What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Tester position at Cognizant Technology Solutions?
Software Tester
As a software tester, you will oversee quality assurance activities associated with software analysis. This includes developing test plans, performing exploration testing and executing functional and regression testing. You will work closely with engineering, product management and support teams to ensure the product is ready for release.
This could be your dream job if you are zealous about design, system analysis and debugging software problems.
Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough software testing, analyse data, write test cases and communicate with stakeholders.
- Testing software for security vulnerabilities and providing input on improving the company's product solutions.
- Leading the automation of test cases and exploring integration of new technologies
- Communicate the results of software testing efforts to stakeholders and suggest areas of improvement.
- Work with key stakeholders to ensure software solutions meet requirements.
- Perform root cause analysis on defects found to identify and mitigate project risks.
- Conduct exploratory and usability testing to locate bugs before the software is introduced into production.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of software testing methodologies and develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), if necessary.
Qualifications
Preferred skills and qualifications