Quality Analyst Engineer

Job Title: QA Engineer

Location: Hyderabad (Hybrid)

Job Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Test Planning & Strategy:

• Develop comprehensive test strategies, plans, and cases based on business and technical requirements.
• Define testing methodologies and standards to ensure robust quality assurance practices.

2. Manual Testing:

• Execute functional, regression, system integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Perform exploratory and ad-hoc testing to identify potential vulnerabilities.
• Identify, document, and track defects using tools like JIRA, Bugzilla, or similar.

3. Automation Testing:

• Design, develop, and maintain automation test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, or similar.
• Automate test cases for UI, API, and performance testing.
• Establish and maintain automation frameworks for efficiency and reusability.

4. Performance & Security Testing:

• Conduct load, stress, and scalability testing using tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar.
• Collaborate with security teams to identify potential security vulnerabilities.

5. Collaboration & Reporting:

• Work closely with developers, product managers, and business analysts to understand requirements and expectations.
• Provide clear and detailed reports on test execution, coverage, and defects.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in QA, with expertise in both manual and automation testing.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, etc.).
• Proficiency in one or more programming/scripting languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with API testing using Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools.
• Experience with SQL and database testing.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner) and security testing fundamentals.
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, Bitbucket) and defect tracking tools (JIRA, Bugzilla).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Good to have: CI/CD & DevOps Integration: Implement test automation in the CI/CD pipeline using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI/CD.