Roles and responsibilities

Take initiative in working independently or with minimum guidance and with groups to effectively accomplish following objectives and engage in the following:
Interact with technical team, technical lead, business analysts and project managers to understanding project requirement & and testing requirements
Take ownership of tasks assigned.
Create & document test approach and test plans as per functional specifications.
Create test cases and test data.
Develop and schedule test executions as per agreed timelines and approach.
Report errors / defects in the test results and report the issues in timely manner.
Publish test status and application health reports.
Participate in technical discussions / reviews.
Providing feedback on usability and serviceability.
Apply a sense of urgency, commitment and focus on the right priorities in developing solutions in a timely fashion.

Technical Skills and Competence

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills required.
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate technology concepts to non-technology personnel.
Ability to maintain quality levels while multitasking.
Extensive experience in functional testing of web based applications.
Excellent understanding of the SDLC.
Excellent Analytical skills and decision-making abilities.
Attention to details.
Should have good knowledge of test case writing techniques.
Should have good knowledge of test processes for waterfall and agile.
Ability to work in a team as well as an individual.
Ability to work under pressure and maintain deadlines.
Must have good understanding of creating test plans and strategy.

Experience

Education

Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, information systems or equivalent
Certifications in testing domain (Preferred but not mandatory)

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