Testing Consultant

Quality Assurance
Egypt 🇪🇬
October 2, 2023

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Job Description

Job Description:

As a Testing Consultant, your role will be to provide expertise in software testing methodologies, processes, and tools to clients. You will work closely with project teams, stakeholders, and business analysts to develop and implement comprehensive testing strategies and ensure the quality and reliability of software applications. Your responsibilities will include test planning, test execution, defect management, and providing recommendations for process improvement.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with clients and project teams to understand software requirements and define testing objectives.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
  • Conduct risk analysis to identify critical areas for testing and prioritize testing efforts accordingly.
  • Perform manual and automated testing of software applications, including functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
  • Execute test cases and document test results, defects, and issues.
  • Monitor and track defects, ensuring their resolution and closure.
  • Identify opportunities for test process improvement and provide recommendations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure proper test environment setup and data preparation.
  • Participate in test plan reviews, defect triage meetings, and project status meetings.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior testing team members.
  • Stay updated with emerging technologies, tools, and best practices in software testing.
  • Collaborate with project managers to provide accurate testing effort estimations and progress updates.
  • Communicate test status, test coverage, and quality metrics to stakeholders.
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of testing standards, templates, and guidelines.

Skills

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. A certification in software testing (e.g., ISTQB) is preferred.
  • Proven experience as a Testing Consultant or a similar role, including experience in test planning and execution.
  • Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, processes, and best practices.
  • Experience in manual and automated testing of web and mobile applications.
  • Proficiency in test management tools and defect tracking systems (e.g., JIRA, TestRail).
  • Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit).
  • Strong knowledge of different types of testing, such as functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and troubleshoot issues.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and clients.
  • Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Attention to detail and a focus on delivering high-quality results.
  • Experience with test environment setup and data management.
  • Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and build tools (e.g., Jenkins) is beneficial.
  • Understanding of software development lifecycle and software quality assurance processes.
  • Knowledge of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) is a plus.
  • Understanding of cloud-based testing environments and services is beneficial.

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