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The Associate Software Quality Assurance / Testing Engineer is an entry level subject matter expert, responsible for assisting with every phase of the development process to ensure that the design and software adhere to company standards.
This role provides support in the development and execution of exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality.
Key responsibilities:
- Supports the planning, execution, reporting, and successful completion of QA activities for all new development cycles for various releases.
- Assists in Agile-related user story review meetings and/or works with relevant business stakeholders and developers to understand the new or modified application functionality.
- Receives detailed instructions to work with the required user community (such as Regions or the Product Owner) to understand business requirements and uphold quality of for each release by ensuring a comprehensive end-to-end testing coverage.
- Assists with designing and implementing end-to-end test scenarios, as well as debugging and defining corrective actions.
- Supports the review of system requirements and tracking of quality assurance metrics (e.g. defect densities and open defect counts).
- Assists with performing and documenting risk analysis and records test progress and results. Performing thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.
- Takes direction from various stakeholders to review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
- Assists with the creation of detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
- Supports the design, development, coding, and execution of automation scripts
- Receives detailed instructions to identify, record, document thoroughly, and track bugs and develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs.
- Assists with the development of standards and procedures to determine product quality and release readiness.
- Supports and documents established QA processes and best practices in Agile Scrum development methodology and influences the continuous improvement of the QA activities.
- Performs any other related task as required.
To thrive in this role, you need to have:
- Some expertise in software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Team player with good attention to detail.
- Ability to understand and analyze complex systems
- Some understanding of SQL and scripting.
- Some understanding of software development process.
- Some expertise in agile development such as Scrum.
- Some understanding of software integrated development environments.
- Ability to handle client and customer issues tactfully and professionally.
- Some understanding of object-oriented programming.
Academic qualifications and certifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
- Relevant certifications such as Leading SAFe would be advantageous.
Required experience:
- Basic hands-on testing experience in AGILE/DevOps Methodology, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
- Basic work experience in software development.
- Basic work experience in software quality assurance.
- Familiarity with working in an Agile/Scrum development process.
- Familiarity with performance and/or security testing is a plus.
- Basic hands-on experience with automated testing tools.
- Basic experience working within a geographically dispersed company is desirable.
Workplace type:
On-site Working
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.
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