Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

As a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, your main purpose is to ensure that software products, business processes, and automations meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. You will be responsible for designing and executing test plans, identifying and resolving defects, implementing automation frameworks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure error-free solutions. Working closely with developers, designers, business analysts, and product SMEs, you will identify issues early in the development cycle and contribute to smooth, high-quality releases. This role provides an excellent opportunity for freshers or early-career QA engineers to showcase their enthusiasm and skills in manual as well as automation testing while working on complex projects. - Review and understand project requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. - Design and maintain test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts. - Prepare and manage test data and environments. - Perform manual testing (functional, regression, integration, smoke, and system testing). - Support automation testing efforts using tools like Selenium, Python, and JMeter. - Validate user interfaces, APIs, databases, and workflows for accuracy and reliability. - Conduct cross-browser, cross-platform, and mobile testing. - Ensure system robustness, security, and reliability in real-world conditions. - Improve customer satisfaction, prevent costly downtime, and reduce risks related to compliance, scalability, and performance bottlenecks. - Conduct nonfunctional testing including Usability, Availability/Stability/Reliability, Compliance, and Compatibility testing. - Identify, log, and track defects using tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or Bugzilla. - Retest and verify defect fixes before closure. - Collaborate with developers and business analysts to resolve issues quickly. - Participate in RCA for defects. - Adhere to QA processes, checklists, and best practices. - Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives (Agile). - Generate and share test reports, execution status, and quality metrics with stakeholders. - Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting process and tool enhancements. - Stay updated with new QA methodologies, automation frameworks, and tools. - Participate in training sessions, peer reviews, and mentoring opportunities. - Gain exposure to CI/CD, DevOps practices, and modern testing techniques. - Introduce value-add in QA function by thinking beyond testing. - Propose process improvements based on testing insights. - Take QA beyond manual and scripted automation to Data-Driven QA and AI-driven test automation. Qualification Required: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, Engineering, or related field. - 1-2 years of experience in software testing (manual and/or automation). - Sound knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile methodologies, and defect lifecycle. - Familiarity with test management tools like Azure DevOps and JIRA. - Strong logical, analytical, and problem-solving skills. - Good verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail. - Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.,