Software Testing Bangalore

Why Software Testing ?

As computers and software are used in critical applications, the outcome of a bug can be severe. Bugs can cause huge losses. Bugs in critical systems have caused airplane crashes, allowed space shuttle missions to go awry, halted trading on the stock market, and could cause even worse effects.

The role of the Professional Tester will now become more interesting and more essential. And so will Testing and Quality Assurance, which will become more important and add more value as we move into architectures and technologies which support the business in their goals of bringing products and services to the market as rapidly as possible, with minimal risk. We will see a shift towards testing the transformed business operation, the business processes, the way people interact with the systems and processes and the information it provides, and therefore mitigating the risks and increasing the benefits of business change.

Software Testing is a serious business

Outsourced Testing Service Market is booming, in turn creating huge job opportunities in software testing
Many new software product companies are setting testing labs in India
The challenge these companies face is finding the right talent
Companies expect youngsters to have a reasonable understanding of the technology, in addition to good knowledge of testing techniques/process/tools and also expect them to be productive from day one!

"According to industry reports, “…The software testing arena in India is estimated to require more than 16,000-18,000 professionals within the next one year…"

Importance of Software Testing

Testing is a critical component of Software Development Life Cycle. This runs parallel with development activity to ensure that the product released is of highest quality
Customers demand “quality”; hence companies realize that investing in testing services today is better rather than risking business failure tomorrow
Software non-performance and failures are expensive to fix once they are released into the market
The size of software products today is millions of lines of code. The increasing complexity along with decreasing average market life expectancy of many software products has heightened concerns over software quality

Need for Professional Training

Professional training is required to start a career in software testing. Training on the concepts of testing on different hardware configurations, processes, using testing tools and other test enablers, working with test management software, defect tracking tools, is required before working on a live testing project
As a rough rule, software testers ideally should possess - an analytical, logical frame of mind, a good eye for detail, the ability to learn quickly, the ability to work to tight deadlines, good communication skills, and good interpersonal skills
Software testing is not an ad-hoc process! There is science and engineering behind testing techniques

A GOOD test engineer should:

	Be well-versed with test terminologies.
	Be skilled in application of test techniques.
	Understand the scope of different levels of testing.
	Know how to conduct different types of tests.
	Understand the process of testing.
	Understand effective use of tools.
	Know how to apply metrics and interpret them.

At STL , the emphasis is on laying this strong foundation in test engineering - Techniques, Disciplined process, Test types, and Tools - Our objective is to transform talented engineers into industry-ready test professionals.
It is NOT merely about learning tools, manual or automated testing. It is about understanding the concepts, techniques, process, and tools to enable you to discover defects effectively, and ensuring quality and to become a productive member of the testing team or your organization.

Demonstrating Professionalism on the Job

After receiving the formal education, whether supported by a certification or not, test professionals must continuously demonstrate professionalism on the job. Here are some ways to demonstrate professionalism:

􀂉 Be familiar with technologies used in the work place to be able to communicate intelligently with other members of the project team.

􀂉 Learn analytical techniques to be able to analyze, review and question some artifacts such as requirements and design

􀂉 Be prepared to attend design and code reviews to enhance your understanding of the system behavior to perform more effective testing

􀂉 Make sure to always contribute and add value to meetings such as requirements and design reviews

􀂉 Provide useful, complete, and precise bug reports

􀂉 Provide accurate, complete and informative status reports using data and statistics

Career prospects of Test Engineer

Roles professionals will play during the course of their career

Test Engineer (0-2yrs)
Senior Test Engineer (2-5 yrs)
Test Leader (4-6 yrs)
Test Manager (6-10 yrs)

Likely salary range for entry level positions - Rs.10,000/-pm onwards