Senior QA Specialist - Cypress [T500-21387]

About FM :

FM is a 190-year-old, Fortune 500 commercial property insurance company of 6,000+ employees with a unique focus on science and risk engineering. Serving over a quarter of the Fortune 500 and major corporations globally, they deliver data-driven strategies that enhance resilience, ensure business continuity, and empower organizations to thrive.

FM India located in Bengaluru is a strategic location for driving FM's global operational efficiency that allows them to leverage the country’s talented workforce and advance their capabilities to serve their clients better.

Role Title : Senior Quality Assurance

Position Summary :

Contributes directly and provides consultation to one or more project teams and / or application support groups in the analysis, design, and execution of effective Quality Assurance procedures and defect prevention / detection processes for corporate and client area information systems, across multiple computing environments. Determines and reports the quality of a product release at any time by quantifying the degree to which it meets the defined and implied user requirements. This is the second level position within the Quality Assurance job family. Ultimately, the goal of this position is to ensure the system delivered will address the organization’s business need or problem as defined in the requirements.

Job Responsibilities :

Identifies detailed business design requirements which need to be tested and determines what constitutes an appropriate test for each and every requirement. Identifies requirements that need clarification in order to develop an appropriate test. Develops test plans covering the aggregation of testing requirements identified.

Develops and maintains specific test cases (i.e. test data, test processes, and test results) for component / assembly testing, integration testing, system testing, security and control testing, online help and user interface testing, conversion testing, and regression testing. Participates in code reviews to clarify requirements, validate test cases, and provide feedback to the development team.

Plans, tests, and reports the results of manual and automated functional testing; identifies and tracks defects and interacts with development staff to isolate and resolve; retests to confirm defects have been corrected. Participates in defect management / triage. Validates functionality across system releases. Develops automated test scripts where appropriate.

Determines compliance with test plans and procedures; tracks development of project artifacts necessary for Quality Assurance throughout the lifecycle; ensures that projects adhere to methodology and standard practices; mentors IS personnel on appropriate QA practices and procedures.

Supports load, stress, performance, and reliability testing efforts and associated analysis.

Ensures test environments are properly configured and available for each project as scheduled. Implements automated testing tools. Performs periodic system audits to ensure that only controlled versions of the software reside in the appropriate environments. Communicates deployment status to project team(s).

Skill and Experience :

3-5 years of experience required

3+ years of experience in systems quality environment

Technical knowledge : Knowledge of the relevant technical computing environment(s), including operating system, database management system, application development framework. Understanding of test case management tools, test case generation techniques, and problem tracking / reporting systems. In depth understanding of current business processes in one or more functional business areas.

Technical skills : Proven ability to analyze business requirements and understand business activity and information models in order to develop appropriate test plans and experience with test case generation techniques. Proven ability to perform functional, integration, and regression testing and to accurately evaluate and document the results. Experience with automated testing tools.

Soft skills : Excellent analytical ability and communication skills, strong judgment, and the ability to work effectively with business personnel and IS management and staff.

Must Have Skills :

Programming languages such as C# and JavaScript

Testing tools, frameworks, and test automation

SQL skills and advanced data analysis capabilities

Develop and execute test strategies and test plans

Ability to ensure software quality through structured testing practices

Education and Certifications :

B. E / B.Tech / Any Master's Degree

Work location : Bengaluru