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Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist

Company: Oneness Academy / One Planet International School Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Summit, Pepsi Area) Employment Type: Full-Time

WorkArrangement: On-Site

ExperienceRequired: 2+ Years

Role Overview

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of our software products. The successful candidate will work closely with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to identify issues, improve product quality, and ensure that software releases meet business and technical requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute manual test cases, test plans, and test scenarios.
• Identify, document, track, and verify software defects.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce and resolve reported issues.
• Validate software against business requirements and specifications.
• Participate in requirements analysis and design reviews.
• Ensure software quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Prepare test reports and communicate testing progress and results.
• Contribute to the improvement of QA processes and standards.
• Assist in developing automated testing strategies where applicable.

Technical Skills

Quality Assurance

• Manual Testing
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Integration Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Tools & Platforms

• Git
• Postman
• Click up, notion or similar issue-tracking tools
• Test Management Tools

Additional Skills

• API Testing
• Database Validation
• Defect Tracking
• Test Documentation

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in software quality assurance or software testing.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and best practices.
• Experience creating and executing test cases and test plans.
• Experience using bug tracking and project management tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing web and mobile applications.
• Familiarity with APItesting tools such as Postman.
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks.
• Knowledge of SQL and database testing.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• ISTQB certification is an advantage.