Senior Software QA Engineer

The position in a nutshell: We are in search of a proactive and adaptable Senior Software QA Engineer possessing robust technical abilities and excellent communication aptitude to make valuable contributions within a collaborative team setting. Moreover, this role necessitates an individual capable of overseeing manual testing when required and thriving in a high-speed testing environment.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate a range of test automation tasks spanning from minor to major projects.
• Engage in collaboration with diverse software engineering teams to engage in dialogues and gain a comprehensive grasp of project requisites, ensuring the delivery of high-quality applications.
• Testing required flows, document test scenarios and recognize suitable test cases for automation.
• Fabricate automated test scripts for the designated candidates.
• Provide assistance in the development of the test automation framework when required.
• Execute diverse testing methodologies on projects as the situation necessitates, encompassing manual black box, user interface, regression, functional, and integration testing.
• Formulate test cases and test scenarios derived from requirements and design documents, while ensuring optimal traceability to requirements.
• Complete User Acceptance Test(s) periodically to keep applications bug free.
• Operate effectively within the constraints of revised deadlines.
• Acquire proficiency in novel technologies and apply them to projects as the need arises.
• Review malfunctioning scripts or test suites and collaborate with the automation team to troubleshoot script execution issues.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Software industry experience, including QA methodologies and software testing
• Excellent understanding of test automation frameworks
• At least 3 years of experience in using any UI test automation tools like Selenium/Cypress, Appium/Espresso/XCUITest
• Good understanding of Load / Stress testing , tools like Jmeter/Locust is a plus.
• Excellent understanding of version control systems and team collaboration tools like Git & Gerrit
• Good understanding of software testing principles and techniques, verification and validation techniques, test automation and defect management
• Good understanding of continuous integration tools (such as Jenkins)
• Experience in writing test automation strategy and test plans
• Strong familiarity with Agile Software Development Approach, Java/other OO languages, native apps and mobile environment
• Ability to analyze crash logs, backtraces, and assist engineers by utilizing basic debugging techniques.
• Experience with various load testing tools like Jmeter, Locust and any other Performance Monitoring tools is a plus
• Ability to coordinate testing meetings with various stakeholders to solve various business problems
• Able to adapt to change (flexible)
• Fluent English in both verbal and written communication

Nice to Have

• Being ISTQB certified is a plus
• Being active in the open-source community is a plus