Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Manual

Key Responsibilities 

• Analyze business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications. 

• Design, review, and execute test scenarios and test cases. 

• Perform Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Exploratory, and UAT testing. 

• Conduct end-to-end validation of business workflows across multiple systems. 

• Identify, log, track, and verify defects using defect management tools. 

• Perform root cause analysis and assist developers in reproducing issues. 

• Validate APIs using tools such as Postman. 

• Execute database validations using SQL queries. 

• Participate in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily Stand-ups, and Retrospectives. 

• Prepare test execution reports, test summary reports, and quality metrics. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software. 

• Contribute to process improvements, testing best practices, and quality initiatives. 

Required Skills 

Testing Fundamentals 

• Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC. 

• Experience in Test Planning, Test Design, and Test Execution. 

• Knowledge of:  

• Functional Testing 

• Regression Testing 

• Integration Testing 

• System Testing 

• Smoke/Sanity Testing 

• Exploratory Testing 

• UAT Support 

Requirement Analysis 

• Ability to analyze requirements and identify gaps. 

• Create comprehensive test scenarios from business requirements. 

• Strong risk identification and impact analysis skills. 

Defect Management 

• Experience working with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools. 

• Ability to write clear and reproducible defect reports. 

• Experience in defect triage and verification. 

Database Testing 

• Strong SQL knowledge. 

• Ability to validate backend data and execute database queries. 

• Experience with MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL. 

API Testing 

• Experience testing REST APIs using Postman or similar tools. 

• Understanding of:  

• HTTP Methods 

• Status Codes 

• JSON Validation 

• Authentication Mechanisms 

Desired Skills. Good to have not mandatory. 

• Basic understanding of Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or any automation framework. 

• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and test execution pipelines. 

• Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling. 

• Experience in cloud-based applications and microservices architecture. 

• Knowledge of accessibility and cross-browser testing. 

Educational Qualifications 

• BE / B.Tech / MCA / M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. 

• Equivalent experience may be considered. 

What We Look For 

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. 

• Ownership mindset and attention to detail. 

• Effective communication and stakeholder management. 

• Ability to work independently and within distributed teams. 

• Passion for software quality and continuous improvement.