QA Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer (Manual / Functional) with strong expertise in software testing and a passion for delivering high-quality applications. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Manual and Functional Testing, experience working in Agile environments, and exposure to automation testing tools and frameworks. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on functional testing while actively building automation capabilities and aspiring to transition into a broader Quality Engineering role over time.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements, user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria to identify test conditions and testing scope.
• Design, develop, review, and maintain detailed test scenarios and test cases covering positive scenarios, negative scenarios, end-to-end business workflows, and regression test scenarios.
• Perform functional testing, integration testing, end-to-end testing, and regression testing.
• Ensure complete requirements traceability by mapping requirements to test cases and validating functional coverage. Review requirements during backlog grooming and sprint planning sessions to identify gaps, ambiguities, and testability concerns.
• Execute manual test cases and document test results with clear evidence and observations.
• Strong understanding of Scrum Methodologies and active participation in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Identify, document, track, and verify defects throughout the defect lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Scrum Teams to ensure quality deliverables.
• Support and contribute to automation initiatives by identifying automation feasibility, maintaining automation scripts, executing automated test suites from IDEs or Jenkins, and learning and adopting automation best practices.
• Provide accurate test estimates and status updates during sprint execution.

Preferred Technical Skills

• Exposure to test automation tools such as Selenium and Playwright.
• Basic programming knowledge in one or more languages Java, C#, Python.
• Familiarity with API testing using Postman/Rest Assured.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and modern software delivery practices.
• Knowledge of SQL and database validation.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing.
• Strong understanding of: Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC), Requirement Analysis, Test design techniques, Develop comprehensive test scenarios, Test planning & execution, Defect Management Lifecycle.
• Experience with IDEs - Eclipse, Visual Studio, or Visual Studio Code, along with hands-on programming experience in Java, C#, Python or any programming languages.
• Experience with distributed version control system and source code repository tools like Git and Bitbucket etc.
• Familiarity with API testing using Postman/Rest Assured.
• Strong understanding of Scrum methodologies and active participation in Agile ceremonies.
• Demonstrates excellent attention to detail and a quality-first mindset. Is proactive, self-driven, and collaborative. Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills. Shows a clear ambition to evolve from primarily manual testing into a competent automation QA engineer over the next few years. Is eager to learn new tools, frameworks, and technologies that support test automation and quality engineering transformation.