Software Quality Assurance Internship

The ICT Development Team in Bangkok is looking for a dedicated intern. We believe you have a degree in software development acquired no more than three years ago. You wish to learn and understand more about software quality assurance and is eager to learn and participate fully in a QA Software Testing Team effort. You are a motivated, fast learner and prefer to work closely with other team members. You are a strong communicator (written and verbal) and like to help and support the delivery of projects to our clients on time with a high level of quality.

Reporting to the software test coordinator in Bangkok, the software Quality Assurance intern will support the ICT Development team to ensure high quality and high standard of ICT development solutions in a timely and effective manner to ensure continued benefits for the business without disruptions.  The Software Quality Assurance intern  will be part of a dynamic development team utilizing agile/scrum based software development techniques.  Emphasis is put on creative problem solving, quality awareness; follow through instructions and being part of an active knowledge sharing environment. The software Quality Assurance intern will be an active team member participating and continuously doing testing.

• Assist the QA Testing Team in testing software applications using different testing methods
• Test web applications that support corporate business systems infrastructure to make sure that developed systems meet the needs of internal clients.
• Under the supervision of the QA Coordinator, support multiple distributed teams by helping create and execute test cases to provide feedback against their developed requirements
• Learn and understand the tasks of Software Quality Assurance
• Be interested in learning and understanding how payroll, finance, project management and human resources work
• Any other QA Testing related duties as required

Education:

Applicants must be pursuing a university degree, such as Bachelor's, Masters or  PhD, preferably in the field of Computer Science or Information Technology or be graduated from such studies within the last 3 years.

Experience:

• Although no previous professional experience is required for an internship, some experience in the area of of software testing and/or troubleshooting is highly desired;
• Knowledge of SQL and Waterfall or Agile frameworks is desired;
• Any test automation experience or scripting abilities is highly desired;

Languages:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required;
• Knowledge of another UN language is an asset;

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

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