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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. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

 

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. Recently, Discovery Invest launched a unique offshore offering to enable South African investors unparalleled ease in accessing international investment opportunities. Discovery Invest is seeking to leverage the shared-value model to promote financial health and freedom for millions of South Africans. Through unique behavioural incentives and benefits, we reward clients for positive investment behaviour with extra investment returns. Discovery Invest is the only shared value investment platform in the country maximizing client outcomes before and after retirement. It is important for our employees to provide world class service to our internal and external clients, thereby ensuring long and sustainable relationships.

 

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. Provide junior testers with the information required for them to assist in the test data creation process
  • 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

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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