Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated QA Automation Engineer with 3–5 years of hands-on experience in end-to-end quality assurance for web, mobile, and backend/API-driven applications. The ideal candidate is automation-focused while maintaining strong expertise in manual testing, performance validation, and security testing practices.

Key Responsibilities

- Test Planning & Execution

• Review and analyze requirement documents, specifications, and technical design documents.
• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
• Execute test cases (manual and automated) and analyze results.

- Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks.
• Implement automated UI, API, and integration test suites using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Appium.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation.
• Optimize test execution for reliability and maintainability.

- Bug Tracking & Reporting

• Identify, record, document, and track bugs using tools like JIRA or similar.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to reproduce and resolve issues.

- Performance & Load Testing

• Design and execute performance, stress, and scalability tests.
• Identify bottlenecks using tools such as JMeter, k6, or LoadRunner.

- Security & Penetration Testing

• Conduct vulnerability and security testing aligned with OWASP principles.
• Execute basic penetration-style testing scenarios to assess application resilience.

- Regression & Performance Testing

• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.
• Conduct performance and load testing using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner etc.

- Collaboration & Process Improvement

• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Developers, Product Managers, and DevOps.
• Suggest process improvements to enhance software quality.
• Participate in agile ceremonies like sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in SQA or a related role.
• Proficient in manual testing and experience in at least one automation framework.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile methodologies, and QA best practices.
• Experience with API testing (REST/SOAP) and tools like Postman or Swagger.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with mobile app testing (Android/iOS).
• Knowledge of database queries (SQL/MySQL).
• Exposure to cloud environments like GCP, AWS or Azure.
• Familiarity with OWASP security practices.
• ISTQB or similar certification (optional but preferred).