Quality Assurance Engineer - Manual Testing

About the Role :

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive QA Engineer to join our team and ensure the quality and reliability of our web applications and platforms.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in manual testing along with strong API testing skills. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software releases in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities :

• Perform manual testing including functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, and end-to-end testing.

• Design, create, review, and execute detailed test cases and test scenarios based on business requirements and user stories.

• Conduct API testing using tools such as Postman, Swagger, or similar platforms.

• Validate request/response structures, authentication flows, status codes, and API integrations.

• Identify, document, track, and retest defects with proper root cause analysis and clear reproduction steps.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and ensure quality throughout the SDLC.

• Participate in requirement analysis, sprint planning, and QA estimations.

• Perform UI and responsive testing across browsers and devices.

• Maintain test documentation, bug reports, and QA reports.

• Support production validation and release testing activities.

• Continuously identify process improvements and contribute to QA best practices.

Required Skills :

• 1 to 3 years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Assurance.

• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, defect lifecycle, and QA methodologies.

• Hands-on experience in Manual Testing of web applications.

• Mandatory experience in API Testing using Postman or similar tools.

• Ability to create effective test cases from requirements and acceptance criteria.

• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail).

• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

• Good communication and collaboration abilities.

• Understanding of responsive web testing and cross-browser compatibility.

Good to Have :

• Basic knowledge of automation testing tools such as Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium.

• Familiarity with SQL/database validation and backend testing.

• Understanding of CI/CD workflows and Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Exposure to performance or security testing concepts.

• Experience working with REST APIs and JSON/XML payload validation.

Eligibility Criteria :

• B.E. / B.Tech degree in any discipline.

• Candidates with relevant QA project or product experience will be preferred.