Software Quality Assurance Tester

MicroHealth is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Tester with extensive experience in both manual and automated testing methodologies, with a focus on ensuring software quality through comprehensive testing processes.
Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts
• Perform manual and automated testing across multiple platforms and environments
• Conduct regression testing to ensure new code changes don't affect existing functionality
• Execute user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate software meets business requirements
• Identify, document, and track software defects using bug tracking systems
• Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot and resolve identified issues
• Perform database testing to ensure data integrity and validation
• Conduct performance and load testing to identify bottlenecks
• Execute security testing to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security protocols
• Create and maintain comprehensive test documentation

Required Technical Skills:
Testing Methodologies:

• Experience with various testing approaches (manual and automated)
• Knowledge of test case design and execution
• Proficiency in regression testing and user acceptance testing (UAT)

Automation Tools:

• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools
• Ability to create and maintain automated test scripts
• Experience with generating and executing automated test scripts

Programming knowledge:

• Basic understanding of programming languages (particularly .NET, SQL Server)
• Ability to read and understand code to effectively test it
• Debug issues in both test and application code

Database Knowledge:

• Understanding of SQL for testing database components
• Experience testing data integrity and validation

Performance Testing:

• Proficiency in load testing methodologies
• Ability to identify performance bottlenecks
• Experience with performance profiling tools

Security Testing:

• Knowledge of common security vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top Ten)
• Experience in testing authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Understanding of data encryption and security protocols

Required Analytical Skills:
Problem solving:

• Strong troubleshooting skills to identify root causes of issues
• Ability to analyze error logs and reports
• Experience in resolving issues through systematic debugging techniques

Data Validation:

• Proficiency in identifying patterns and inconsistencies in large datasets
• Experience in developing automated scripts for data validation
• Attention to detail when handling large volumes of data

Documentation:

• Ability to create comprehensive test documentation
• Experience in writing clear bug reports
• Skills in creating test plans and test cases

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10 years of experience in software quality assurance testing
• Certification in software testing (ISTQB, CSTE) preferred
• Experience working in an Agile development environment

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee may lift or move objects up to 5 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
MicroHealth will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] with your request and contact information.