Senior QA Engineer - T3

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer QA

Location: Gurugram, India

Experience: 3-6 years

Job Summary:

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented QA Analyst to join our Quality Assurance team. Reporting to the QA Manager , the ideal candidate will work closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps teams to ensure high-quality releases within Agile sprints. The QA Analyst should have a solid understanding of manual and automated testing practices , familiarity with CI/CD processes, and a collaborative mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, write, and execute test cases and test scenarios based on user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria.

• Perform manual testing of web applications, APIs, and back-end systems, ensuring full coverage.

• Collaborate with automation engineers and contribute to automation test case design and execution (if skilled).

• Log, track, and verify bugs through defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA ).

• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos.

• Validate fixes and conduct regression testing to ensure stability across releases.

• Communicate test results, issues, and risks to the QA Manager and cross-functional teams.

• Ensure test documentation is up to date and maintained in tools such as TestRail, Zephyr, or Xray .

• Work closely with the QA Manager to continuously improve QA processes, tools, and standards.

• Support performance testing and test data management activities when required .

• 3-6 years of experience in software quality assurance.

• Strong understanding of QA methodologies , testing types, and Agile principles.

• Proficiency in manual testing with working knowledge of automation testing tools such as Selenium or Functionize .

• Familiarity with API testing tools like Postman or SOAPUI.

• Experience in defect tracking and test management tools (e.g., JIRA , Confluence , TestRail ).

• Basic understanding of CI/CD environments and source control (e.g., Jenkins, Git).

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

• Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative Agile team environment.

• Exposure to performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.

• Familiarity with database testing using SQL.

• Experience with BDD frameworks (e.g., Cucumber) is a plus.

• ISTQB or other relevant certification preferred.