Quality Assurance Analysts at Byteworks Technology Solutions Limited (Abuja & Lagos)

Byteworks Technology Solutions Limited is a fast-growing software and technology company indigenously owned; constituted of smart and committed young professionals. The thrust of Byteworks is that by implementing its products through excellence, commitment, innovation, and integrity, there is a consistent increase in revenue generation in Nigeria as a whole by employing its products in every state/sector it is applied.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Analyst

Locations: Abuja (FCT) and Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

The Quality Assurance Analyst complies with defined quality standards and ensures that every assigned product meets the established standards of quality including security, reliability, usability, and performance.
The successful candidate will develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure all products meet the established standards of quality.

Responsibilities

Running manual and automated tests including, but not limited to stress testing, performance testing, functional testing, scalability testing
Effectively communicating/presenting findings to software development and business user teams including technical and non-technical stakeholders
Responsible for maintaining all the quality control and assurance artifacts.
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
Accountability

Experience / Skills / Certifications

A good academic background with a minimum of B.Sc. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics or any related fields. Additional qualifications and related certifications would be an advantage.
ISTQB foundational level certificate or similar certification is required
3 years of demonstrated/hands-on software testing and software development experience in a formal SDLC and/or Agile environment
Experience working with various testing tools for various environments
Demonstrated experience in designing, updating & executing test cases
Passion for technology, curiosity, problem-solving skills, and ability to work with varying stakeholders
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Attention to detail with the ability to deliver excellent work on tight schedules
The Successful candidate must be able to dive into the module to test it completely – like break the code!
The Successful candidate must think beyond what is expected of the software and think about how users can misuse the software i.e., finding loopholes.
The Successful candidate must not only be aware of different testing techniques but also must have worked on at least some testing techniques.
The Successful candidate must always be able to communicate most effectively and efficiently on any issues discovered in the course of testing to the development team.
The Successful candidate should have the capability to recognize and resolve unfamiliar problems and should formulate a strategy to validate them.
The Successful candidate must be able to prioritize features and test cases that are to be tested.