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