QA Engineer (Manual & Automation Testing)

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business and functional requirements and identify test scenarios and test conditions.
  
• Design, create, execute, and maintain test cases, test scenarios, and test data.
  
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.
  
• Execute manual test cases and document test results, observations, and defects.
  
• Perform API testing to validate request/response, status codes, data, business logic, and error handling.
  
• Perform database testing and data validation using SQL queries.
  
• Validate data consistency between the application, API, and database.
  
• Perform Mobile Application Testing across different devices, OS versions, screen sizes, and application flows.
  
• Identify, document, track, and retest defects using tools such as Jira.
  
• Manage test cases, test cycles, execution results, and traceability using Zephyr or similar test management tools.
  
• Collaborate with developers and cross-functional teams to investigate and resolve issues.
  
• Participate in requirement discussions, sprint planning, refinement, daily stand-ups, and defect triage meetings.
  
• Ensure adequate test coverage based on product requirements and business scenarios.
  
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for functional and regression testing.
  
• Identify suitable test cases for automation and contribute to improving automation coverage.
  
• Execute automated regression suites and analyze failures.
  
• Maintain automation scripts and update them based on application changes.
  
• Contribute to improving QA processes, test strategies, and overall testing efficiency.
  
• Provide regular updates on testing progress, risks, defects, and release readiness.
  

Required Skills

Manual Testing

• Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  
• Experience in functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.
  
• Good knowledge of test case design and test execution.
  
• Experience testing web applications and complex business workflows.
  
• Ability to analyze requirements and identify positive, negative, boundary, and edge-case scenarios.
  

API Testing

• Hands-on experience with REST APIs.
  
• Experience using tools such as Postman, Bruno, Swagger, or similar tools.
  
• Good understanding of:
  
• HTTP methods – GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
  
• HTTP status codes
  
• Request/response validation
  
• Headers and authentication
  
• JSON/XML
  
• API error handling
  
• Ability to validate API responses against database/application data.
  

Database Testing

• Hands-on experience with SQL for data validation.
  
• Ability to write queries using:
  
• SELECT
  
• WHERE
  
• JOIN
  
• GROUP BY
  
• ORDER BY
  
• Aggregate functions
  
• Subqueries
  
• Experience validating application data against backend database records.
  
• Understanding of data integrity and consistency.
  

Mobile Application Testing

• Hands-on experience testing Android and/or iOS applications.
  
• Experience validating mobile application functionality, UI, navigation, and user workflows.
  
• Knowledge of device/OS compatibility testing.
  
• Experience identifying and reporting mobile-specific defects.
  

Defect & Test Management

• Experience using Jira for defect reporting and tracking.
  
• Experience with Zephyr, TestRail, or similar test management tools.
  
• Ability to create detailed defect reports with clear steps to reproduce, expected results, actual results, severity, and supporting evidence.
  
• Experience with defect lifecycle and retesting.
  

Automation Testing

• Hands-on experience with at least one automation framework/tool such as:
  
• Playwright
  
• Selenium
  
• Cypress
  
• Appium
  
• Robot Framework
  
• Or equivalent automation frameworks
  
• Experience writing and maintaining automated test scripts.
  
• Understanding of automation framework structure and best practices.
  
• Experience creating automated regression suites.
  
• Ability to identify appropriate test cases for automation.
  
• Basic understanding of Git/version control is preferred.
  

Requirements