QA Engineer RDK

• 5 years strong experience in SDLC/STLC and test lifecycle ownership
• Hands on expertise in manual testing API testing backend validation and test automation
• Proficiency with SQL Unix/Linux commands and data validation techniques
• Experience with Jira Zephyr CI/CD tools and Agile methodologies
• Strong analytical debugging and problem solving skills
• Excellent documentation communication and collaboration skills

Key Responsibilities:

Test Planning & Strategy:

• Define and execute comprehensive test plans test strategies and test scenarios aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure full test coverage.
• Identify testing risks early and drive risk mitigation strategies.

Manual & Functional Testing:

• Perform functional regression integration GUI batch and backend testing across applications.
• Validate business workflows system integrations and end to end scenarios.
• Ensure high quality across releases through structured test execution and review.

API & Backend Testing:

• Conduct API testing using Postman / REST Assured to validate REST services.
• Perform JSON/XML response validation schema checks and error handling verification.
• Validate data integrity across backend systems using SQL (Oracle SQL Server) and Unix/Linux commands.

Automation Testing:

• Design and maintain automation test scripts using Selenium and/or Playwright aligned with overall test plans and regression strategy.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation.

Defect Management & Reporting:

• Log track and manage defects using Jira including root cause analysis (RCA) and verification of fixes.
• Use Zephyr for test management execution tracking and reporting.
• Prepare test execution reports quality metrics and release readiness summaries.

CI/CD & Observability:

• Work with Jenkins pipelines to support automated testing and build validation.
• Use monitoring and log analysis tools such as Splunk and Kibana to support defect investigation and production issue analysis.
• Collaborate with development teams using Git for version control and test artifact management.

Agile Collaboration & Mentoring:

• Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning reviews and retrospectives.
• Collaborate closely with developers product owners and stakeholders to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and standards.