Quality Assurance Engineer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Location: Nairobi

Client Profile: 

Our client, Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa. 

Bridge have already launched the first 26 schools in their network in the slums of Nairobi with tremendous success, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million families in Africa 

Our client is continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated operational approaches to providing affordable education. Their success relies on the “School in a Box”, a sophisticated set of custom developed systems, tools and processes that are used by all School Managers, as well as by support teams at Headquarters to audit, monitor and support all of the schools. 

While the end-user (School Manager) technology at the school is limited to paper and a mobile phone, all of their systems and processes are underpinned by a sophisticated set of supporting and enabling technologies that allows schools to operate cost effectively and efficiently, with oversight by headquarters. 

Role Overview for Quality Assurance Engineer: 

Our client is looking for a full time Senior Software Engineer with responsibilities of: 
  • Developing and managing efficient QA processes including defect tracking and software release processes
  • Writing test plans
  • Developing automated tests
  • Manual testing
  • Managing defect tracking tools
  • Providing second line technical support to in-house users of software developed by our team
Examples of the Client’s Software Needs 

The following are examples some of the software projects that are currently under development or consideration: 
  • Automated Student Payment Information System - manages billing, automatically updates database with data from banks and mobile payment systems, provides tools for operator to correct and assign payments, and uses SMS interface to send coded updates to Schools, and receive interactive SMS queries and remote error correction.
  • Customized integrated financial system - taking customizable financial package and integrating with payment information system, reporting tools, and developing additional tools for automated budget tracking, and SMS-based payment requests and school payroll.
  • Data Management and Dashboard/Reporting Tools for HQ staff to support schools - we are developing tools that collect key performance data and provide dashboards/reports to allow support teams to monitor progress of our schools.
  • Android Mobile Phone App - We are porting of many of our paper-based processes at our schools to a mobile phone app on the Android platform to streamline school operations.
Academic Qualifications: 
  • BA/BSc in Computer Science or related technical field
Experience Required: 
  • You have a minimum of 3 years experience in quality assurance of enterprise software
  • You have experience designing and writing test plans for both automated and manual testing.
  • You have experience testing both desktop and web applications
  • You have experience with various standard testing techniques (black box, white box, regression testing, load/stress testing, security testing…)
  • Experience testing mobile applications (SMS and smartphone) is a plus
Other Technical Requirements 
  • You are skilled at using on or more automated testing tools (e.g. SilkTest, Rational Tester…)
  • You have a solid understanding of quality assurance techniques and best practices
Personality Requirements: 
  • You have strong communication skills and work well as part of a team
  • You are well organized and pay attention to detail
  • You function well in a fast-paced, informal environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high
How to Apply: 

Interested, suitable candidates should forward their applications enclosing copies of their detailed CVs to the following address: 

Adecco Employment Services 
Email: info@adeccokenya.com 

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Deadline Date: 15 September 2011 


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