Senior QA Engineer

Role Summary: We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly skilled Senior Quality Assurance Engineer with strong expertise in both manual and automated testing. In this role, you will be responsible for defining test strategies, executing hands-on manual exploratory testing, and designing scalable test automation frameworks across web, mobile, and API applications.

You will collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and technical leads to ensure our solutions meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and security.

What You'll Do

Test Strategy & Planning: Define comprehensive QA strategies, test plans, and detailed test cases based on product specs, wireframes, and acceptance criteria.

Manual & Exploratory Testing

Perform thorough functional, regression, integration, accessibility, and exploratory testing to catch complex edge cases and usability issues.

Automation Engineering

Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable test automation frameworks from scratch for web applications and APIs.

API Testing

Validate RESTful and GraphQL APIs using both automated suites and manual tools (e.g., Postman).

CI/CD Integration

Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) to enable continuous testing and rapid deployment cycles.

Defect Management

Identify, document, prioritize, and track bugs using Jira, working directly with engineering teams to ensure timely resolution.

Quality Advocacy

Champion quality best practices across the SDLC, participating in backlog refinement and code reviews to prevent defects early in development.

Must-Haves

Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance, with a proven track record in both manual and automated testing.

Automation Proficiency

Hands-on experience building and maintaining modern test automation frameworks using tools like Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python .

API Testing

Deep experience testing APIs (REST, GraphQL) using tools like Postman and automated API testing libraries.

Manual Testing Excellence

Strong analytical skills with expertise in exploratory testing, edge-case identification, and test plan creation.

CI/CD & DevOps

Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines ( GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins ).

Tooling

Proficiency with bug tracking and test management systems ( Jira, Confluence, TestRail, or Zephyr ).

Agile Collaboration

Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes and excellent cross-functional communication skills.

Nice-to-Haves

Experience with performance and load testing tools ( k6, JMeter, Gatling ). Knowledge of web accessibility standards ( WCAG 2.1 AA ) and accessibility testing tools (e.g., Axe). Familiarity with containerization ( Docker ) and cloud environments ( AWS ).

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