Mr D - QA Test Analyst

Mr D a division of is looking for a highly talented QA Test Analyst to join our team.

We are a young dynamic hyper growth company looking for smart creative hard-working people with integrity to join us!

Think youve been challenged before Think again!

Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers what you can do
Learn: We work with the best of the best and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.
Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Heres your chance

Whos who in the tech space:
This position reports to the QA Engineering Manager

Your mission should you choose to accept it:

• QA of all aspects of the Mr D systems
• Identify record document thoroughly and track bugs
• Perform regression testing when bugs are resolved
• Develop status reports based on test completion/findings and communicate these to team leaders including any impact on the overall project plan
• Perform all tasks with attention to detail
• Read and comprehend requirements for testing
• Create test plans and test cases per business requirements
• Provide daily & weekly status test reporting to test lead
• Troubleshoot issues experienced during testing
• Understand test case management creation and execution
• Understanding of UI and back-end testing
• Ability and experience with prioritization of tasks identification of items requiring escalation

Skills we need:

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to understand and critique requirements
• Excellent communications skills including the ability to prepare and present reports to a range of audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to promote cooperation between software system and QA engineers
• Ability to implement a QA management strategy in line with the overall business requirements
• Diplomacy skills including the ability to withstand pressure
• Test automation skills using Selenium and Appium as well as API automation of REST services

Nice to have experience:

• Exposure to AWS
• Experience in diagnosing problems from log files or audit logs
• Experience in using Kibana for logging is beneficial.
• Experience in using tools that improve quality practices such as automated testing is advantageous.

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelors Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems Computer Science Mathematics Engineering and a minimum of 2-3 years of QA testing experience in a software/technology environment is preferred.
• In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelors Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Information Systems Computer Science Mathematics or Engineering) an equivalent experience which equates to a minimum of 3-5 years of QA testing experience in a software/technology environment would be advantageous.
• ISTQB/ISEB qualification will be an advantage.
• QA experience in an eCommerce environment will be advantageous
• Knowledge of contemporary software quality assurance processes methodologies and testing tools
• An understanding of different software development life cycles (waterfall iterative agile scrum)
• Knowledge and experience with scripting/programming languages is advantageous.
• Knowledge of testing and quality assurance in Linux Android iOS
• Experience with or exposure to restful APIs and using Postman or similar
• Extensive experience with testing mobile and web applications and developing automated tests
• Extensive experience with testing mobile POS devices - MQTT Internet Of Things
• Extensive experience with testing back office management systems

Lets talk about life @ Mr D:

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We arent fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like High five collab and make something great.
• Remote working: Love water cooler chatsandworking from home We offer the best of both worlds.
• Mentorship programme: We arent kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Nows your chance to be one of the best by learning from the best.
• Naspers Tech Community& Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy Udacity Coursera and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes think mini golf think good times).
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.
• Right tools right job: Mac or Windows two monitors or one. Whatever your preference youll work on the latest tech off the latest tech.
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling legal support and financial guidance for free anytime anywhere.
• Tech stack (for days):Angular Python Kotlin Swift AWS Kafka Redis Docker Kubernetes IOT and all things machine learning. If you build it they will come.
• Free parking:No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

Like what you seeIf you meet the above you are anExtraordinary Mind.Apply today!!

Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference