Sr. QA Engineer ( Manual) (Ahmedabad)

The QA Engineer handles all aspects of quality assurance relative to a complex, distributed software environment. This position works collaboratively to develop test scripts for system functionality that adheres to the manual testing.

As a QA Engineer, you will be extensively involved in assuring quality with 100% coverage using agile practices like TDD (Test-driven development) / BDD (Behaviour-driven development) and manual testing.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in Product & Projects kick-off meeting.
• Read, understand and review software design specifications and product requirements.
• Understanding test requirements and formulation of testing strategy.
• Responsible for full functional test lifecycle, including writing, scripts, conditions and test documentation.
• Check / Review the Test Cases / Test Script documents.
• Ensure traceability of Test Cases / Test Script to requirements.
• Responsible for the overall success of functional testing.
• Perform QC/QA activities on multiple and simultaneous projects.
• Execute testing for new applications, products and/or enhancements throughout their development life cycles.
• Developing, implementing, and executing tests, analyzing test results and publishing test reports, and writing bug reports.
• QA issue prioritization and resolution facilitation.
• Document, implement, monitor and enforce all processes for testing as per standards defined by the organization.
• Works on projects of moderate to high complexity that requires in-depth knowledge across multiple technical areas and business segments.
• Ensure that testing activities will allow applications and products to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfil end user requirements and identify and resolve system issues.
• Work with software architects, developers and business leaders throughout the software development life cycle to develop software functional test cases and test scripts.
• Provide formal sign-off on all testing deliverables and testing events.

Requirements

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• Good knowledge of various Test Methodologies and Techniques (Black Box).
• Experience with creating & execution of test scenarios and test cases.
• Knowledge of Bug Tracking software like JIRA, QC or Mantis.
• Strong understanding of concepts related to computer and network architectures, data structures and standard programming practices in an Agile setting.
• Manage multiple priorities and tasks in a dynamic work environment of agile software development environment.
• Use judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for successful results.
• Work effectively with peers and supervisory staff.
• Work effectively with limited supervision, and direction, and operate, drive results and set priorities independently.
• Must be able to work on multiple complex projects, meet deadlines, and deal with conflicting priorities. Having the ability to multitask is a must.
• Able to write and execute SQL queries.
• Experience of Web Service/API testing.
• Able to analyse applications logs for issues.
• Knowledge of Linux or Windows Server is added advantage
• 1 year minimum working experience in Selenium (Java) is added advantage.
• Knowledge of Security testing and Performance testing is added advantage.

SOFT SKILLS

• Good Communication skills and analytical skills.
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Technical industry and ability to work independently as well team oriented. .