QA Manual

Peacock Engineering Ltd is a Gold-accredited IBM Premier Business Partner which has amassed over 300 person years of experience implementing business critical EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) solutions across a range of industries such as oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, utilities, facilities management, transport, and power generation. 

Peacock Engineering Ltd specialise in providing consultancy services and support for the IBM Maximo EAM software product and maintain a pool of highly experienced and capable consultants fully conversant with IBM Maximo and its functionality, capabilities, and opportunities for customisation to meet business need. 

Peacock Engineering’s Technical Services team is now looking for an Test Analyst Professional to support the growing demand for Maximo enterprise asset management solutions, working from our office in Bangalore.

• Manual testing
• Functional including Smoke, Integration, System, System integration and Regression testing.
• Limited Non-functional testing.
• Analysing requirements documentation and user stories to build standardised test artifacts.
• Creating Test Data requirements and prerequisites.
• Planning and creating test traceability matrix for the projects involved.
• Provide technical services over the entire lifecycle of a project.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written) possess the ability to multi-task.
• Waterfall and Agile methodology work experience.

Skill Requirements - Essential:

• Tech. in Computer Science, Engineering or Business-related field and/or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum four (4) years of work experience.
• Effective communication skills, and the ability to work well in a project team environment.
• Creating Test plan, Test cases, and Test Reporting documentations.

Skill Requirements - Preferable:

• DevOps Methodology work experience.
• API testing- Postman/SOAP API/REST API.
• Knowledge of Automation testing (functional or non-functional).
• Maximo knowledge required to help plan and execute numerous projects.
• Certification in relevant work domain.

• Professional and committed, with a disciplined approach to work.
• Motivated and driven by finding and providing solutions to problems.
• Polite, tactful, helpful, empathic nature, able to deliver to the needs of customers.
• Has respect for others and their views.
• Technology minded and focused, enthusiastic about technologies.
• Analytical, able to raise from the detail and see the bigger picture.
• Dedicated to continually updating and upgrading own knowledge.
• Carries a mind-set of continuous improvement, constantly looking for better and more efficient ways of doing things.
• Values quality at the centre of all things in work.

Due to considerable amounts of virtual working and interaction with colleagues and customers in different physical locations internationally, it is essential that the successful applicant has the drive and ethic to succeed working in small teams physically but in larger efforts virtually.  Self-drive to communicate constantly using web collaboration and video conferencing is essential.

As an employee, you will be encouraged to continually develop your capability & attain certifications to reflect your growth as an individual.

• Helps Test Lead to prepare the Test Plan and coordinate with Test Engineers during Testing Phase
• Performs Bug Analysis, understands the client requirement and help Test engineer to prepare the test cases
• Ability to multi-task/handle several projects effectively and deliver within timeline
• Peer Reviews the test cases, understands the Test Plan and write Automation test cases
• Able to write Scripts in languages like Java, Ruby, Python, etc.,
• Able to review the Scripts written, able to run the Maintenance / New Scripts and identify the issues
• Knowledge on automation test reports (TestNG, Allure, JUnit reports etc)
• Define onboarding documents for technology and domain for the teams
• Train/Mentor and evaluate juniors on testing specializations
• Exihitbit strong expertise in one of Load Testing - Jmeter (or similar tools) or Api Testing - Rest client/postman or DB testing
• Perform cross Browser / device compatibility testing using automation
• Understand and contribute to sprint release cycle process, ensure 100% test coverage and follow JIRA hygiene
• Besides the job specific responsibilities strictly adheres to the policies and procedures of the organization

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) - Articulates clearly, concisely  and with context at all times, High confidence and assertiveness skills
• Has a cordial work relationship with peers and manager
• Speaks his/her mind even during challenging situations, Proactively seeks help /assistance when in need
• Ability to Develop self and others - Takes feedback positively and works on it seriously, Is not afraid of making mistakes as part of learning
• Open to working across projects and technologies, Good analytical and logical skills
• Understands requirements quickly and accurately
• Proactively thinks through the solution and seeks clarification before coding
• Explores the root causes of problems before taking action
• Quickly learns the latest developments in technology and is able to apply it to the projects
• Good Interpersonal Skills - Builds good working relationship with team members and customer stakeholders (Product owners and Scrum master etc)
• As a QA person - Show extreme attention to details and nuances

• Reviews design specifications to understand the scope, requirements, and function of the software product.
• Preparation of test data and execution of test cases (including functional, system, regression, performance, API and database layer etc.)
• Identifies appropriate processes, parameters, functions, and data to test and validate; parameters may include general function, the validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and compliance with industry standards.
• Lead and participate in test case reviews with Business, Developers, other team members
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
• Ensure that user expectations are met during the testing process
• Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
• When a product does not perform within specifications, reporting defects to programmers while identifying and recommending solutions, improvements, and updates.
• Identifies, logs, and recreates error codes, bugs, and defects.
• Draft quality assurance policies and procedures
• Investigate production issues
• Conducts testing to ensure products perform according to product requirements and within established guidelines.

