large test teams and ensuring the testers execute within planned timelines and scope for the projects
  • Accountable for implementation and management of fully functional test environments for all IT systems ensuring stability of all test environments including subsequent upgrades and modernizations on these environments
  • Accountable for administration and maintaining tools for test management (ALM); ensuring proper use of all test tools
  • Define suitable metrics for measuring test progress and evaluation of the quality of the testing process and products
  • Accountable for setting up quality gates and ensuring that a product is comprehensively checked and passed through all
    the gates before acceptance testing
  • Accountability in test data management including building of tools to manage the test resources and build a process around the management of test resources
  • Accountable for validation of quality of all releases and fully accountable for product readiness to production
  • Undertake programs to increase the quality of delivery and ensure zero major defects escape into production

    Role Requirement and experience

  • Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Development or related subject
  • 2 years + experience in software testing in a busy IT environment
  • Strong understanding of the software Testing Life cycle (STLC)
  • Experience in managing large test teams
  • Ability to effectively manage competing resources and priorities
  • Knowledge of Acceptance Test Driven Development
  • Experience in functional testing and use of test management tools (Micro-Focus ALM)
  • Experience in test design techniques (black box and white box)
  • Experience with report generation and analysis of testing results
  • Strong risk identification and mitigation planning skills
  • ISTQB Certification is a plus

    How to Apply

  • Send CVS to info@techsavanna.technology
    By 7th October, 2018

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