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Paracon • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Role & seniority: Test Analyst (mid-senior level) within Institutional IT; 5+ years testing experience preferred.
Stack/tools: Manual testing across front-end, system integration, regression, end-to-end and exploratory testing; SQL basics; defect-tracking system; collaboration with developers, BAs, IT Ops; familiarity with Agile (SCRUM) is advantageous.
Design, create, and maintain test cases and manual regression suites; perform functional, regression, and exploratory testing.
Identify, log, verify defects; collaborate with developers/BDAs to mitigate product risk; support integration testing with other IT teams.
Support production issues, assist in incident resolution, and drive continuous quality/performance improvements.
High attention to detail; strong data analysis/reporting; excellent verbal/written communication.
Time management, ability to handle task variety and context switching; grasp of systems under test; collaborative, able to gather information.
5+ years test experience; basic SQL skills; relevant degree (Business/Commerce/IT).
Testing fundamentals training or certification; exposure to Agile/SCRUM.
Location & work type: Cape Town-based role; in-office required minimum 3 days/week (Mon and Thu compulsory).
Our client is looking for a self-motivated individual to join the Institutional IT team as a test analyst in delivering quality software that will create an exceptional user experience for our end-users.
We are looking for a self-motivated individual to join the Institutional IT team as a test analyst in delivering quality software that will create an exceptional user experience for our end-users.
Our clients Institutional IT team consists of appr. 65 members, covering a range of skills and responsibilities including Domain Owners, Development Manager, Architect, Business Analysts, Developers (.NET and SQL) and IT Operations. The team operates with four business-aligned domains (Front Office, Middle Office, Fund Operations and Client Servicing). Additionally, the Tech domain and IT Operations teams support the business-aligned domains.
What you can expect: You will work predominantly within the Client Services Domain performing functional and regression testing as well as resolving production defects.
Job Responsibilities
Extracting test requirements for user stories, Designing and creating test cases, Estimating effort for testing tasks, Manual testing of applications, which includes front-end, system integration, regression, and end-to-end as well as exploratory testing, Managing and maintaining manual regression test suites, Product risk mitigation, thereby limiting defects in production, Collaborating closely with developers and business analysts in identifying, logging, and verifying defects in a defect tracking system, Collaborating with other teams in INST IT for integration testing. Assist in production support issues and queries. Liaise with IT Ops and other Domains for support to resolve or assist with fixes. Continuous improvement initiatives specifically with regard to quality and performance
Skills and Experience required Attention to detail, Data analysis and reporting skills, Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, Ability to Manage own time and get tasks done, Grasp concepts and understand the systems being tested, Deal with complexity, Deal with high variability of work and context switching, Be comfortable with a fair amount of unpredictability in daily tasks. Resolve issues and overcome obstacles Able to engage with others to gather information
5 years test experience Basic SQL skills Relevant Business/ Commerce/ IT degree. Testing fundamentals training / Test certification would be advantageous. Exposure to Agile methodologies (e.g. SCRUM) would be advantageous
Please note: This is a Cape Town based role and you will be required to be in office for a minimum of 3 days / week, with a Monday and Thursday as compulsory.