Sr. QA Engineer (manual) na None

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 800000 - Rs 1500000 (ie INR 8-15 LPA)

Min Experience: 5 years

Location: Pune

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly skilled Senior QA Engineer (Manual) to join our quality assurance team. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in manual testing, API testing, and end-to-end quality validation across complex products. You will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, usability, and performance of our applications by implementing robust testing strategies, identifying defects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver a seamless user experience.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

1. Test Planning & Strategy

• Analyze product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to create comprehensive test plans and test scenarios.
• Define test objectives, scope, environment needs, and timelines for manual QA activities.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and business stakeholders to understand functional and non-functional requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, methodologies, and best practices.

2. Manual Test Execution

• Conduct thorough manual testing across web, mobile, and backend systems to validate functionality, usability, and regression behavior.
• Perform exploratory testing to uncover hidden issues and edge cases.
• Execute smoke, functional, regression, sanity, and integration test cycles as part of release validation.
• Document test results clearly and systematically using the chosen test management tools.

3. API Testing

• Design and execute API test cases using tools such as Postman, Swagger, or equivalent.
• Validate request–response structures, authentication methods, status codes, functional flows, and error handling.
• Ensure strong coverage for backend APIs including boundary, negative, and performance-related checks.
• Work closely with backend developers to address API failures and verify API-level fixes.

4. Defect Tracking & Quality Assurance

• Log detailed and reproducible bugs in issue-tracking systems (Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Work collaboratively with developers to debug, prioritize, and resolve defects.
• Participate in root-cause analysis and quality reviews to ensure effective defect prevention strategies.
• Provide clear QA sign-offs for builds and releases, ensuring they meet quality benchmarks.

5. Collaboration & Communication

• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment, participating actively in sprint planning, stand-ups, grooming, and retrospectives.
• Assist junior QA members with guidance, knowledge sharing, and best practices.
• Maintain clear communication with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of quality metrics.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5–8 years of hands-on experience in Manual Testing and API Testing.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, STLC, and defect life cycle.
• Solid experience with API testing tools (Postman, Swagger, RestClient) and knowledge of JSON/XML.
• Proficiency in writing effective test cases, test scenarios, and test reports.
• Experience working in Agile environments with sprint-based delivery.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred (Nice-to-Have)

• Exposure to automation testing concepts.
• Basic understanding of SQL for data validation.
• Experience with performance testing tools is a plus.