Quality Assurance Tester

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Responsibilities

• Independent Test Planning: Create and execute comprehensive test plans and strategies for assigned modules or features.
• Full Testing Lifecycle: Perform end-to-end testing including functional, integration, regression, and UAT with minimal supervision.
• Automation Development: Develop and maintain automation scripts for UI and API testing using established frameworks.
• Defect Management: Lead defect triage sessions for assigned areas and ensure proper tracking through resolution.
• Quality Analysis: Conduct root cause analysis of defects and recommend preventive measures.
• Cross-team Collaboration: Work directly with developers and business analysts to clarify requirements and testing needs.
• Mentorship Support: Guide junior testers on testing best practices and review their test cases.
• Process Contribution: Actively contribute to QA process improvements and tool evaluations.

Required Documentation And Deliverables

• Detailed Test Plans: Create comprehensive test plans including scope, approach, resources, schedule, and risk mitigation.
• Test Case Design: Develop detailed test cases with complete coverage of functional and non-functional requirements.
• Automation Scripts: Develop and maintain UI and API automation scripts with proper error handling and reporting.
• Test Execution Reports: Generate detailed test execution reports with metrics, trends, and recommendations.
• Defect Analysis Reports: Provide weekly defect analysis including root cause, impact assessment, and prevention strategies.
• Integration Test Scenarios: Design test scenarios for system integration points and end-to-end workflows.
• Regression Test Suite Management: Maintain and optimize regression test suites for efficiency and coverage.
• Test Data Requirements: Document and manage test data requirements including data setup and cleanup procedures.
• Sprint Testing Artifacts: Define testing scope and approach for each sprint, track and report test coverage against requirements, and compile quality metrics including pass/fail rates and defect trends.
• API Test Documentation: Create and maintain API test cases including request/response validation and error scenarios.
• Basic Performance Test Scripts: Develop basic load and stress test scripts for critical functionalities.
• User Story Test Scenarios: Create comprehensive test scenarios ensuring all acceptance criteria are validated.
• Test Environment Setup Guide: Document test environment configurations and setup procedures.
• Knowledge Base Articles: Create knowledge base articles for common testing scenarios and solutions.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields. ISTQB Foundation Level certification or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience: 2-3 years of hands-on software testing experience in Agile environments, demonstrated experience with test automation tools and frameworks, and experience testing web applications, APIs, and databases.
• Skills: Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile testing methodologies, proficiency in at least one automation tool, working knowledge of API testing tools, intermediate SQL skills, basic scripting abilities, experience with test management and defect tracking tools, understanding of version control systems, and basic knowledge of CI/CD concepts.
• Personal Attributes: Self-motivated, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, good communication and documentation skills, quality-focused mindset, ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities, and collaborative team player with mentoring potential.