Beta tester vs quality assurance engineer

Differences between beta tester and quality assurance engineer duties and responsibilities

Beta tester example responsibilities.

• Manage departmental inventory and troubleshoot testing, reporting and inventory issues.
• Conduct QA, software maintenance, on-site and off-site customer support.
• Communicate numerous glitches to the primary QA team using in-depth reporting and research methodologies.
• Understand OCAP specification with focus on DVR API of IO2 and IO3 on subsections.
• Used several encryption/decryption protocol modules from a python library.
• Test website functionality & usability and make recommendations to site developer.
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Quality assurance engineer example responsibilities.

• Manage individual sprints user stories and tasks using TFS as tracking tool.
• Create and maintain a test suite in ruby to automate a new events and notifications application.
• Manage all ALM relate issues, user requests and customize the defect templates to cater to various project needs.
• Provide overarching strategic recommendations for productivity improvements and achieve QMS - ISO certification.
• Develop UI automation for PWM product using WinRunner, Java, PL/SQL, Transact-SQL and other technologies.
• Review and approve the defects open by the testers for each regression and assign to the Dev.
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