Re-reading "from rookie to test architect"-Career considerations

All say things start hard, Ai as a rookie test engineer to join the test project team, and strive to learn about the introduction of testing knowledge. With basic knowledge and a certain understanding of the field of testing, Amy began to think about the future of his career. The test engineer is a highly focused technical background position, but AI does not know what the future is in terms of technology or management, let alone how to choose the direction.

As a result, enthusiastic mentors once again debut, for little Ai in-depth analysis of technology and management path development route.

Technical Development roadmap for Test engineers

In the early stages of career development, test engineers can first position themselves as a specialized test expert, such as functional testing experts, system test experts, and so on. The common denominator is that as a novice in testing, there is a chance to understand the general methodology and common principles of testing, and this knowledge is required for different test areas.

With the general technology and the expertise of specific test types, the test novice needs to build on the experience of the project and gradually reach the level of the test expert.

The entire technical development roadmap does not describe each one, we look at this picture from 51testing to do reference it ~

Because of the correlation between different test types, there is a certain pertinence for different business steps, but if you consider switching to another type of test engineer, there is no need to re-learn the test theory at the time of conversion, only need to learn the new test type of test technology and the system modules tested.

Once the test engineer becomes an expert in a variety of test types, it will have a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the entire system's testing methods and testing processes.

When there is a certain accumulation of various test types, the engineer also has a relatively deep understanding of the business under test, at this point, can be turned to the basic product-based project development of the main test leader role, or become a technical support experts, specifically to solve customer-related technical issues.

If you want to be more focused on testing, you can also choose to be a test architect for the product, and to influence the methodology and strategy of product testing more profoundly from different heights.

If you decide to focus on a particular type at the outset, you can target the expert or master of this type of test.

After accumulating project experience and relevant skills from the job, you can also turn to the development engineer based on your own interests, and turn the point of focus from testing to development. Development engineers with experience in product quality control are technically more capable of designing and implementing quality considerations.

A more experienced test engineer can turn into a product architect and participate directly in the design. Information architect roles, such as application architects, infrastructure architects, and so on, can provide a wide range of options for test engineers who take a deep line of technology.

Dealing with people--managing Test teams

Jobs that differ from purely technical ones pay more attention to the details of the technology, and managers have to spend quite a bit of time dealing with people. As a Test manager, in order to enable the team to operate efficiently, we need to pay attention to human resources and reasonable distribution, so that the technical advantages of test engineers to play.

Compared to general project management, test management needs to focus more on risk control and quality control. Therefore, from a technical point of view, test managers need to master the relevant skills of project management.

With the experience of test engineers and the mastery of relevant test techniques and project management techniques, to a certain extent, you can choose to turn to the management role and be the technical leader or test project manager of the Test team.

The technical leader can at least reach the level of the general team members, while the work shows a stronger technical leadership and influence. The test project manager is concerned with the progress of the test project and the details of the project management.

If you choose a test leader, then what is the direction of the forward? If it is further developed on the road of management, the test leader can try to test the position of the manager or development manager and focus on the management. From the perspective of business, you can also try business positions, such as technical sales, technical services. If you delve into a test type, you can still be a high-level role for that type of test.

End

The first day of work, the new training to come to an early date, although said is the first day of work, in fact, we see so much of the content, and how may be a day to fully digest it ~ here to work the first day, just refers to the new generation of young AI early into the field of testing, not to struggle with time problems, We but see what little Ai learned, and we followed AI and learned what?

A friend asked, you are a word a word to the content of the book knocked out? Hmm ... Yes, but not a word does not fall all knocked out ah, haha ... In fact, I am also watching, while thinking, along the main line of the story to imagine the mentor's inculcation, Xiao Ai's modest acceptance, but have to say, most of the fear of their own description is not clear also afraid to describe the boring text of the error, is actually from the book moved over ~

Also a friend asked, is it possible to read your article to get almost all the contents of the book, do not need to buy this book? Hmm ... First of all, I do not want to do any propaganda ideas and actions for this book, please decide whether to buy or not. Can only say, because there is a book on hand, and I have also done some notes, this time to read and write records, mainly to their future review of the time more a reference, if you are reading the book notes you think the article is helpful, then you are welcome to learn together with me to grow ~ that's it ~

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Re-reading "from rookie to test architect"-Career considerations