Job Description: Senior QA Engineer (Manual + Basic Automation)

Job Description: Senior QA Engineer (Manual + Basic Automation)  

Location: Remote /1 day per week in the office – Ahmedabad  

Working Timezone – 2pm to 11pm. EST Preferable.  

Employment Type: Full-time  

Experience Level: 6+ years  

About the Role  

We are seeking an exceptionally skilled Senior QA Engineer with 6+ years of hands-on experience in Manual Testing and a foundational understanding of automation practices. The ideal candidate is meticulous, analytical, and passionate about driving product quality through robust testing standards and industry best practices. You will play a key role in ensuring our products meet the highest levels of functionality, reliability, usability, and performance.  

Key Responsibilities  

Test Planning & Strategy  

• Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.  

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize test scenarios with a strong understanding of risk-based testing.  

• Contribute to QA process improvements, test strategy discussions, and quality governance initiatives.  

Manual Testing  

• Execute detailed manual test cycles including functional , regression, smoke, compatibility, usability, and exploratory testing.  

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to validate requirements and ensure test coverage across all features.  

• Raise, track, and validate defects using industry-standard tools while ensuring clear steps-to-reproduce and impact assessment.  

Automation Support  

• Collaborate with automation engineers to align manual test cases with automation feasibility.  

• Maintain and enhance basic automation scripts (if required), contributing to hybrid testing efforts.  

• Understand CI/CD pipelines and how automated tests integrate into development workflows.  

Quality Advocacy  

• Promote best practices such as shift-left testing, early involvement in requirement refinement, and continuous quality mindset.  

• Participate in sprint ceremonies and provide QA input throughout the development lifecycle.  

• Analyze trends, identify root causes of recurring issues, and propose preventive measures.  

Required Qualifications  

• 6+ years of proven experience as a QA/Test Engineer in a fast-paced product or service environment.  

• Deep expertise in manual testing methods , including test design techniques, defect classification, and test execution best practices.  

• Working knowledge of automation testing concepts and familiarity with tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar.  

• Strong command of QA methodologies, SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum practices, and modern quality standards.  

• Experience with defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps), test management platforms (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr), and collaboration tools.  

• Ability to understand APIs, use tools like Postman, and validate backend functionality.  

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.  

Preferred Qualifications  

• Exposure to writing and maintaining simple automated test scripts.  

• Familiarity with version control (Git), CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab), and containerized environments.  

• Basic understanding of SQL for data validation.  

• Experience working in enterprise-grade or customer-facing applications.  

What We’re Looking For  

• A quality-driven individual who proactively identifies risks and advocates for robust testing.  

• Someone who stays updated with industry trends, emerging tools, and evolving QA practices.  

• A team player who collaborates effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.  

• High ownership mindset and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.