Senior Testing Engineer

The role of a software tester can vary depending on project requirements. They may join a project at the initial implementation stages to assess potential risks, or be brought on to a project midway through, when testing becomes a key requirement.

Large organizations may have software testers dedicated to one project; whereas smaller organizations may have a central team working on multiple projects.

However, typical work activities can include:

• Meeting with system users to understand the scope of projects;
• Working with software developers and project support teams;
• Identifying business requirements;
• Project planning;
• Monitoring applications and software systems;
• Stress testing;
• Performance testing;
• Functional testing;
• Scalability testing;
• Writing and executing test scripts;
• Running manual and automated tests;
• Testing in different environments including web and mobile;
• Writing bug reports;
• Reviewing documentation;
• Working towards departmental and project deadlines;
• Quality assurance;
• Providing objective feedback to software development project teams;
• Problem solving;
• Designing tests to mitigate risk;
• Presenting findings to software development and business user teams;
• Traveling to different project sites;
• Working on multiple projects at one time;
• Document analysis;
• Liaising with project teams in other parts of the world;
• Communicating findings to technical and non-technical colleagues