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Associate QA Engineer Position

Overview We are seeking an experienced QA Engineer (2-4 years of relevant experience) to join our team.

The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills in functional testing, API validation, and debugging, with the ability to work across complex distributed systems. This role requires hands-on expertise in test automation, log analysis, and a proactive approach to quality assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute comprehensive functional testing across application modules and workflows
  
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using Java-Selenium and Python-Selenium frameworks
  
• Perform API testing and validation using Postman and other industry-standard tools
  
• Analyze application logs and system behavior to identify root causes of defects
  
• Manage bug triaging sessions, prioritize issues, and ensure accurate bug reporting with clear reproduction steps
  
• Create and maintain synthetic test data to support diverse testing scenarios
  
• Develop creative and exhaustive test scenarios to maximize coverage and identify edge cases
  
• Collaborate with development teams on deployment verification and release readiness
  
• Monitor and validate Apache Airflow DAGs and scheduled workflows
  
• Support microservices testing across multiple environments
  
• Perform database validation and data integrity testing
  

Required Skills & Qualifications Testing & automation

• Functional and regression testing methodologies [MUST HAVE]
  
• Test automation using java-selenium and/or python-selenium [MUST HAVE]
  
• API testing tools postman, REST clients [MUST HAVE]
  
• Test scenario design and edge case identification [MUST HAVE] Technical & debugging
  
• Linux commands and command-line interface operations [MUST HAVE] • Strong debugging skills with ability to deep-dive into application and system logs [MUST HAVE]
  
• Basic shell scripting — bash [MUST HAVE] Database
  
• SQL proficiency — postgresql, mysql [MUST HAVE]
  
• Data validation and integrity testing [MUST HAVE]
  
• Query writing for test data verification [MUST HAVE] Architecture & infrastructure
  
• Microservices architecture and distributed systems
  

[MUST HAVE]

• CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes [MUST HAVE]
  
• Docker basics [MUST HAVE]
  
• Containerized environments — kubernetes [GOOD TO HAVE] Tools & platforms
  
• Git/version control [MUST HAVE]
  
• JIRA or similar defect tracking systems [MUST HAVE]
  
• Azure devops (ADO) [GOOD TO HAVE]
  
• Collaboration and visualization tools — miro, lucidchart [GOOD TO HAVE]
  
• Test management tools — testrail, zephyr [GOOD TO HAVE] Data & synthetic testing
  
• Synthetic data generation and management [GOOD TO HAVE]
  
• Test data strategy and maintenance [MUST HAVE] Domain knowledge
  
• Healthcare or enterprise software applications [GOOD TO HAVE]
  
• HIPAA compliance awareness [GOOD TO HAVE]
  
• Document processing/OCR validation concepts [GOOD TO HAVE] Analytical & problem-solving
  
• Ability to break down complex problems into simple, solvable components [MUST HAVE]
  
• Systems thinking mindset — understanding interdependencies across components [MUST HAVE]
  
• Visualization skills — ability to communicate workflows, architectures, and test strategies visually [GOOD TO HAVE] Experience • 2+ years of experience in software quality assurance [MUST HAVE]
  
• ISTQB or equivalent certification [GOOD TO HAVE] What We Offer
  
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology platforms
  
• Collaborative and innovative work environment
  
• Professional growth and learning opportunities
  
• Competitive compensation and benefits package