Quality Assurance Engineer

Who we are

Babban Gona is an award-winning, high impact, financially sustainable and highly scalable social enterprise, part-owned by the farmers we serve. Babban Gona, was created to attract youth to agriculture specifically and away from the looming instability of extremist groups.

We accomplish this by franchising thousands of farmer cooperatives across Nigeria, dramatically increasing the profitability of the smallholder members 2.5 times above the national average. This dramatic increase in net income is accomplished by delivering an integrated holistic package of training, farm inputs and marketing services, on credit. Babban Gona has been able to deliver this credit while maintaining one of the highest repayment rates in the world, currently above 99%, leveraging our comprehensive 8 levels of risk mitigation.

We developed the model with our partners that include His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, the Sarkin (Emir) Kano, Nestle, IITA, DfID, USAID, GIZ, AGRA, BMGF, Skoll, Kiva, FMCB, Mulago, GIF and Rockefeller Foundation amongst others.

Key Responsibilities:

Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback

Develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality

Monitor all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards.

Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases

Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities

Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools

Meet with the software/product designers to determine quality assurance parameters.

Review system requirements and track quality assurance metrics (e.g. defect densities and open defect counts.)

Lead the team in designing QA test procedures.

Oversee the drafting of testing documents.

Implement testing procedures and overseeing the QA process.

Troubleshoot quality issues and modifying test procedures.

Conduct analysis checks on product specifications.

Review Quality Assurance reports.

Ensure the successful deployment of products to the end-users.

Respond to requests from the design team and management.

Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs

Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved

Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs

Liaise with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) to identify system requirements

Monitor debugging process results

Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions

Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts

Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies

Requirements

Proven Experience in Software Quality Assurance

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.

At least 3 years of working experience in a quality assurance position within a business in a fast-paced and constantly evolving market.

Proven experience in database testing in SQL inclusive of experience in the design and manipulation of test data and the validation of stored testing procedures.

Experience working with various QA tools inclusive of bug and defect tracking systems.

Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes

Good understanding of one or more programming languages and strong working knowledge Java and Python scripting languages.

Have extensive experience in analytics, high-level problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage project.

Advanced written and verbal communication skills.

Critical thinker; detail oriented.

Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases

Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing

Hands-on experience with automated testing tools

Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus

Start Up Environment

Thrives in a fast paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health Insurance

Pension

Performance Bonus

Annual paid vacation

Group Life Insurance