Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Define and implement comprehensive QA strategies, test methodologies, and master test plans for large-scale e-Services and platform migrations. Analyze Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), User Stories, and Technical Architecture blueprints to design detailed, high-coverage test cases and verification scenarios. Create and maintain the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure 100% test coverage across all functional business rules, lookups, and system logic. Lead the validation of multi-channel workflows, ensuring that transactions initialized from various client facing channels run smoothly with correct tracking. Execute thorough functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end (E2E) testing cycles. Track, log, and prioritize defects inside project management tools like Azure DevOps or Jira, detailing step-by-step reproduction flows, severity levels, and logs. Monitor defect remediation, coordinate re-testing phases with engineering leads, and manage bug-triage sessions. Build, maintain, and scale automated testing frameworks for both the presentation layer (UI) and backend services. Conduct extensive API testing (validating JSON payloads, status codes, and error boundaries) using tools like Postman, SoapUI, or automated REST clients. Validate data integrity, data flows, and schema updates directly within relational databases (e.g., Oracle 19c, MS SQL) using complex SQL verification scripts. Coordinate and provide technical support to business users during the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase, helping them log defects properly. Consolidate and prepare formal UAT and QA Readiness Reports, outlining test execution metrics, blockages, and open risks to support production Go/No-Go decisions. Validate features on staging environments and support post-production smoke-testing during structured deployment windows. Technical Skills Hands-on experience with automated UI testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress) using TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, or Java. Professional certificates: ISTQB CTFL, ISTQB CTAL, ISTQB Agile Tester, or ISTQB Test Automation Engineer, Microsoft Azure and Agile/Scrum certifications are also desirable. Deep proficiency in Postman (including script automation) and strong capabilities in writing advanced SQL queries for database verification. Familiarity with performance testing tools like Apache JMeter or modern load-testing frameworks. Solid experience with test management and bug tracking ecosystems, particularly Azure DevOps (Azure Test Plans) or Jira. Soft Skills : Exceptionally meticulous eye for detail with a highly structured, analytical mindset. Strong communication and reporting skills, with the ability to articulate technical defects objectively to developers and summary metrics to managers. Resilient and proactive problem-solver who can maintain quality standards under tight sprint delivery schedules. Desired Candidate Profile Qualification: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline. Years of Experience Minimum of 5 years of professional software testing experience, with at least 3 years operating as a Senior QA engineer verifying web portals, transactional applications, or government e-Services. Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline. Minimum of 5 years of professional software testing experience, with at least 3 years operating as a Senior QA engineer verifying web portals, transactional applications, or government e-Services. Company Industry RecruitmentPlacement FirmExecutive Search Department / Functional Area QualityTestingQAQCInspector Keywords Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Get real-time job updates only on our App