QA Manual Trainee

Location: Kazakhstan; candidates from Almaty attend in-office, while participants from Astana can join online.

Salary: up to 300,000 KZT per month before taxes.

Company

Andersen is an international IT outsourcing company focused largely on banking and fintech software development projects.

What you will do

• Build practical quality assurance skills during a five-month traineeship.
• Study software testing theory and apply it to hands-on tasks.
• Develop skills for testing web and mobile applications.
• Learn SQL and participate in a second technology track.
• Complete weekly technical assessments with support from experienced mentors and a personal coordinator.
• Prepare for potential employment on commercial software development projects.

Requirements

• English at Intermediate level or higher is required.
• Good understanding of software testing theory.
• Basic knowledge of SQL.
• Understanding of how web and mobile applications work.
• Full-time commitment: five days per week, eight hours per day.
• Own laptop required.
• No commercial experience is required.

Nice to have

• Technical background.
• Programming experience.
• Completed testing-related courses.
• German at Intermediate level or higher.

Culture & Benefits

• Five-month path from the Lab to a commercial project.
• Experienced mentors, weekly technical assessments, and a personal coordinator throughout the traineeship.
• Access to an educational platform with courses, materials, and internal development programs.
• Transparent grading criteria and career growth opportunities.
• A 1.5-year formal training agreement; no scholarship is provided during the traineeship.
• Free online beginner QA course available to residents of Almaty and Astana: two evening sessions per week for two months, with groups of up to 20–22 participants.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed individually.
• Applicants who want to join the beginner course should send the message “Course”.