Senior Software Tester

You are seeking a detail-oriented and highly experienced Senior Software Tester to join the QA team in Vadodara, Gujarat. Your responsibilities will include: - **Requirement Analysis**: - Review user stories, business requirements, and design documents for test coverage. - **Test Planning & Strategy**: - Create detailed test plans, define testing scope, identify test data needs, and set entry/exit criteria. - **Test Case Design & Execution**: - Write clear and reusable manual test cases, execute them across web, mobile, or desktop apps. - **Defect Management**: - Log defects with precise reproduction steps, severity/priority, and collaborate with developers for fixes. - **Regression & Exploratory Testing**: - Ensure new changes do not break existing features, perform ad-hoc testing to uncover hidden issues. - **API Testing Manual**: - Be familiar with tools like Postman, Fiddler for API validation. - **Mentorship & Review**: - Guide junior testers, review their test cases, and ensure quality standards in QA deliverables. Good-to-Have Skills (Automation): - **Basic Scripting Knowledge** - **Ability to write and maintain automation scripts** (e.g., in Java, Python, or JavaScript). - **Test Automation Tools exposure** like Selenium, Playwright. Key Skills & Competencies: - **5-6 years of working experience as a software tester**. - **Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies**. - **Expertise in functional, regression, smoke, load testing, performance testing, and UAT testing**. - **Familiarity with bug tracking tools** (Redmine, Azure DevOps). - **Good communication skills** for working with cross-functional teams. - **Analytical mindset** to think like an end-user. You are required to have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT.,