QA Engineer

Issued by DEVMOUNTAIN

Students who receive this badge are proficient in basic test activities. Students can plan end to end testing for an application in any Software Development Life Cycle. They can execute test suites to find and report defects in documentation or in the application itself, having shown these skills in solo projects, as well as group collaborations. Proven skills also include API testing with tools like Postman and JMeter, executing SQL queries for database testing, and Selenium UI automation.

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Earning Criteria

Complete the curated curriculum that covers basic test principles and several tools for more specific testing: UI automation using the Selenium based JavaScript library NightwatchJS, API testing with Postman and JMeter, database testing with SQL and PostgresQL. Industry standard tools like Jira, Zephyr, and Confluence are used throughout the course to keep test efforts standardized, though students are free to customize their testing for their own styles.
Working in a group for an approved application, create a test plan and the test cases it will require. Find and track all necessary test data and selectors, then automate your tests for this application. Requirements for the tests to qualify for the automation badge are listed in the linked document.
Working alone with an approved application, create a test plan and the test cases it will require. Find and track all necessary test data and selectors, then automate your tests for this application. Requirements for the tests to qualify for the automation badge are listed in the linked document.
Complete the Employment curriculum, update a LinkedIn profile, complete a portfolio, pass a mock technical interview, and pass a mock personal interview. Standards in professionalism need to be met as well.