Jr. Database Tester
Cognizant • London, England, United Kingdom
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Role & seniority
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Functional/Database Tester (Associate)
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Participates in daily scrum, requirement understanding, test planning, and execution
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Stack/tools
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Testing/Test management: test strategy & planning, test case prep/execution, defect management
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Client tool documentation: e.g., JIRA (test plans/cases, bug reporting, reports)
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Automation: Selenium (automation scripts, regression packs); Playwright mentioned as beneficial
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Languages (beneficial): Java / C#
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Integration: supports SIT, Go Live
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Top 3 responsibilities
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Analyze requirements and contribute to test strategy & test planning
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Execute functional + database testing (test case preparation, execution, and sign-off)
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Maintain testing artifacts & reporting in client tools (e.g., JIRA) and produce daily/weekly/management status reports
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Must-have skills
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Strong test management practices
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Solid knowledge of functional and database testing
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BFS domain knowledge
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Ability to manage defects/defect workflow and prepare test summaries/status reports
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Basic familiarity with test automation expectations (regression automation packs)
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Nice-to-haves
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MS Dynamics exposure
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Experience with Agile/Scrum
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Location & work type
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Full Description
As a Functional/Database tester, associate is expected to attend daily scrum calls, understand the requirement and plan and execute the different testing activities for upcoming work.
Role demands good communication and daily interaction with project and other teams/stake holders to support product delivery.
Key Responsibilities Analyze requirements and contribute to Test Strategy and Test planning Perform functional and database testing, including test case preparation, execution, and sign‑off for new features and change requests.
Document maintenance in client provided tool (for e.g. In JIRA – saving: Test plan, Test cases, Bug reporting, Report etc) Test management and Defect management Producing daily / weekly / management status reports Test summary preparation Develop and execute automation scripts using Selenium and maintain regression automation packs. Supporting SIT team Supporting Go Live
Essential Skills
- Strong understanding of test management practices.
- Good knowledge of functional and database testing concepts.
- Good BFS domain knowledge
- Basic understanding of automation tools (Playwright/Selenium, Java/C#) is beneficial
Nice to Have Skills
- MS Dynamics product exposure will be an added advantage
- Agile / Scrum
