What will you do?
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
TheFinance Solutionsteam in Santam BITS (Business Information Technology Services) is looking forTester, situated in Bellville, Cape Town.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Finance Solutions require aTester who will be responsible for test cases to verify the functionality of across the Finance Solutions platform and the output as generated on documentation. Also responsible creation of testware and linking of test cases alongside business/systems requirements to ensure traceability, including regression test cases as well as logging of defects. The Tester will also provide input into and/or execute automated test scripts.
What will make you successful in this role?
Analyses and develops the appropriate test coverage and clearance
Responsible for creating and executing test scripts
Identify and create necessary test data
Checking test results and logging defects
Analyse test failures
Analyse metrics for quality assessment
May be required to work with team to influence and monitor User Acceptance Testing
Tracking and monitoring of errors and test results with project team
Weekly and testing progress reports sent to management for overall testing reporting
Responsibilities may require after hours and weekend work in response to needs of the systems being supported
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum of 2-3 years testing experience
Testing certification (ISTQB – Foundation certificate)
Previous experience in tools like JIRA, Xray and Selenium
Experience in software testing methodologies (agile, waterfall, functional and non-functional), test planning, test cases development, execution of test cases
Experience in developing test cases and test scenarios from use cases and/or requirements specifications
Analytical and problem solving skills with strong attention to detail
Possesses good understanding of Quality Control and Quality Assurance concepts across the SDLC and the TDLC
Understands test metrics and how they are used for decision support
Has experience with Requirements Management, Test Management and Defect Management Tools
Sound SQL skills when working with data.
Experience with web services and API’s testing
Skills
Able to provide input to improve test methodology / processes
Review functional requirements
Define test scenarios
Tracking of test coverage and clearance progress
Provides input to standard test metrics and reporting
Able to prioritize defects with development team achieving personal work goals and objectives
Good communication skills (write and read English)
Able to work independently
Able to work under pressure
Attention to detail
Is a good team player
Knowledge
Insurance or Financial Services an advantage
System development life cycle and Test Development Lifecycle.
Methods, standards and techniques supporting domain
Defect management process
Good working knowledge of testing best practices and frameworks
Competencies
Client focus
Cultivates Innovation
Drives Results
Collaborates
Flexibility and adaptability
Relating and networking
Applying expertise and technology
Regression testing and scripts
System testing, analysis and reviews
Business requirements
Logs and tracks and resolves defects
Our commitment to transformation
Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia. Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper.
At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society. In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.
CLOSING DATE: 22 JULY 2021
