Functional Tester

Introduction
In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

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Your Role and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web applications.
• Perform functional testing on our web application, including testing of JSON and XML interfaces, batch processes, and web services using SoapUI.
• Create and maintain automated tests using Selenium to ensure the quality and reliability of our web application.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand system requirements and provide feedback on testability.
• Document and track defects using our defect tracking system, JIRA, and test case management tool, XRay.
• Interrogate PostgreSQL databases to extract and analyze data, including complex queries and compound statements.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving our testing processes.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in software testing.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Familiarity with Java and PostgreSQL.
• Experience working with web services and APIs, including SoapUI.
• Familiarity with JSON and XML.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
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