Senior QA Analyst

Job Title:IT Quality Assurance Analyst
Location:Bangalore India (Hybrid In Office Tuesday through Thursday)

Position Type:Mid-Level
Experience Required:5-7 years as a QA lead AND 7 years as QA analyst

Education:Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled and motivatedIT Quality Assurance Analystto join our QA team in Bangalore. This hybrid role is ideal for someone with 5-7 years of QA team leadership experience with hands-on experience in automation testing who can work effectively with test requirements and automation tools such asOpKeyor similar platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading a team of 5 on-site and contract QA resources.
• Design and execute detailed test plans test cases and test scripts for web-based applications ensuring full coverage of functional UI cross-browser and responsive behavior.
• Experience inmanual and automation testing of web pages to validate system performance data integrity and user experience.
• Experience in executing functional integration regression and exploratory tests.
• Identify potential quality risks early in the development cycle.
• Develop test strategies testcases and plans based on project requirements.
• Determine test scope objectives resources and timelines.
• Write clear and concise test cases test scripts and prepare test data.
• Collaborate with developers designers and product managers inAgile/Scrum environments to review requirements and ensure testability.
• Conductcross-browser and cross-platform testing (Chrome Firefox Safari Edge) to ensure consistent performance across devices and resolutions.
• Understand and analyze business and technical requirements.
• Develop maintain and execute automated regression test suites using tools likeOpkey integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify report and track bugs usingJira verifying fixes and performing re-tests to ensure closure.
• Performexploratory testing to uncover edge cases and usability issues not covered by predefined test cases.
• Leadsmoke sanity and regression testing cycles before production deployments ensuring high-quality releases.
• Maintain and update test documentation to reflect changes in the application and business logic.
• Providefeedback on requirements documentand participate in regular sprint ceremonies (standups retrospectives sprint planning).
• Promote best practices in software development and testing.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards processes and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce prioritize and resolve issues.
• Strong understanding of SDLC models and Testing Methodology.
• Versatile team player with good communication and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• 7 years of IT QA experience
• 5-7 years of IT QA Team leadership experience
• 7 years of QA automation experience in an enterprise environment
• Proficiency in using automation platforms likeOpKey Selenium or similar tools
• Ability to understand and translate business requirements into automated test scripts
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with test data creation and management
• Familiarity with Agile or Scrum development methodologies
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills