PC-1451-QA Engineer

Location: Kochi, India

Department: Software Quality Assurance

Experience: 4+

Skills: automation testing, regression testing, API testing, manual testing

• Design, write, and execute detailed test cases and test plans for functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing of web applications.
• Perform cross-browser and cross-device compatibility testing to ensure consistent user experiences.
• Conduct end-to-end manual validation of user stories and acceptance criteria, working closely with product and design stakeholders.
• Identify, document, and track defects using issue-tracking tools (e.g., Jira), ensuring clear reproduction steps, severity classification, and timely resolution.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives to ensure quality is built into every stage of the process.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for web applications using tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent.
• Write clean, reusable, and maintainable automated test scripts in TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) to enable continuous testing on every build.
• Monitor and analyse automated test results, investigate flaky tests, and maintain a high level of automation coverage across critical user journeys.
• Contribute to test strategy discussions and advocate for automation-first approaches where appropriate.

• Design and execute comprehensive API test suites for RESTful services using tools such as Postman, RestAssured, or equivalent.
• Validate request/response payloads, status codes, authentication flows, and error handling across API contracts.
• Collaborate with backend developers to review API specifications and flag potential issues before implementation.
• Automate API test collections and integrate them into the CI/CD pipeline for continuous API quality validation.

• Own and maintain the regression test suite, ensuring comprehensive coverage of core platform functionality.
• Execute full and targeted regression cycles ahead of each release, clearly documenting scope, results, and sign-off status.
• Identify areas of the application most susceptible to regression risk and prioritise automation coverage accordingly.
• Track and report regression metrics over time to support continuous quality improvement.

• Act as the quality gate for each release, coordinating release validation activities across environments (dev, staging, production).
• Prepare and execute release checklists, smoke tests, and sanity checks to confirm production readiness.
• Work with DevOps and engineering leads to validate deployments and sign off on go-live readiness.
• Document release test outcomes and communicate clearly to stakeholders on quality status and any outstanding risks.

• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and designers to define acceptance criteria and establish a shared definition of done.
• Champion a quality-first culture within the team through proactive defect prevention, shift-left testing practices, and continuous feedback.
• Maintain up-to-date test documentation, including test plans, test reports, and traceability matrices.
• Mentor junior QA team members and contribute to QA best practices and internal knowledge sharing.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4–7 years of hands-on QA experience covering both manual and automation testing in production web application environments.
• Demonstrable experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Hands-on experience with API testing using Postman or equivalent – this is a mandatory requirement.
• Proven ownership of regression test suites and release validation activities in an agile delivery context.
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional product teams – ideally in a global or client-facing delivery context.

• ISTQB Foundation Level or Advanced Level (Test Analyst / Technical Test Analyst)
• Playwright or Cypress official certifications (where available)
• Any relevant cloud or DevOps certifications (AWS, Azure, GitHub Actions)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills – able to articulate test findings, risk assessments, and quality status clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable working independently during IST hours while collaborating with international clients and team members across different time zones.
• High sense of ownership over quality outcomes – proactively identifies gaps and drives issues to resolution without constant supervision.
• Collaborative team player who actively participates in sprint ceremonies, code reviews, and cross-functional quality discussions.
• Curious, growth-oriented mindset – proactively upskills on new testing tools, frameworks, and AI-enabled QA practices.

• Opportunity to work on real-world product engineering for Pickles – one of Australia’s leading vehicle remarketing platforms.
• Exposure to modern web architectures and the full software delivery lifecycle in a fast-moving, collaborative engineering team.
• Technically strong team with a culture of code quality, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.
• Competitive compensation, professional development support, and access to emerging AI development tools.
• Flexible working arrangements – hybrid options available depending on location.