Quality Assurance Technician

Job description

DESCRIPTION

The International Quality for Amazon Devices focuses on expanding our Device capabilities on a global scale. We take on the unique challenge of understanding the nuances of how Devices can serve customers' needs in different cultures and locations. If you are interested in shaping the future of Devices for customers around the world, come and join our team.

The Role:
Quality Assurance Techs (QATs) work on testing Devices at the user level, both manually and with automated tools. QATs at Amazon are excellent individual contributors capable of taking on tasks of test case execution from start to completion with minimal help. QATs are responsible for understanding the product in detail and updating the test case tool with test execution results. They write and maintain black- box test cases based on well- defined feature requirements, writing tests cases (not test plans) that are high quality, high value, and maintainable. QATs also have experience with gray box and white box testing techniques; they are able to understand software internals, debug problems using log files and reproduce errant product behavior to assist developers or other testers and identify, track, and accurately report defects found. QATs produce good reproducible defect reports to verify fixed bugs are truly fixed. Develop and execute automated tests and test plans. This role requires relocation to an ADIQ regional hub.

Responsibilities:
· Executing a set of test cases assigned to you by a test lead
· Identifying critical bugs
· Delivering reproducible defect reports that include steps to reproduce, logs, clear description of actual results vs. expected, helpful title / summary
· Gaining knowledge of the features and detailed functional requirements of the work well enough to execute your assigned tests
· Prioritizing of own work with help from your manager, operating with limited discretion
· Keeping team members informed of issues that affect you and escalating concerns promptly and appropriately with limited guidance from your manager or team members
· Ability to manage directly assigned tasks and on-call duties gracefully

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Verbal fluency in a major European Language (i.e. Spanish) - Native or bilingual proficiency
· Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience of 3 or more years
· Demonstrated experience working as part of a team against deadlines with multiple stakeholders
· Demonstrated use at the consumer level of software, computers and devices