Sr QA Engineer
Chennai
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and recommend requirements for STLC through analysis on the impacted area
- Hands-on involvement in sprint testing, including test case creation, execution, and defect tracking.
- Develop and maintain an up-to-date Regression Pack to ensure ongoing testing of critical functionalities.
- Test automation using tools like Playwright. C# and Typescript
- Maintain feature catalogue and ensure up-to-date visibility on quality metrics and coverage.
- Collaborate with business analysts and developers to ensure test scenarios and requirements are aligned and properly documented.
- Work closely with the team to ensure that Test Approach is properly updated in Jira stories.
- Create and design test cases, test runs, and results to ensure proper documentation and traceability.
- Ensure all automation and manual testing processes are continuously improved and up-to-date with the latest tools and techniques.
- Collaborate with the QA lead to help report metrics, define test policy and procedures
- Create test result data to support the creation of release readiness reports
Key Competencies and Skills
- 8+ years of experience in quality assurance, with a balanced focus on both manual and automated testing.
- Proficiency in these programming languages (JavaScript and Typescript) to develop effective automation scripts
- Expertise with C#, ReqnRoll for API automation scripts
- Strong experience in maintaining automated regression packs and contributing to sprint testing.
- Solid understanding of testing methodologies, test case design, and defect tracking systems (JIRA).
- Experience with tools like JIRA for test management and documentation.
- Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with BAs and developers on refining requirements and testing strategies.
- Hands-on experience in scenario preparation and data preparation for test environments.
- Proven ability to design, maintain, and execute complex test cases that ensure comprehensive coverage.
- Ability to update and align the Test Approach to Jira stories and project requirements.
Additional Skills:
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and the integration of automated tests into DevOps processes. GitHub Actions or GitLab.
- Demonstrates strong capability in developing non-functional tests using automation tools such as K6, JMeter, and Gatling, based on a solid understanding of NFRs.
- Familiarity with advanced testing frameworks and a passion for exploring new testing tools and technologies.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Strong ability to context switch between multiple products and tasks.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
- Great communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of a commodity or financial trading environment useful but not a pre-requisite
- Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum team environment
- Educated to Degree-level (or equivalent), as a minimum requirement