QA Engineer (Manual & Automation)

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled QA Manual & Automation Engineer to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of our web and/or enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in manual testing, along with hands‑on expertise in test automation frameworks, and will work closely with development, product, and DevOps teams.

Key Responsibilities

Manual Testing

• Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to create detailed test cases and test scenarios
• Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, sanity, and UAT testing
• Execute manual test cases and document results clearly
• Identify, log, track, and retest defects using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar
• Participate in requirement reviews and provide testability feedback
• Ensure test coverage and maintain test documentation

Automation Testing

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web and/or API applications
• Work with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit, or similar
• Automate regression and smoke test suites
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Analyze automation results and report failures clearly
• Maintain and enhance automation frameworks

Collaboration & Quality Ownership

• Work closely with developers, product owners, and Scrum teams in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and best practices

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Solid experience in manual testing of web applications
• Hands‑on experience with automation testing frameworks
• Experience testing REST APIs using tools like Postman or Rest Assured
• Knowledge of SQL for data validation
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
• Experience working in Agile environments

Nice to Have

• Experience with performance testing (JMeter, LoadRunner)
• Experience with mobile testing
• Knowledge of BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow)
• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• ISTQB or similar QA certification

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent communication skills (English required; Spanish a plus)
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment