Review and analyze functional requirements when available Work with producing and programming teams to establish test plans and test cases Test interactive software both manually and through automation when applicable Clearly document and communicate software failures to project teams Help ensure frequent and thorough testing of software Use various test managements tools to effectively track defects to completion through the bug life cycle Ability to understand, track and analyze analytical data Maintain testing area by setting up / tearing down hardware to help configure various testing environments and keeping the area tidy