QA Automation Engineer

Dear candidates,

payelkar.chowdhury@pinnacle1.com -

Location:

Notice Period

About the Role

QA Engineer

This role involves working closely with Firmware, Backend, Product, and Engineering teams to validate complex integrations, identify defects, and ensure smooth product releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test cases and test scenarios.
• Perform validation across firmware, backend services, APIs, databases, and web/mobile applications.
• Conduct functional, regression, integration, edge-case, and negative testing.
• Own end-to-end

  System Integration Testing (SIT)

  for IoT devices, cloud communication, hardware interactions, and application workflows.
• Validate device-to-cloud integrations and multi-product interaction flows.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects using defect management tools.
• Collaborate with firmware, backend, application, automation, and product teams for issue resolution.
• Participate actively in sprint planning, requirement reviews, test strategy discussions, and release validation activities.
• Analyze logs, troubleshoot issues, and provide detailed defect reports including reproduction steps and root-cause observations.
• Ensure product quality standards are met before releases.

Required Skills & Experience

Must Have:

• 2+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance (QA).
• Hands-on experience testing

  IoT products, connected devices, embedded systems, firmware, or device-cloud integrations

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• Strong understanding of:
• Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Defect Life Cycle
• Test Planning & Test Case Design
• Release Validation Processes
• Experience in backend, API, database, firmware, or application testing.
• Exposure to System Integration Testing (SIT) and end-to-end product validation.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional Agile teams.

Good to Have:

• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts, communication protocols, and cloud-based IoT architectures.
• Familiarity with automation testing concepts and tools.
• Experience working with logs, monitoring tools, and defect tracking platforms such as Jira.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Passionate about delivering high-quality products.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced product environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to independently drive quality initiatives and own testing deliverables.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge IoT and connected device products.
• Exposure to firmware, cloud, mobile, and backend ecosystems.
• Collaborative and innovation-driven work environment.
• Significant ownership and impact on product quality and customer experience.

Interested candidates can share their updated resume with their current CTC, expected CTC, and notice period details in payelkar.chowdhury@pinnacle1.com.