Test Analyst (Point of Sale)

Purpose of the position

The incumbent will be required to certify, analyze and test application specific environments and tills used by switching department as well as troubleshooting and resolving of test environment support calls and obtain Acquirer and client testing/certification.

Planning

Produce product test plans;
Determine test requirements and the specification of test activities in order to meet the objectives;
Defining the amount, level of detail and templates for the test documentation;
Setting the level of detail for test procedures in order to provide enough information to support reproducible test preparation and execution;
Determining the activities required to successfully meet the objectives of the product;
Schedule test case analysis and design;
Schedule test execution;
Monitor testing activities throughout the project;
Create the relevant test project repository, together with applicable sub structure; and
Include non-functional test planning within scope of testing.

Analysis

Review the test basis (such as requirements, design, and interface specifications);
Evaluate testability of the test basis and test objects;
Identify and prioritize test conditions based on analysis of test items, the specification, behaviors, and structure of the software;
Identify the necessary test data to support the test conditions and test cases;
Design the test environment set-up and identifying any required infrastructure and tools;
Create bi-directional traceability between test basis and test cases;
Derive non-functional testing requirements from the applicable test basis; and
Analyze, troubleshoot and resolve test failures through extensive troubleshooting of trace file or configuration items.

Implementation

Finalize, implement, and prioritize test cases (including the identification of test data);
Develop and prioritize test procedures;
Create test suites from the test procedures for efficient test execution;
Verify that the test environment has been set up correctly;
Execute test procedures according to the planned sequence (functional testing);
Log the outcome of test execution and record the test results;
Compare actual results with expected results and report on these discrepancies as defects and analyze them in order to establish their cause (e.g., a defect in the code, in specified test data, in the test document, or a mistake in the way the test was executed);
Repeat test activities as a result of action taken for each discrepancy, for example, re-execution of a test that previously failed in order to confirm a fix (confirmation testing;
Execute a corrected test and/or execution of tests in order to ensure that defects have not been introduced in unchanged areas of the software or that defect fixing did not uncover other defects (regression testing); and
Ensure the product in the applicable test repository is up to date and reflects the correct test execution status.

Test Conclusion

Assess the test execution against the defined objectives for each level of testing to determine if enough testing has been done;
Check if defects raised have been resolved or are outstanding and conduct the necessary confirmation testing;
Prepare test coverage and clearance reports (functional and non-functional;
Finalize and archive test results for later use;
Analyze lessons learned to determine changes needed for future releases and projects;
Maintenance of the regression test suite post sign-off; and
Assist with post deployment (to production) sanity testing.

Requirements

Educations and Experience

Postilion Real-time and Postilion Office configurations and troubleshooting experience (critical);
Exposure to various POS systems and postilion systems;
2-3 years testing and certification experience;
Experience working on various POS systems and devices;
Working experience of functional, system, integration, and regression testing; and
IT Experience with advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Skills And Behavioral Competencies