Quality Assurance Engineering Senior Specialist

The Senior QA Engineer is responsible for planning designing and executing manual and automated testing activities to ensure software functionality performance reliability and usability The role takes ownership of quality activities within assigned products or features identifies quality risks early in the development lifecycle supports timely defect resolution and contributes to improving testing practices and overall product quality

Key Responsibilities

• Plan design and execute manual and automated testing activities to validate software functionality performance reliability and usability
• Develop maintain and optimize comprehensive test cases and test scenarios based on requirements acceptance criteria technical changes and identified quality risks
• Develop maintain and execute automated test scripts using established automation tools and frameworks contributing to improved automation coverage and testing efficiency
• Design and execute performance tests analyze results and identify potential performance issues and bottlenecks
• Review and analyze requirements designs and acceptance criteria to identify gaps dependencies testability concerns and quality risks early in the development lifecycle
• Contribute to test planning for complex products or features including test scope scenarios test data environments dependencies and effort estimates
• Perform functional regression integration API and other applicable testing while identifying documenting tracking and verifying defects through resolution
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders communicate testing progress and quality risks and support QA Engineers through technical knowledge sharing and consistent testing practices

Key Deliverables

• Comprehensive test plans for assigned products or features covering test scope approach scenarios test data environments dependencies risks and effort estimates
• Complete and optimized test cases and test scenarios aligned with requirements acceptance criteria technical changes and identified quality risks
• Maintained and executed automated test scripts using established automation frameworks with measurable improvements in automation coverage where applicable
• Completed performance testing with documented results analysis identified bottlenecks and supporting evidence
• Completed functional regression integration API and other applicable testing with adequate coverage and within planned timelines
• Accurate and traceable defect reports with appropriate prioritization supporting evidence verification results and maintained traceability across requirements test cases defects and results
• Clear test cycle and quality reports highlighting progress coverage defects blockers risks performance findings and overall testing outcomes
• Documented contributions to improving test coverage automation testing efficiency and knowledge sharing while following established QA practices and frameworks

Skills amp Competencies

• Problem Solving amp Analytical Thinking Ability to analyze software quality issues identify root causes and apply logical and structured approaches to problem resolution
• Attention to Detail Ability to identify defects inconsistencies edge cases and deviations from requirements and expected behavior
• Communication Ability to communicate testing results defects quality risks and technical information clearly and effectively to relevant stakeholders
• Quality Mindset Commitment to maintaining high-quality standards and proactively identifying opportunities to improve software quality and user experience
• Adaptability amp Learning Agility Ability to learn and adapt to evolving technologies testing tools methodologies and development practices
• Technical Aptitude Ability to understand software systems testing concepts tools and technologies relevant to quality assurance activities
• Planning amp Prioritization Ability to organize testing activities manage priorities and deliver assigned work within planned timelines
• Collaboration amp Teamwork Ability to work effectively with QA development product business analysis and other relevant teams throughout the software development lifecycle

Education, Certification & Years of experience

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field
• Professional certifications or licenses required or preferred for this role: Master's degree, ISTQB test certificates
• Minimum number of years of relevant work experience required for this role: 4 to 6