Experienced Software Tester

Project overview

Job Title: Experienced Software Tester

Reference: 26-04-5984-002

Responsibilities

Education:

Core Skills:

Important Skills:

• Analyze requirements, specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Design, document, and maintain test cases and test campaigns.
• Prepare data sets and prerequisites for testing.
• Execute functional and non-regression tests and document the results.
• Detect, qualify, document, and track anomalies, then test the fixes.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, risks, tests, results, and anomalies.
• Contribute to reporting, lessons learned, and the continuous improvement of testing practices.
• Higher education degree in IT (Master's, engineering degree, HES) or equivalent.
• Training or certification in software testing, ideally ISTQB.
• Agile certification or training is an asset.
• 3 years or more of experience in software testing activities, ideally in an agile context.
• Good command of software testing methods and techniques.
• Ability to analyze requirements, specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to design and maintain test cases and test campaigns.
• Proficiency in executing functional and non-regression tests.
• Good command of Jira Xray or equivalent tool.
• Ability to identify, qualify, document, and track anomalies.
• Ability to ensure traceability between requirements, risks, tests, and results.
• Ability to analyze risks and adapt tests to the project context.
• Ability to work effectively with Test Managers, Business Analysts, developers, and business stakeholders.
• Good command of a test management tool such as OpenText ALM.
• Ability to prepare and use data sets and test environments.
• Ability to contribute to reporting and continuous improvement of testing activities.
• Knowledge of main test design techniques.

Nice to have

Required Qualities:

• Experience in test automation.
• Familiarity with an automation tool or framework: Tosca, Robot Framework, Playwright, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of BDD (Behavior Driven Development).
• Experience in DevOps / CI-CD environments.
• Knowledge of non-functional testing: performance, accessibility, compatibility, etc.
• Knowledge of AI applications in testing.
• ISTQB, Scrum certification, or knowledge of HERMES, RUP, or ITIL.
• Rigor and attention to detail.
• Analytical and synthesis skills.
• Organization, autonomy, and proactivity.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in an agile and cross-functional environment.
• Adaptability to different functional and technical contexts.
• Continuous improvement mindset and interest in new testing practices and technologies.

Project details

Geneva

Desired Start Date: 01/15/2027

100%

Compensation: from 112,000 CHF / year

Job Description and Context:

We are looking for an experienced software tester for a client, a public administration in Geneva, to strengthen its testing center. This center ensures the quality, compliance, and risk management of digital services throughout their lifecycle.

The successful candidate will work on one or more internal and/or external projects, conducted using agile or traditional methodologies. They will participate in the preparation, design, and execution of tests, anomaly analysis and tracking, and the qualification of fixes, applying the methods, processes, and tools of the testing center. Depending on needs, they may contribute to test automation and the continuous improvement of practices. Long-term assignment (up to 5 years).

• Start: flexible
• Location: Geneva, Geneva, CH
• Languages: French