Sr. QA Engineer

Systel

Job Location:

Navi Mumbai - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Sr. QA Engineer (4 to 8 years)

Job Title: Engineer
The Senior QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality reliability and performance of software applications in a fast-paced Agile environment. This role focuses on both manual and automation testing practices driving quality across all stages of the software development lifecycle.
This position plays a key role in defining QA strategies improving testing processes and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products. Additionally the role includes mentoring QA team members and promoting best practices in testing and defect management.
This position is responsible for leading QA efforts ensuring robust test coverage and driving continuous improvement in product quality and testing efficiency.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Agile Collaboration:

Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning stand-ups grooming and retrospectives
Collaborate with product owners and developers to understand requirements and acceptance criteria
Ensure proper QA representation and test coverage during sprint planning.
Act as the primary QA point of contact for cross-functional teams.

Test Planning and Strategy:

Define and implement test strategies plans and approaches for releases.
Create and review test scenarios and test cases.
Ensure comprehensive test coverage including edge cases and integrations.
Identify risks and define quality mitigation strategies.
Manage lead capture scoring and nurturing through CRM and marketing automation tools.
Analyze lead quality engagement and conversion metrics to continuously improve targeting and messaging.

Manual Testing:

Perform functional regression integration exploratory and UI testing.
Execute test cases during sprint cycles and provide continuous feedback.
Conduct smoke and sanity testing post-deployment.

Defect Management :

Log track and manage defects with clear documentation.
Prioritize defects based on business impact and timelines.
Validate fixes and ensure proper closure of issues.
Analyze defect trends to improve overall quality.

Test Automation :

Identify opportunities for automation in regression testing.
Collaborate with automation teams to improve test coverage.
Support integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Team Leadership & Mentoring:

Mentor junior QA engineers and support skill development.
Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and training.
Review test artifacts and ensure QA best practices are followed.
Assist in task allocation and performance tracking.

Quality Assurance & Process Improvement :

Define and enforce QA standards and best practices.
Continuously improve QA processes tools and methodologies.
Track QA metrics such as defect density coverage and release quality.

Knowledge and Skills required:

Strong understanding of SDLC STLC Agile methodologies and defect lifecycle.
Expertise in manual testing (functional regression exploratory).
Experience with tools like JIRA Azure DevOps or similar.
Basic to intermediate SQL knowledge for data validation.
Good to have: Experience with Selenium WebDriver (C#) API testing (Postman) and CI/CD pipelines
Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT or related field.
48 years of experience in software testing within Agile environments.

Behavioral Competencies:
Fanatical Customer Service: Ensure high-quality product delivery aligned with customer expectations.
Absolute Ownership: Take full responsibility for QA deliverables and outcomes.
Passion for Improvement: Continuously enhance testing practices and product quality.
Uncompromising Integrity: Maintain transparency and accountability in all QA processes.
Strong teamwork and adaptability in a dynamic environment.

Required Experience:

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Sr. QA Engineer (4 to 8 years)Job Title: EngineerThe Senior QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality reliability and performance of software applications in a fast-paced Agile environment. This role focuses on both manual and automation testing practices driving quality across all stages...