Sqa Trainee

Job Description

About Contour Contour Software has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years.
As a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., we are proud to be part of a global enterprise software conglomerate that has grown to become one of the top 10 software companies in the world, with employees and customers in 100+ countries. With a broad-based and ever-growing portfolio of market-leading, vertical-market enterprise solutions covering more than 100 industry domains in predominantly mature markets, CSI's recipe creates the perfect environment for professionals to build fulfilling, long-term careers.
What started as an R&D & Accounting back-office, has progressed into a full-service Global Centre serving all functions and departments, at the divisional as well as operating group/corporate level. Today Contour employees, located in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad, are serving CSI divisions located in time zones spanning the globe, from Sydney to Vancouver. With the global growth of Constellation as the wind in our sails, we are only just getting started! The Division Artifax Software is a division of Volaris and its parent company, Constellation Software, which serves over 125,000 customers in over 100 countries relying on its innovative public and private sector software solutions. Based in the United Kingdom, and established more than 30 years' ago, Artifax Software is a dynamic, industry-leading cloud software company, developing, supporting, and delivering solutions and services for venue and event management. Primarily working with organisations within the arts and cultural sector. Artifax supports household names globally including theatres, concert halls, arts centres, festivals, museums, galleries, visitor attractions and places of worship. We are innovative and entrepreneurial, always looking for new ways to improve our software and services. Supporting over 400 customers worldwide, we are part of Volaris Group, a global family of more than 450 software companies, owned by a publicly traded multi-billion-dollar organisation. This allows us to benefit from a wide network of specialist knowledge, resource, and expertise. With significant growth plans in the UK and globally, this is a fantastic time to join the team. The Position: The division is looking to hire one Intern/Fresh Grads to be a member of its QA team. The selected interns would progress from training to apprenticeship, to potentially a full-time permanent employment role in the Contour Software Lahore office, working as part of the resource-center team, as an extension of the onshore R&D team. Required Skills & Experience:

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, and/or related discipline.

• New/Recent/Soon to Graduate Computer Science & Software Engineering graduates are encouraged to apply.

• Familiar with the software development lifecycle and software quality assurance & testing concepts.

• Must have good programming/scripting knowledge and skills. Object-Oriented Programming is preferred.

• Knowledge and exposure to writing and executing SQL queries.

• Knowledge of automation testing tools is a plus.

• Knowledge of different application types/architecture.

• Ability to evaluate a system, understand complexities, and identify weaknesses/bottlenecks.

• Must have good analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Key Competencies:

• Attention to detail

• Data collection, management, and analysis

• Problem analysis and problem-solving

• Planning and organizing

• Judgment

• Decision-making

• Teamwork

• Ability to think and work independently

• Energetic and a "can-do” attitude