Quality Assurance

1. Test Strategy and Planning:

• Review requirements and user stories, and define test scope based on risk and business impact.
• Write test plans, test cases and checklists covering functional and non-functional requirements.
• Estimate testing effort and manage test priorities against sprint and release timelines.

2. Functional, Integration and Regression Testing:

• Test web, API and mobile applications as required by the project.
• Carry out functional, integration, regression, end-to-end and exploratory testing.
• Work with developers on unit and integration test coverage, and review it as part of the definition of done.

3. Test Automation:

• Design, build and maintain automated UI and API test suites (e.g. Playwright, Cypress, Selenium).
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and keep them stable and fast.
• Maintain regression suites and run them before every release.

4. Performance and Load Testing:

• Plan and run load, stress, spike and soak tests (e.g. k6, JMeter, Gatling).
• Define performance thresholds with the team and add them to CI where possible.
• Analyse results (response times, throughput, error rates, resource usage) and report bottlenecks.

5. AI in Testing:

• Use AI coding agents and assistants (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to generate test cases, test data and automation scripts.
• Review AI-generated tests and application code for gaps, flaky waits, brittle selectors and false confidence.
• Test AI-powered features: non-deterministic outputs, prompt/response quality, safety and fallback behaviour.

6. Defect Management and Release Quality:

• Log, track and verify defects clearly in Jira (steps, evidence, environment, severity).
• Run smoke tests after deployments and report on release readiness and quality metrics.
• Run basic security checks (e.g. OWASP Top 10, OWASP ZAP) as part of regression.

7. Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with developers, DevOps, PMs and client stakeholders.
• Take part in sprint ceremonies and requirement reviews.
• Communicate testing status, risks and results clearly, including pushing back on unsafe releases.

Essential Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field.
• ISTQB certification or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of QA experience covering both manual and automated testing.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, test design techniques, and the defect lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with test automation, API testing, and performance/load testing on production systems.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery teams.
• Proficiency in test automation using Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium with TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, or Java.
• Experience with REST and GraphQL API testing using Postman or code-based frameworks.
• Understanding of unit and integration testing (Jest/Vitest, pytest, JUnit) and their role in the test pyramid.
• Experience with performance/load testing tools such as k6, JMeter, or Gatling, including analysing and reporting results.
• Practical experience using AI tools and coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) for test generation, test data preparation, and analysis, with the ability to critically review AI-generated output.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) and Git.
• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and test data setup.
• Experience using Docker for test environments and service dependencies.
• Proficiency with Jira and test management tools such as Qase.io or TestRail.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate automation frameworks or test suites built or maintained.
• Ability to provide examples of performance/load tests designed, executed, and reported on.
• Ability to demonstrate practical applications of AI to improve testing efficiency or coverage.

Nice to Have:

• Experience testing AI/LLM-based features, including output evaluation, prompt testing, and guardrails.
• Mobile testing and automation experience using Appium, Espresso, or XCUITest, including device cloud platforms such as BrowserStack or Sauce Labs.
• Knowledge of security testing beyond the basics, using tools such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP.