System Testing Senior Analyst

Role Objective

• Designs and develops test procedures and cases, with associated test data, based upon functional and nonfunctional requirements

• Manually executes the test procedures

• Uses capture/playback tools for GUI automation and/or develops test harnesses using a development or scripting language, as applicable

• Follows test-design standards

• Conducts/Attends test procedure walk-through

• Executes tests and prepares reports on test progress and regression

• Attends test-tool user groups and related activities to remain abreast of test-tool capabilities

• Designs, develops and executes reusable and maintainable automated scripts

• Attends test-tool user groups and related activities to remain abreast of test-tool capabilities

• Technical leadership for the test program, including test approach

• Support for customer interface, recruiting, test-tool introduction, test planning, staff supervision, and cost and progress status reporting

• Verifying the quality of the requirements, including testability, requirement definition, test design, test-script and test-data development, test automation, test-environment configuration; test-script configuration management, and test execution

• Staying current on latest test approaches and tools, and transferring this knowledge to test team

• Conducting test-design and test-procedure walk-throughs and inspections

• Implementing test-process improvements resulting from lessons learned and benefits surveys

• Test Traceability Matrix (tracing the test procedures to the test requirements)

• Test-process implementation

• Ensuring that test-product documentation is complete

• Test planning, including development of testing goals and strategy

Main Responsibilities

• Has good understanding of GUI design

• Proficient in software testing

• Proficient in designing test suites

• Proficient in the business area of application under test

• Proficient in working with test tools

• Good Programming skills (shell scripting)

• Proficient in testing techniques

• Understands various testing phases

• Proficient in GUI design standards

• Understands application business area and application requirements

• Familiar with test-program concerns including test-data management, trouble reporting and resolution, test design, and test development

• Expertise in a variety of technical skills including programming languages, database technologies, and computer operating systems

• Familiar with different test tools, defect-tracking tools, and other COTS tools supporting the testing life cycle, and their use

• Perform test execution, including functional (front-end and back-end), regression and integration tests

• Write manual test cases/matrixes

• Create test plans and test strategies

• Report issues and create status reports

• Work closely with Development team to isolate and resolve bugs/issues

• Open/maintain case logs in defect-tracking system

• Execute basic SQL queries for data verification

• Generate test scripts using UNIX and SQL/PLSQL

Qualifications and Experience

Essential Qualifications and Experience

- University Degree in B.Sc. in Computer Science / Telecommunications

- Minimum 6 to 8+ years’ Experience.

- Proficient in software testing and testing techniques

** Skills

1. UNIX scripting

2. SQL/PLSQL

3. Software Testing Experience

4. Advanced MS office is required

5. Excellent Communication skills

6. Fluency in English (Reading, Writing & Oral)

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in Telecom Vendors

• Experience in Telecom Operators

• Experience in Software testing techniques

• Experience in BSCS iX

• Telecom Billing Systems (BSCS – TABS - Geneva