Senior QA Engineer (Temporary) at GeoPoll

About the position 

GeoPoll is seeking a senior QA Engineer for a short-term opportunity within its QA team. Applications are being solicited from well-qualified candidates local to the Kenyan market, for a 3-month placement. Interested parties are invited to submit their resumes for consideration for the position described below.  

Responsibilities: 

• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans, test strategies and test cases for testing and tracking defects though their life cycle, and providing testing status for features and functionality; modify existing test plans and procedures where needed 
• Execute test plans and evaluate results to identify root causes and reproduce bugs or defects to drive issues and improvements to resolution  
• Provide testing support for release and change management process  
• Collaborate with the Product Development and Software Development teams for continued development and improvements of features, functionality and tooling for the QA and deployment ecosystem.  
• Providing support and responding to support requests from the different operations teams in a timely manner and ensuring that communication and reporting protocols have been adhered to 
• Providing timely updates for management reporting requirements 

 Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, product management or relevant field
• Strong Knowledge of Software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Working Experience in Mobile (Android & IOS) and Web application Testing
• 3+ years of experience in Functional / System / Validation / Integration /Regression testing/User Acceptance Testing
• Experience with white/grey/black box testing practices
• Experience with Bug and Issue Reporting tools like Redmine, Bugzilla etc.
• Excellent Bug Reporting and Documentation Skills.
• Experience in API testing.
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, Oracle, etc.)
• Knowledge of automation tools and testing is a plus
• Proficient in verbal and written communication in English