Senior QA Engineer

About the Company: We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer with a proven track record in both manual and automated testing, with a particular expertise in explaining and documenting complex test scenarios. You will have a strong background in building QA frameworks, performing test automation, and ensuring product quality at all stages of development. With experience in both functional and non-functional testing, you should be able to drive quality improvements in a fast-paced product development environment.

About the Role: As a QA Engineer your daily responsibilities will include:

Develop Comprehensive QA Strategy: Design and implement comprehensive QA strategies, with a focus on detailed test scenario explanation and documentation to ensure full test coverage for both web and mobile products.

Test Automation: Lead automation efforts by creating and maintaining automation frameworks, using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, and Katalon, ensuring smooth regression and performance testing.

Exploratory Testing and Requirement Analysis: Conduct in-depth exploratory testing, analysing complex requirements and identifying potential risks, ensuring that test scenarios reflect real-world use cases.

Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to create and explain high-level test plans and scenarios that guide development efforts and ensure clear communication.

Performance and Load Testing: Conduct performance and load testing using tools like JMeter, ensuring applications are scalable, stable, and perform well under stress.

Defect Tracking and Management: Lead defect tracking, ensuring that bugs are documented with detailed explanations, tracked in tools like JIRA, and resolved effectively in collaboration with development teams.

Continuous Testing in CI/CD Pipelines: Integrate and maintain automated testing in CI/CD pipelines (using Jenkins, GitLab, or Bitbucket), ensuring continuous quality validation throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements: 6 years of experience in quality assurance engineering.

At least 2 years of experience in test automation, using frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, and Katalon for both web and mobile testing.

At least the foundation level certification from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB).

Strong background in manual and exploratory testing, with an emphasis on explaining complex test scenarios and analysing real-world applications.

Performance and load testing expertise using JMeter, with the ability to create and run comprehensive performance tests.

Proven track record of API testing using tools like Postman and RestAssured, along with strong skills in testing web services.

Proficiency with issue tracking and test management tools like JIRA, TestRail, and Zephyr.

Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.

Experience in a product development environment, ensuring that quality is baked into each stage of the product life cycle.

Knowledge of mobile app testing tools such as Appium and Xamarin, and experience with cloud-based testing solutions like BrowserStack or LambdaTest.