Manual Tester

**Sr. Quality Engineer**

**Qualification**:
Engineering Graduate
** Responsibility**:
**Test Requirement Analysis**:

- Participating in user story reviews and identifying gaps in requirements both functional and NFR.
- Create/modify RTM with each and every requirement mapped to one or more test cases, test scripts & defects from Functional, integration & acceptance test code/scripts.
- Participate in Backlog grooming session with Product owner and scrum master to priotize the stories from backlog.
- Creation of subtasks as applicable.
- Create/modify query/clarification tracker & discussion with development teams/scrum master/onsite for query resolution.

**Test Strategy and Test Planning**:

- Gather inputs from the client (eg Types of testing, Development teams, Client managers etc)* Participate & provide inputs, get clarifications in the sprint review meetings with product owner, the Scrum team, project management, customers and developers from other projects.

**Test Design Techniques (Design principles/tools/patterns)**:

- Assist / support development team in unit test automation, identify environment dependecies, deployment strategies, release cycle, test data dependencies etc.
- Test code developed for automation and non functional should have zero defect.
- Perform In Sprint automation.
- Perform Automation Script Maintenance.
- Write effective and reusable tests according to best practices so that crucial functional requirements are verified and tests remain valid when code is refactored.
- Adherence to customer/scrum team defined tools/process such as coding standards, SCM & CI standards.
- Ability to write program/ understand code snippet/technicalities.
- Focus on reusing existing framework to develop automation & non functional test scripts and usage of cognizant solution accelerators to achieve >98% code coverage/Scrum defined.
- Script maturity - Develop automation scripts as necessary.
- Release/Sprint level activity demonstration with the customer.
- Completeness of deliverables based on the task commitments.

**Coding Practices & Defect Management**:

- Ability to understand the software development process in Agile & Devops model.
- Participate in architecture and design reviews of complex solutions iwith project team.
- Work with the development team to help define and maintain quality standards.
- Track defect metrics to ensure testing effectiveness as generated by tool.
- Track defects (defect log as generated from the QC tool) to closure.
- Retest the defect and update the status.

**Test Execution (Automation/Specialized testing)**:

- Conduct smoke testing to ensure system readiness for testing.
- Execute automation test scripts/manual test cases post the same.
- Record and maintain testing evidences and track execution status of assigned test cases.
- Identify defects and log failures.
- Conduct acceptance testing, if required.
- Provide deployment and post production support if required.
- Identify the test suite for execution, if required.
- Test Execution/ Reporting Strategize & prioritize tests in fast paced agile development.
- Execute automated test scripts using technology concepts.
- Leverage test automation framework using the identified test automation tool.
- Incorporate the automated tests into continuous integration process.
- Possess beginner level knowledge on Continous integration, Continous deployment, Continous delivery & basic knowledge on CI/ CD tools.

**Technology consulting Research & analysis**:

- Building reusable script library files.
- Participate in framework assessment and tool evaluation.
- Leverage cognizant analytics and continuous testing tool to Identify defects early in the lifecycle.

**People Management**:

- Identify training needs & continously improve skills.
- Maintain coordial relation with peers, developers & other stakeholders in the project.

**Knowledge & Innovation Management**:

- Organize KT sessions for new team members.
- Focus on creating innovative tools/solutions as required by the project demands.

**Project, Configuration & release Management**:

- Possess fundamental of software configuration management including version control techniques and the establishment of baselines.
- Possess handson working knowledge of atleast 1 software configuration management tool.
- Understand the project development life cycle, ability to break down the tasks into small work breakdown structures, timely reporting of status & uploading of quality deliverables on time.

**Must Have Skills**
- CRAFT

**Good To Have Skills**
- Broadcasting Standards

**Employee Status **:Full Time Employee

**Shift **:Day Job

**Travel **:No

**Job Posting **:Apr 04 2024

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