Roles and Responsibilities in Software Testing Team

The different roles and responsibilities for a QA/Testing Team are as:

1.Test Lead/Test  Manager:

The different responsibilities for  Test Lead/Test Manager are:

 - Understanding and analyzing requirements.

 - Risk Analysis.

 - Preparation of Traceability Matrix document.

 - Defining Testing Environment.

 - Evaluate Exit  Criteria for testing.

 - Preparing Test Summary Report.

 - Interacting with customers whenever required.

 - Selection of Test Tools in case of Automation testing.

2.Software Test Engineer/Software Tester:

The different responsibilities for  Software Test Engineer are:

 - Understanding requirements.

 - Documenting test cases.

 - Reporting Defects.

 - Performing regression testing.

 - Collecting test data.

 - Contribute to test plan preparation if required.

- Updating Traceability matrix document.

3.Automation Tester:

The different responsibilities for  Automation Test Engineer are:

 - Selecting test cases for automation.

 - Deciding the framework.

 - Selecting test cases for regression testing.

 - Analyzing  test results.

- Reporting defects.

- Writing Test scripts.

- Maintenance of testing resources.

4.Database Tester:

The different responsibilities for  Database Tester are:

 - Verifying data integrity.

 - Identifying database test scenarios.

 - Verifying stored procedures.

 - Verifying backup and recovery operations.

 - Verifying triggers.