In a company a Software Test Engineer or a Software tester is responsible for the testing of software and is mostly a member of the software quality assurance team. There are mainly two types of testing. One is the white box testing and the other is called black box testing. The basic differences between the two types of testing are based on the assumptions and the point of views taken by the testers while they perform the tests. White box testing assumes an internal view of the software whereas on the other hand black box testing assumes an external view of the software.
The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), or Software Development Life Cycle in the subject of systems engineering and software engineering, is defined as the process of creating or altering systems, and the models and methodologies that are used to develop the systems Testing is done at different phases of the software development life cycle and primarily it includes unit testing, functional testing , integration testing, system testing, acceptance testing and regression testing which is frequently automated.
Software Testers do not always need to have degrees in computer science. There are several notable certifications for Software Testing to support the professional aspiration of the software testers. Some if the ones are Quality Assurance International, International Institute for Software Testing and many others.
Analytical thinking skills are very important to become a successful software tester. Other skills that are required are very good communication skills and also well developed documentation skills. To begin a career in this field one can start at the entry level. Very often there are internships and entry level positions available in big companies. There are many levels in this profession. While starting a career in his field a tester may set up and document simple test cases.
As time progresses and they gain more experience, the software tester can set up very complex test case scenarios, write test scripts and perform white box testing. The software tester should have programming skills, database skills and should understand QA processes and test methodologies in a software development environment. He should possess good logical, analytical and problem solving skills apart from good communication skills.
The big companies which hire software testers are Microsoft Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, Oracle Corporation, Apple Computers, Google, IBM, Wipro and many others. The field of a software testing is developing at a fast pace and there are many opportunities for a successful career for all aspiring software testers.
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