Expleo South Africa

• Takes full responsibility for all phases of testing and the management of the testing activities within a development and complex project.
• To develop and communicate an Overall Testing Strategy for the Project to include but not limited;
• The scope of Testing
• Test Methodology
• Appropriate number of test phases
• Roles and Responsibilities of Project stakeholders in relation to testing and Resource plannin
• Environments
• Management of Test Data
• Use of Test Tools including potential use of Automation tools
• Plans and oversees the planning of the system and acceptance tests and coordinates the execution of these plans
• Responsible for the production and approval of all testing deliverables and achievement of testing milestones during a project.
• Articulate and Report  on all strategic key information to Executive team.
• Provide updates to engagement manager/s.

• BSC in computer science or equivalent degree / National Diploma
• ISTQB in Advanced Test Management (or equivalent) preferred
• Project management certification (i.e. PMI PMP, Prince2) advantageous

Desired Skills & Experience       

• 5-10 years in Quality Assurance, with experience in writing test strategies, test plans, test cases, and in test automation
• Subject matter expertise in RETAIL industry
• Thorough understanding and knowledge of quality assurance processes, standards, methodologies, and tools
• Previous experience  of managing and completing complex projects especially in the RETAIL sector
• Strong reporting and documentation skills
• Ability to influence Stakeholders and sell the value of testing
• Understanding of test management tools/solutions/integrations JIRA and SPIRATest or ALM/QC, MS TM would be an advantage
• Proven ability to challenge conventional thought and offer unique perspectives and ideas
• Excellent time management and the ability to work to tight deadlines

• Works on projects of moderate scope and sometimes complex assignments.
• Applies standards and methodologies, provides expertise and support on use of methods and tools.
• Ensures that own projects are formally closed and, where appropriate, subsequently reviewed, and that lessons learned are recorded.
• Identifies and assesses risks to the success of the project. Agrees the project approach with stakeholders, and prepares realistic plans (including quality, risk and communications plans) and tracking activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate.
• Builds reporting/status updates, agenda stakeholder and owner meetings, facilitates other meetings, monitors and co-ordinates overall project plan.
• Assists in the analysis of stakeholder objectives, and the underlying issues arising from investigations into business requirements and problems, and identifying potential benefits and available options for consideration.
• Maintains project documents, plans and other information in the project repository ensuring easy access and usability by the project team, follows up on task where appropriate.
• Creates PowerPoint and Visio documentation for the project team to facilitate understanding of complex project issues as well as to document process flows.
• Co-ordinates project resource changes, including space, equipment, and update of project documentation (team lists, organisation charts, etc.).
• Schedules project meetings, co-ordinating attendance and documents meeting notes and activities.
• Works on projects using available frameworks and tools and establishes plans for projects with on-time and on-budget project goals.
• Supports seniors in providing project oversight, tracking risks, assumptions, issues and decisions.
• Maintains the status of project and provides guidance to the work of junior team members. Works across teams to achieve group goals.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
• Project management knowledge
• Additional course or certification in Business Consulting

• Works on multiple phases of a project and/or multiple small projects of moderate scope and sometimes complex assignments.
• Takes responsibility for a certain area and conditions as well as results evaluation, problem resolution and planning.
• Selects appropriate standards, methods, tools and applications for project use.
• Designs, codes, tests and documents simple programs or scripts and assist in the implementation of software which forms part of a properly engineered system.
• Accurately identifies project risks and reports effectively to relevant stakeholders. Manages issues, risks, actions, dependencies, and defects to the success of the project.
• Can report on system quality and collects metrics on test cases.
• Produces test scripts, and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services.
• Maintains the status of projects and provides guidance and support to the project teams.

