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name: software-tester
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'software tester' (also: module tester, application tester, soft tester, application software tester, software testing specialist, unit tester). Use when the user asks for typical software tester work such as: Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures.; Test system modifications to prepare for implementation.; Develop testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability."
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# Software Tester
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Software testers perform software tests. They may also plan and design them. They may also debug and repair software although this mainly corresponds to designers and developers. They ensure that applications function properly before delivering them to internal and external clients.
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## Core workflow
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1. Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures.
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2. Test system modifications to prepare for implementation.
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3. Develop testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability.
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4. Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers.
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5. Identify, analyze, and document problems with program function, output, online screen, or content.
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6. Monitor bug resolution efforts and track successes.
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7. Create or maintain databases of known test defects.
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8. Plan test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- address problems critically
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- execute software tests
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- levels of software testing
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- perform software unit testing
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- provide software testing documentation
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- replicate customer software issues
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- report test findings
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- software anomalies
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- software architecture models
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- software metrics
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## Hot technologies
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- IBM SPSS Statistics
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- SAS
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- The MathWorks MATLAB
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- Atlassian Bitbucket
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- Docker
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- GitHub
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- GitLab
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- Red Hat OpenShift
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- Spring Boot
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- Tableau
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## Hot technologies
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Top tools from 42 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-19):
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- JIRA — 31 %
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- Selenium — 31 %
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- Postman — 17 %
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- Cypress — 14 %
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- AWS — 12 %
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- Jenkins — 12 %
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- Playwright — 12 %
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- Azure DevOps — 10 %
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- Docker — 10 %
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- appium — 7 %
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---
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/106f79e4-6264-45f1-9e7a-297435cd684b), O*NET 30.3 (15-1253.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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