Functional QA Analyst

As a Functional QA Analyst at Web Spiders, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the clarity, precision, and exceptional quality of every feature delivered. If you have a deep understanding of business workflows and enjoy analyzing requirements, managing change requests, validating end-to-end functionality, and ensuring smooth product releases, then this role is perfect for you. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Functional Analysis & Requirement Understanding** - Work closely with clients, business stakeholders, and internal teams to gather and understand functional requirements. - Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, and workflow diagrams. - Perform impact analysis for change requests and manage them from initiation to approval. - Ensure clear alignment between client expectations, functional documentation, and technical implementation. - **Quality Assurance & Test Execution** - Design, review, and execute manual test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements. - Validate UI/UX behavior, cross-browser responsiveness, and mobile compatibility. - Perform regression, integration, and system testing to ensure product stability. - Identify, document, and track defects to closure with detailed steps and severity. - Own functional sign-off for releases and ensure all deliverables meet quality benchmarks. - **Release Notes & Documentation** - Prepare release notes, functional change logs, and testing summaries for stakeholders. - Maintain requirement traceability between features, test cases, and business goals. - Support client UAT cycles through clarifications, issue reproduction, and functional validation. **Required Skills & Experience:** - 3-5 years of experience in QA, functional analysis, UAT coordination, or hybrid QABA roles. - Strong understanding of STLC, SDLC, requirement breakdown, and test design techniques. - Solid experience in manual testing and functional validation. - Proficient with Postman for API testing. - Strong analytical, logical, and structured problem-solving abilities. - Excellent communication and documentation skills. - Ability to thrive under tight deadlines and take ownership of deliverables. - Exposure to B2B platforms, manufacturing systems, eCommerce stores, digital storefronts, or buyer-seller marketplace environments will be a strong plus. - Candidates with experience in product or platform development in these domains bring valuable insights into real-world user journeys and multi-party workflows, making them exceptionally effective in this hybrid functional QA role. **Good To Have:** - Familiarity with automation tools (Playwright, Katalon, Selenium). - Basic scripting (JavaScript / Python / Java). - Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, or SQL for data checks. - Experience collaborating with design, product, and development teams. At Web Spiders, you can expect a challenging, fast-paced environment that values ownership, clarity, and accountability. You will have the opportunity to work on enterprise-grade global projects, digital platforms, and next-generation AI solutions. The culture rewards detail-oriented thinking, resilience, and continuous improvement, with rapid growth potential for individuals who thrive at the intersection of functional understanding and QA excellence.,