Royal Media Services is looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to be based in one of our subsidiary Companies. He/She will develop, apply and maintain quality standards for company software products with adherence to both internal and external standards. He/She develops and executes software test plans. Analyzes and writes test standards and procedures. Maintains documentation of test results.

Analyzes test results and recommends corrective actions.

 Responsibilities

• Meeting with the software/product designers to determine quality assurance parameters


• Reviewing requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback


• Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases


• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities


• Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools


• Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs


• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved


• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs


• Liaise with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) to identify system requirements


• Monitor debugging process results


• Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions


• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts


• Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, product management or other related discipline


• Must have hands-on experience (minimum 3 years) in manual and/or automated testing of web/mobile apps and APIs


• Must be familiar with relevant tools and technologies: Jira, Confluence, GitLab, cypress, JAVA, JavaScript, TypeScript


• Proven ability to write test plans and test cases based on product requirements and design specifications.


• Complete and thorough knowledge of the SDLC, STLC and testing methodologies


• Ability to work effectively with Developers, Product Managers, and System Administrators.


• Self-starter who learns quickly and takes immediate ownership of projects with little supervision.


• Minimum 3 years of experience working with product owners / customers / developers


• Needs to have Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Strong attention-to-detail, analytical skills, and creative problem-solving skills.


• Previous experience as a QA engineer

How to Apply

If you are interested and qualified, please email your CV and a one-page statement explaining why you are the ideal candidate for the position to recruitment@royalmedia.co.ke by Friday 3rd December 2021

Clearly cite Job Ref No. HRD/CAL/SQAE/12/2021 as your email subject.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.