Application Tester

Key Responsibility:

• Collaborate with development teams to analyze the scope of application updates and define a tailored testing strategy aligned with those changes.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test documentation, including test cases, test scenarios, test data, success criteria, and expected outcomes.
• Execute integration testing to verify the seamless interaction between application components and supporting infrastructure.
• Conduct functional and end-to-end testing from a user-centric perspective, validating expected behavior under various conditions, including negative and edge-case scenarios.
• Report, track, and document defects and deviations, including detailed steps to reproduce, and work closely with developers to ensure timely resolution.
• Perform regression testing to validate that updates have not introduced new defects and that existing functionality remains stable.
• Assess application performance, identifying potential bottlenecks, latency issues, or scalability concerns.
• Verify security controls, including authentication, authorization, and data protection mechanisms, and recommend enhancements where vulnerabilities are found.
• Conduct cross-browser compatibility testing to ensure consistent functionality and user experience across different platforms.
• Prepare and deliver detailed test reports, including defect summaries, test execution status, quality assessments, and actionable recommendations for improvement.

Required Experience:

• 10 years of experience programming and developing test scripts to test web applications.
• 5 years of experience utilizing automated testing tools/platforms to test applications.
• Experience conducting application testing without utilizing automated testing.
• Experience with Kanban, Scrum, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience working collaboratively with business analysts and developers.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Experience with building test cases and running tests using Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft, and/or Microfocus ALM
• Experience with application development security tools such as WebInspect
• Experience in standing up a new automated testing solution/platform
• Ability to plan, organize, and document IT solutions
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate IT work assignments
• Experience testing APIs
• Experience working in a project-oriented environment
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to switch tasks, self-direct, and prioritize
• Ability to research and investigate problems, develop viable solutions, and clearly report findings and recommendations
• Experience developing functional and technical specifications, design flows, and system blueprints
• Experience with Microsoft Office 365

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Software Engineering, or another related field.