Software Quality / Testing Engineer (12 months)

JOB DESCRIPTION  POSITION: Software Quality/ Testing Engineer (12 months) REPORTING STRUCTURE  Report to: Senior Deputy Director (Product Management) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  1) Test Planning & Strategy - Contribute to the development of test plans, defining scope, approach, and schedule in collaboration with the engineering team. - Identify appropriate quality measures and testing approaches based on product requirements and user needs. - Participate in sprint planning and requirements reviews to ensure testability is considered early in the development cycle. - Support integration of automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline, working alongside senior engineers and DevOps. 2) Test Design & Execution - Create clear, detailed test cases based on functional and technical specifications. - Design test scenarios that reflect real-world usage, informed by business requirements and stakeholder input. - Execute manual and automated tests to validate functionality, reliability, and performance of software applications. - Log, track, and retest defects, ensuring issues are clearly documented with reproducible steps and evidence. - Identify conditions under which software quality or performance degrades and report findings with supporting data. 3) Test Automation & Continuous Improvement - Develop and maintain automated test scripts for functional and regression testing across web and API layers. - Work with existing automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG) to expand test coverage incrementally. - Support performance and load testing activities using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner. - Continuously improve the quality and maintainability of test scripts, reducing test instability and technical debt. - Stay current with QA best practices and tools, sharing knowledge with the team where relevant. KEY SPECIFICATIONS Candidates must have the following:  - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or equivalent. - Experience designing, automating, and maintaining automation tests for acceptance, functional, and regression test cases. - Experience creating test plans, implementing test automation, performance, and stress testing, implementing. - Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience as a Software Test Engineer, QA Engineer, or in a similar role. - Demonstrated proficiency in both manual and automated testing techniques, with experience in frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, or TestNG. - Experience with performance and stress testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) and a solid understanding of CI/CD practices. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong communication and stakeholder collaboration abilities. Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume, stating current and expected salary, as well as date of availability. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.