Intermediate Software Tester Job Description Samples

Job Setting: Software Quality Assurance Service Company

Role Description:
As an Intermediate Software Tester at PQA Ltd., you will be involved in many phases of the software lifecycle, working closely with the development team from concept to completion. As part of our team, you will be working on leading edge software development projects to provide our clients with innovative solutions.

General Responsibilities:

- Perform structured and context-driven functional software testing
- Produce documentation to support testing activities
- Use internal defect tracking and test case management systems to document test cases, record defects and record test case execution results
- Work directly with the clients to triage defects
- Extract testing requirements from functional specifications and business requirements
- Write test plans and test cases from functional specifications and from using the product
- Assist in training new team members and reviewing the quality of work prepared by junior team members

Key Requirements:

- Post-Secondary Education
- 2 – 5 years’ experience as a Software Tester
- Experience writing test plans and test cases
- Knowledge of the software lifecycle

Key Competencies:

- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to propose practical solutions to complex problems
- Self-motivated, adaptable and willing to work through challenges with a positive attitude
- Ability to build collaborative working relationships in a team oriented environment