Cellulant* is a mobile commerce company. We operate Africa’s number one mobile commerce network and aim to connect 100 million customers to our mobile commerce ecosystem.
We are the mobile commerce partner of choice and our goal is to connect all of our corporate customers, including top Pan African banks, various merchants, to the richest mobile commerce ecosystem in Africa, helping them provide better communication, more services, and more value to their end consumers. We do that by providing services like mobile banking, mobile payments, music, information services and other mobile related services.
Cellulant* was founded in 2003 and has currently operations in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and every year moving into new countries.
To be able to meet these aggressive growth expectations we need to grow our dynamic team. We invite you to be part of that growth by submitting your application to the following role.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
The Senior QA Engineer responsible for developing and executing comprehensive test plans, developing and performing test cases to verify functionality, data integrity, security, performance and overall usability.Supervise enforcement and delivery of quality softwareIdentifying, setting-up and maintaining tools and processes for software testing, including defect tracking, test plan creation and management and automated testing.Assist in development, review and publish standards, policies and procedures for all functions involved with or related to the quality and testing of software products.Work with other team members to ensure that the SDLC, development standards and toll gates are enforced for all projects.Participating in planning of software projects to ensure that testing and quality considerations are accounted for from project inception to completion.Implementing and enforcing processes within the teamWorking with software team leads to put in place software development processes that allow and encourage effective and efficient testing and quality control.Assist in development and implementation of policies in product/project development that improve system reliability through monitoring and provide trend analysis of issues detected.Develop and implement tools and processes that will improve productivity.Work with software engineers to implement continuous integration and automation testing (both backend and UI automation).Analyse, review and assess user requirements, specifications for testability and feasibility.Verify that products are built according to set standards and guidelines by comparing documents to actual code/database schemas.Create test cases in the test management system.Set up the local test environment.Prepare and/or acquire test data.Execute test cases and evaluate test results and document deviations from expected results in the bug tracking system.Perform both functional and non-functional tests (performance, security testing) on developed systems.Employ both Black-box and White-Box testing techniquesConduct test case review for projects.Create and publish test plans, test cases, test execution results, release notes and QA sign-offAssist in assessing, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and retesting of identified issues.Recording of time spent on tasks.Escalating any issues identified.Assist in the regular reporting of quality metrics to management.Participate in peer reviews.Identify areas of improvement, prepare material and organize training within the team.Knowledge Management & Process ImprovementProvide suggestions on areas of process improvements.Share knowledge on worked project by creating how-to manuals.Research on technologies and/or trends with a view to improve productivity and efficiency.May mentor other software quality assurance engineers when required.Degree in IT, Computer Science or related fields of study.Excellent understanding of both software development life cycle and software testing life cycleMinimum of 5 years experience in a software or telecommunications industry.At least 3 years experience as a software quality assurance engineerQuality assurance certification from bodies such as ISTQB and CSTE.Experience in test case management tools and test automation tools.Experience working with test automation frameworksExperience in 2 programming languages e.g. Java, C, C++, C#, Perl, Python, VB.Net, shell etc.Experience in 2 presentation languages e.g. ASP, PHP, Ruby etc.Experience in 2 web presentation languages and frameworks e.g. html, CSS, Javascript, ExtJS, Yii etc.Experience in database management systems e.g. MySql, Oracle, Postgresql, SQlite, MS-SQL etc.Some experience in customer engagement and Issue resolution.Working knowledge in Office Tools for publishing and presentation preparation.Degree in IT, Computer Science or related fields of study.Good understanding of both software development life cycle and software testing life cycle.Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a software or telecommunications industry.At least 1 year experience as a software quality assurance engineer.Experience in at least 1 programming language e.g. Java, C, C++, C#, Perl, Python, VB.Net, shell etc.Experience in at least 1 presentation language e.g. ASP, PHP, Ruby etc.Experience in at least 1 web presentation language and frameworks e.g. html, CSS, Yii etc.Experience in at least 1 database management system e.g. MySql, Oracle, Postgresql, SQlite, MS-SQL etc.Some experience in customer engagement and Issue resolution.Working experience in Office Tools for publishing and presentation preparation.When working at Cellulant*, you can expect to work on a diverse range of problems, with inspiring and creative colleagues. You will have ample opportunities for growth and career development, and we highly value continuous learning.
We offer you a challenging position in which you will be rewarded for performance.Are you interested in this position and do you meet the minimum requirements? Apply by sending an e-mail with your CV and a convincing cover letter to Jobs@cellulant.com
The selection process entails an oral interview stage, followed by a case study presentation and a final interview.
The deadline for application is October 21st 2014.
Due to the high volume of applications received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Do you have questions about this vacancy?
Visit our website at www.cellulant.com
Please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone: jobs@cellulant.com or 0202606696.
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