Functional: Manual Functional Testing of Web and Mobile Applications, Writing Test Cases, Regression Testing, Data Verification, GIT & JIRA, Basic Automation Testing,
Testing feeds - Understanding of JSON and XML structures, Testing tools like Postman, Swagger & Charles Proxy, Browser Development Tools,GIT & JIRA.

Position description: 2+ years of hands on experience in testing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• To work closely with software developers and product planners to understand more about what the product is for, its key features and the intended audience
• Required to carry out a mix of key functional and non-functional tests such as Sanity, Regression, Load, Security and Deployment
• Required to plan test cases in consultation with the stake holders
• Required to document all bugs and findings of these tests and ensuring they are addressed

Required Skills:

Mandatory: Passionate about sports, Problem solving, Team player, Target & Result oriented.

ABOUT US:
Pingahla was founded by a group of people passionate about making the world a better place by harnessing
the power of Data. We are a data management firm with offices in New York and India.Our mission is to help transform the way companies operate and think about their business. We make it easier
to adopt and stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing digital landscape. One of our core beliefs is
excellence in everything we do!

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Pingahla is recruiting ETL & BI Test Manager who can build and lead a team, establish infrastructure, processes
and best practices for our Quality Assurance vertical. The candidates are expected to have at least 5+ years of experience with ETL Testing and working in Data Management project testing. Being a growing company, we will be able to provide very good career opportunities and a very attractive remuneration.

JOB ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Plans and manages the testing activities;
• Defect Management and Weekly & Monthly Test report Generation;
• Work as a Test Manager to design Test Strategy and approach for DW&BI - (ETL & BI) solution;
• Provide leadership and directions to the team on quality standards and testing best practices;
• Ensured that project deliverables are produced, including, but not limited to: quality assurance plans,
test plans, testing priorities, status reports, user documentation, online help, etc. Managed and
motivated teams to accomplish significant deliverables within tight deadlines.
• Test Data Management; Reviews and approves all test cases prior to execution;
• Coordinates and reviews offshore work efforts for projects and maintenance activities.

REQUIRED SKILLSET:
• Experience in Quality Assurance Management, Program Management, DW - (ETL & BI)
Management
• Minimum 5 years in ETL Testing, at least 2 years in the Team Lead role
• Technical abilities complemented by sound communication skills, user interaction abilities,
requirement gathering and analysis, and skills in data migration and conversion strategies.
• Proficient in test definition, capable of developing test plans and test cases from technical
specifications
• Single handedly looking after complete delivery from testing side.
• Experience working with remote teams, across multiple time zones.
• Must have a strong knowledge of QA processes and methodologies
• Strong UNIX and PERL scripting skills
• Expertise with ETL testing & hands-on with working on ETL tool like Informatica, DataStage
PL/SQL is a plus.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills.
• Familiar with Data Management projects.
• Eager to learn, adopt and apply rapidly changing new technologies and methodologies.
• Efficient and effective at approaching and escalating quality issues when appropriate.

Mandatory Skill Requirements:

1. Strong Fundamentals on Manual Testing.
2. Some experience on API Automation Testing .
3. Basic understanding of any of the coding languages.(During the interview one coding question will be asked)
4. Basic understanding of SQL.(During the interview one SQL question will be asked)
5. Preferred Experience ( 2-6 yrs)

• Strong understanding of all of any of the following SAP Modules - FICO, HCM, MM, SD, CAR & EWM 
• Should be aware of the business processes, integrations & implementations using above SAP modules
• Hands-on experience in Functional Testing, Integration testing & E2E testing of these SAP Applications  (3-5 years)
• Good understanding of Testing Processes and releases
• Strong Debugging skills
• Good communication skills, and Problem Solving skills
• Good at DB & SQL
• Good Programming Skills (Preferably)
• Any experience with SAP Test Automation using tools like Microfocus or Tricentis (Preferably)