About the role
We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer with a strong focus on manual testing to ensure reliable, high-quality releases across web and mobile platforms. This role emphasizes deep functional validation, exploratory testing, and real-world scenario coverage, with selective automation to improve efficiency and regression coverage.
Responsibilities:
- Execute functional, exploratory, integration, and regression testing across web and mobile platforms.
- Design and validate real-world business scenarios and edge cases through manual testing.
- Ensure high-quality releases through thorough test execution and defect validation.
- Perform API and integration testing to ensure system reliability.
- Conduct basic performance validation and support performance testing activities.
- Validate mobile applications across devices using manual and assisted testing tools.
- Develop and maintain targeted automation scripts (20%) to support regression and repetitive tasks.
- Support release readiness and QA sign-off.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify gaps and improve product quality.
- Drive continuous quality improvements through feedback, testing insights, and metrics.
Requirements:
- Strong manual testing expertise (80%) with a working knowledge of automation (20%).
- Ability to think from a user and business perspective while testing.
- Experience in API, mobile, and integration testing.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Clear communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ownership mindset with a strong focus on quality and user experience.
- Experience working in Agile environments with cross-functional teams.
Technical Expertise:
- Manual Testing: Strong expertise in functional, exploratory, and regression testing.
- Automation (20%): Java or Python, Selenium/Appium (basic to intermediate).
- API Testing: Postman / REST tools.
- Performance: JMeter or similar (basic exposure).
- Platforms: Mobile and Web.
- Tools: Jira, Git, BrowserStack.
- CI/CD: Basic understanding of Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent.