Sqa Trainee

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:
Excelergy, a part of the Harris Group of companies (a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc.), is a world leader in high-performance software solutions that optimize the customer care and billing processes in competitive retail energy markets. Our flagship product, Excelergy Revenue Manager, is proven world-wide and supports multiple commodities through the entire customer lifecycle — from prospecting to customer acquisition, customer service and billing — in residential, commercial and industrial markets.
The Position:
The division is looking to hire one Intern/FreshGrad to be a member of its team. The selected interns would progress from training to apprenticeship, to potentially a full-time permanent employment role in the Contour Software Karachi 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 or experience of testing fundamentals is a plus.
• Knowledge of automation testing tools is a plus.
• Knowledge of different application types/architecture.
• Ability to evaluate a system, understand complexities, 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