IT is a vast field that covers numerous job profiles which gives rise to hundreds of IT professionals. Here we will be discussing another, unique but an important job profile. Whenever a software is developed, there are professionals who has to weigh the standards and the quality of that software so that the final product is error free. Software quality depends on a few things for instance, bug free, easy to maintain, and it must serve the purpose for which it has been developed. The process of creating a bug free and smooth running software is called QA testing. At times it is also referred as IT testing. QA stands for Quality Assurance. For the matter of fact, QA testing is a part of the Quality Assurance work altogether. QA testing plays an important role in building a software. There are various methods that are applied in testing a software. The types of software testing methods are as follows:
There are several professionals who are testing the software using such methods. Generally they work in teams. In our next segment, we will be discussing the job descriptions of a QA tester. They are as follows:
Those points covered major part of the job roles played by a QA tester. Further we will discuss the skills required for a QA tester.
Work Environment:
QA testers work in a regular office kind of atmosphere. Sometimes they might have to stay back in office after the usual work timings and work for longer working hours. This kind of work demands the employees to sit on a chair and work in front of a desktop at a stretch. Eventually, this can give rise to various syndromes that can affect your health on a serious note. Backaches, strained eyes, carpal tunnel syndromes are the most common ones that are seen in this particular sector. As we know this job belongs to IT sector, hence the syndromes.
Educational Qualification and Training:
Willing candidates must necessarily be from a IT or computer software background. Must have a high school diploma followed by a bachelor's degree either in IT or computer science. Candidates who have done a valid diploma or a certificate course in the related sector are also eligible for the post of QA tester. It has been observed that there are many IT software engineers, who are working in this field. One can go up in the hierarchy depending upon their educational background, work experience, and performance. Along with the academics, they are also supposed to be brilliant in dealing and understanding software testing tools.
We have also come across QA testers for video games. It is a good profile for those who love gaming as well as are tech savvy. The future prospects of such QA testers seems to be bright.
Salary of QA testers is approximately about $60,000 annually. Salary may vary depending upon the kind of sector you are working in and also on the experience.
Quality Assurance can be associated to many sectors. Generally it is associated to IT sector, but QA exists in many other fields and so is Quality Assurance Testing. Such as it is done in banks, in translating documents, in marketing, etc.
Hope this information was helpful. Good luck for your future!