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QA Testing &
Automation 

QA Engineers

 

They work with the development team from the beginning to the end of a project, overseeing production and testing at every phase. A QA engineer is required to have deep knowledge of the product and its intended user base, as well as experience with coding and software development. A QA engineer is typically responsible for:

  • Writing test cases

  • Validating and prioritizing cases with the development team

  • Automating testing using technologies like Selenium and Python

  • Manual testing, when necessary

  • Defining phases during which testing will occur, and overseeing testing at each phase

  • Helping to ensure that projects comply with associated government regulations, or meet standards put forth by any regulatory body

 

QA Analysts

 

Quality assurance analysts are primarily responsible for designing test cases and test plans, documenting results, and working with the development team to ensure that bugs are fixed in a timely manner. QA analysts may work independently on smaller software projects, designing test cases and overseeing testing on their own, or they may work as part of a larger QA team led by a QA engineer.

 

QA Testers

 

Large-scale projects often require a team of entry-level QA testers to assist QA analysts and engineers with the execution and documentation for manual testing. Utilizing QA testers is a cost-effective way to speed up the QA process on projects where significant portions of the testing cannot be automated.

 

Common Errors Discovered with QA Testing

 

Even if your software passes initial testing by the development team, it’s important to work with quality assurance specialists to check all use cases plus test the software in any device or browser that it could possibly be used on. It’s common for a QA engineering team to encounter errors like:

  • Loss of data: Some information entered into a form may not transfer to the database, meaning your organization may be missing out on key data.

  •  Validations missing: A user is not alerted that their form is incomplete, and thus key data becomes unavailable – this can negatively impact the user experience of the application.

  • Browser/device issues: An application can appear or function incorrectly in different devices, display sizes, or browsers. Issues with Safari browsers are particularly common.

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