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Quality Assurance Engineer

IT Horizons Limited
Lagos Posted Oct 14, 2026
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About this role

Job Description

IT Horizons Limited is a system integrator and Application ICT Company with a clear focus in technology enabled solutions and professional services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Department/Unit: Quality Assurance

Job Summary

  • As the Quality Assurance Engineer, you are responsible for supporting different types of projects cutting across the enterprise projects, Technology projects, some business projects and client projects.
  • In this light, the QA carries out its activities and models the process based on the projects/requests being handled at the time. The types of projects have been largely categorized into agile driven approach and waterfall V-Model driven approach. Also, ensures product and service excellence. QA activities are essential to assure the quality of the product and give satisfactory assurance that a product meets requirements during development and or modifications.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Test Planning & Execution:

  • Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for both manual and automated testing.
  • Conduct functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
  • Ensure all test activities are well-documented and align with project goals.

Defect Management:

  • Identify, report, and track software defects using tools like Jira or Azure DevOps.
  • Collaborate with the development team to ensure timely resolution of issues.

Collaboration:

  • Work closely with developers and product teams to understand requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Performance Testing:

  • Conduct performance and load testing using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
  • Analyze test results and provide recommendations for performance improvements.

Quality Assurance Advocacy:

  • Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices throughout the SDLC.
  • Advocate for continuous improvement in testing processes and methodologies.
  • Manage people (internal or external) who use the service or product being released for day-to-day business activities.

Key Performance Indicators

  • Performance Area Performance Indicator
  • Organization and Judgment
  • Accountability, Loyalty and Confidentiality
  • Goal Delivery & Quality
  • Execution Speed & Business Acumen
  • Resourcefulness and Innovative

Job Specifications

Academic Qualifications:

  • Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or related discipline.
  • MBA or related master’s degree is an advantage

Relevant professional certifications:

  • Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience
  • Proficient in productivity applications such as Microsoft Office, Project or Basecamp
  • Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products
  • Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams

The competence proficiency levels required for the position of a Product Manager are defined using the following key terms.

  • Organizational – Mastery
  • Leadership– Skill
  • Loyalty and trustworthiness- Mastery
  • ICT Industry knowledge- Skill
  • Confidentiality - Mastery
  • Adaptability- Mastery
  • Teamwork – Mastery
  • Self-Motivation – Skill
  • Interpersonal skills – Mastery
  • Communication- Mastery
  • Goal Delivery and Management - Mastery

Appendix 1

Knowledge:

  • Ability to interpret and evaluate information and advice from experts in an area of Expertise.
  • Knowledge and ability to correctly use the terminology (vocabulary) of the area of Expertise.
  • Ability to hold an informed debate with experts in the Area of Expertise; and
  • Ability to ask questions that test the viability of proposals inan Area of Expertise.

Skill:

  • Ability to consistently carry out the activities of an area of Expertise to the required standard.
  • Ability to perform satisfactorily majority of activities of the Area of Expertise.
  • Ability to translate guidelines and standards for the Area of Expertise into practical actions.
  • Ability to solve imaginatively common technical /operational problems in the Area of Expertise, and
  • Ability to guide and advise others in operational /technical aspects of the Area of Expertise.

Mastery:

  • Ability to diagnose and resolve significant, unusual problems and to successfully adapt aspects of an Area of Expertise.
  • Ability to creatively solve significant, complex, non-routine problems in the Area of Expertise.
  • Ability to adapt practices from other markets or countries for use in the Area of Expertise; and
  • Ability to generate substantial improvements to local practices and procedures for the Area of Expertise.

Application Closing Date

28th October, 2026.

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