Tester - Talent Pool

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Tester - Talent Pool

Business Unit: Discovery Invest

Function: Test Analysis

Date: 28 Jan 2025

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best.

About Invest

Launched in 2007, Discovery Invest offers the full range of investment products for any client need, providing access to our top performing range of Discovery funds as well as a wide selection of leading local and international fund managers. Discovery Invest is seeking to leverage the shared-value model to promote financial health and freedom for millions of South Africans.

Key Purpose

The Primary Function of this role is identifying and testing business functional requirements. Designs test cases and test scenarios based on an analysis of the business specifications. Needs to ensure that all the identified defects are resolved.

The job will require the below skills, attributes and tasks:

• The individual would be guided on the best techniques to use for test design
• All Testing done by this employee would be for peer review
• Up to date knowledge of Product Complexity
• Need for Adherence to business rules
• Need for Compliance with Legislative requirements
• Need to process basic test requirements.

Key Outputs may include but are not limited to:

• The identification of test requirements, test design and test execution, and defect management (all for peer review) on less complex modules of an overall solution
• Design manual regression test packs. Build and maintain a repository of regression test cases using Quality Center.
• Record Test Data requirements in test cases during the test case creation process. Source and record correct test data for Test Cases.
• Regular & meaningful 1 on 1’s and Performance Conversations
• Daily progress Reporting

Education and Experience

• Matric
• ISTQB Qualification in Foundation Testing

Required skills and qualifications

• Intermediate Knowledge of SDLC
• Basic Knowledge and understanding of Testing Methodologies and Testing Tools
• Interpreting Specifications
• Analytical Thinking
• Customer Service Orientation
• Conceptual Thinking
• Knowledge and understanding of Discovery Invest products

Preferred skills and qualifications

• 1-2 years testing experience
• LISP Industry experience