QA Engineer (3 to 6 years)

Job Description

Job Title : QA Manual Engineer

Experience : 3+ years

Location :  Pune

About the Role :

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical QA Manual Engineer with 3+ years of experience to join our quality assurance team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products through thorough manual testing, bug identification, and collaboration with developers and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities :

Review and analyze system specifications, requirements, and design documents.

Develop, document, and execute detailed, comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.

Perform manual testing of web, mobile, and desktop applications.

Identify, log, track, and retest bugs using defect management tools (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps).

Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and business analysts to understand requirements and ensure test coverage.

Conduct functional, regression, integration, user acceptance (UAT), and exploratory testing.

Validate fixes and enhancements before release.

Ensure testing is carried out in compliance with defined standards and processes.

Provide clear, concise, and well-documented testing reports and results.

Good to Have (Optional) :

Basic understanding of SQL for database validation.

Exposure to API testing tools like Postman.

Familiarity with Agile / Scrum methodologies.

Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field.

3+ years of proven experience in manual software testing.

Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and defect life cycle.

Hands-on experience with test management and bug-tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Azure DevOps).

Proficiency in writing and executing test cases and test scenarios.

Solid understanding of different testing types (functional, regression, UAT, smoke, sanity, etc.).

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Ability to work independently and in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Sound communication skills and exposure to QA Automation.

Experience using AI tools in Test life cycle

Requirements

Educational Requirements : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).