QA Engineer
ASSA ABLOY2 months ago
Durban, South AfricaMid Level
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Agile team members to understand project requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and specifications.
- Develop comprehensive test plans and test cases.
- Execute manual and automated functional, integration, system, and regression tests.
- Identify, document, prioritize, and report defects using issue-tracking tools.
- Work with developers to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve reported issues.
- Create and maintain automated test scripts and contribute to test automation initiatives.
- Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
- Continuously improve QA processes and procedures.
- Validate software, firmware, and integrated system solutions for quality, reliability, and performance.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience as a Software Quality Engineer.
- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and techniques.
- Hands-on experience with project management and test management tools such as Jira and TestRail.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies and practices.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Hands-on experience with Windows applications and web applications.
- Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle, Software Test Life Cycle, and testing methodologies from project definition through post-deployment documentation.
- Preferred: ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level certification.
- Preferred: experience with embedded systems, firmware testing, automated testing frameworks, CI/CD environments, Linux environments, containerization, virtual machines, networking protocols, scripting, and high-reliability, security, or access-control systems.
- Preferred scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, or JavaScript.
- Preferred experience with REST APIs, integrated system testing, and protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, RS232, RS485, SSL/TLS, XML, JSON, and REST services.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and rewards package.
- Competitive benefits and annual leave supporting work-life balance.
- Flexible work environment with a global team.
- Extensive career development opportunities, training, and development resources.
- Inclusive and diverse workplace culture.
- International relocation and remote work arrangements outside the hiring country are not available.
Tech Stack
About ASSA ABLOY
ASSA ABLOY builds physical and digital access solutions, including locks, door closers and automatics, access control systems, mobile keys, and secure identity products. It sells hardware, software, and services to commercial, institutional, and residential customers through distributors, integrators, and OEM partners. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Stockholm, the public company (Nasdaq Stockholm) operates in 70+ countries and owns brands such as Yale and HID Global.