• Bachelor’s Degree / National Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field
• ISTQB Foundation 

• Minimum solid 3yrs relevant experience in Automation testing
• Experience in Agile a must
• Scripting experience in C# language
• Experience in Tools such as Selenium, SOAP UI, UFT, etc

• Works on multiple phases of a project and/or multiple small projects of moderate scope and sometimes complex assignments.
• Takes responsibility for a certain area and conditions as well as results evaluation, problem resolution and planning.
• Selects appropriate standards, methods, tools and applications for project use.
• pplies data analysis and data modelling techniques to modify or maintain a data structure and its associated components (entity descriptions, relationship descriptions, attribute definitions).
• Creates and executes basic non-functional test scripts following a given set of guidelines and sets up test environments, data and monitors.
• Designs, codes, tests and documents simple programs or scripts and assist in the implementation of software which forms part of a properly engineered system.
• Co-ordinates the information gathering and reporting process, conducting research to define problems and preparing responses to anticipated questions.
• Accurately identifies project risks and reports effectively to relevant stakeholders. Manages issues, risks, actions, dependencies, and defects to the success of the project.
• Creates traceability records, from test cases back to requirements. Can report on system quality and collects metrics on test cases.
• Produces test scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services.
• Maintains the status of project and provides guidance to the work of junior team members, works across teams to achieve group goals.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
• ISTQB Foundation
• Additional course or certification in Quality Engineering
• Load and Performance testing experience required - 1 year or more , Loadrunner preffered or Jmeter
• OOP literate
• Certification in NFT Tools such HP QTP, Selenium, HP LR, Loadrunner ( Preffered) , Jmeter etc.

• Works on multiple phases of a project and/or multiple small projects of moderate scope and sometimes complex assignments.
• Takes responsibility for a certain area and conditions as well as results evaluation, problem resolution and planning.
• Selects appropriate standards, methods, tools and applications for project use.
• Applies data analysis and data modelling techniques to modify or maintain a data structure and its associated components (entity descriptions, relationship descriptions, attribute definitions).
• Creates and executes basic non-functional test scripts following a given set of guidelines and sets up test environments, data and monitors.
• Designs, codes, tests and documents simple programs or scripts and assist in the implementation of software which forms part of a properly engineered system.
• Co-ordinates the information gathering and reporting process, conducting research to define problems and preparing responses to anticipated questions.
• Accurately identifies project risks and reports effectively to relevant stakeholders. Manages issues, risks, actions, dependencies, and defects to the success of the project.
• Creates traceability records, from test cases back to requirements. Can report on system quality and collects metrics on test cases.
• Produces test scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services.
• Maintains the status of project and provides guidance to the work of junior team members, works across teams to achieve group goals.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
• ISTQB Foundation
• Additional course or certification in Quality Engineering
• Certification in NFT Tools such HP QTP, Selenium, HP LR etc.
• 2 years of Test Automation OR Development experience.

• Advanced understanding of at least one programming language such as using LINQ and .NET collections for C# or stream(), aggregate functions, and lambda expressions for Java
• Experience using unit testing frameworks to test REST and SOAP services at the correct automation layer
• Ability to solve complex problems and operate independent of direction
• Firm understanding of critical design patterns such as: factory, builder, adapter, singleton, observer, and strategy patterns
• Firm understanding and demonstrated implementation of SOLID Principles
• Can build and execute complex SQL queries
• Knowledge and experience using object-relational-mapping (ORM) tools
• Has a good understanding of the various aspects of test automation including security testing and performance/load/stress testing
• Should have experience with Selenium Web Driver, HP UFT, HP LoadRunner, Cucumber, SoapUI and Agile Delivery

• Works on multiple phases of a project and/or multiple small projects of moderate scope and sometimes complex assignments.
• Takes responsibility for a certain area and conditions as well as creating or modifying existing code to add new features and improve performance.
• Selects appropriate standards, methods, tools and applications for project use. Participates in peer reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Designs, codes and documents simple programs or scripts and assist in the implementation of software which forms part of a properly engineered system.
• Co-ordinates the collection and documentation of user requirements, development of user stories, and estimates, conducting research to define problems and preparing responses to anticipated questions.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
• Prepares reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.
• Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes whilst following the software development lifecycle.
• Accurately identifies project risks and reports effectively to relevant stakeholders. Manages issues, risks, actions, dependencies, and defects to the success of the project.
• Maintains the status of project and provides guidance to the work of junior team members. Works across teams to achieve group goals.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
• Certification in any one programming skill