Technical Skills That Tester in Software Testing Company Should Possess

23.11.2015

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Not everyone can claim the title of a software tester. Quality assurance services require a truly unique set of skills and the best software testers are those individuals who always try to expand their knowledge base and prefer learning testing strategies. By the way, good testers do their best to be better than they are.

We created the list of technical skills that tester in software testing company should have.

Subject Domains			Basic Level	Level of a Junior or Average-Skilled Specialist
Operational Systems
Windows	Using on the level of Advanced User				Installation, usage and administration, problems solving, the configuration in order to set up the test environment and to perform test cases.
Linux	General Knowledge				Installation, usage, administration, problems solving, the configuration in order to set up the test environment and to perform test cases.
Mac OS	Not Required				General Knowledge
Subject Domains	Basic Level				Level of a Junior or Average-Skilled Specialist
Virtual machines	Using on the Level of Novice User				Installation, usage, administration, problems solving, the configuration in order to set up the test environment and to perform test cases.
Databases
Relational theory		Not Required				General understanding, ability to read and understand schemes of databases in generally accepted graphical notations.
Relational DBMS						Ability to install, set up and use for test environment settings and to test cases performing.
SQL Language						Ability to write and perform simple requests using tools for work with DB/DBMS.
Computer Networks
Network protocols	Not Required						General understanding of principles of TCP/IP operation, ability to configure local network settings of operating system.
Network utilities							General understanding and ability to use utilities for diagnosing network condition and network defects.
Web Technology
Web server	Not Required				General understanding of web servers operating principles, ability to install and set up a web server.
Application server					General understanding of application servers operating principles, ability to install and set up an application server.
Web-services					General understanding of the principles how web-services work and of the ways to diagnose defects in their work.
Text markup languages	General idea about HTML and CSS				Ability to use HTML and CSS for creating simple pages.
Data communication protocol	Not Required				General understanding of operating principles of OSI application layer protocols, the general idea of the defects diagnostic.
Web programming languages					Basic knowledge of at least one web programming language.
Mobile Platforms and Technology
Android		Not Required					Using at a novice user level.
iOS							Using at a novice user level.
Windows Phone							Using at a novice user level.