Quality Assurance Engineer job description

Job brief

We are looking for a detail-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer to join our engineering department and elevate our testing culture. In this role, you will build and maintain our automated test frameworks, ensuring that every deployment meets our rigorous quality benchmarks. You will collaborate daily with software developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers to advocate for the user and streamline our release process. If you are passionate about debugging complex systems and building scalable test infrastructure, we want to hear from you.

What is a Quality Assurance Engineer?

A Quality Assurance Engineer is a specialized technical professional tasked with ensuring software reliability, performance, and security throughout the development lifecycle. By designing robust testing strategies and leveraging automation tools like Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress, a Quality Assurance Engineer identifies critical defects before they reach production. Their work bridges the gap between development and end-user satisfaction, directly impacting a product's market success by maintaining high-quality code standards and seamless system functionality.

What does a Quality Assurance Engineer do?

A Quality Assurance Engineer plans and executes comprehensive test cases, ranging from unit and integration testing to complex end-to-end regression suites. They integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions and perform manual exploratory testing to uncover edge-case vulnerabilities. Additionally, they work closely with developers to debug application issues, document performance metrics, and contribute to technical requirement reviews to prevent bugs early in the sprint cycle.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop automated test scripts using Java, Python, or JavaScript to improve coverage for critical application features.
• Perform functional, integration, and load testing to validate that software meets technical specifications and business requirements.
• Integrate automated regression testing suites into CI/CD pipelines to provide rapid feedback to the development team on code commits.
• Analyze logs and system performance data to identify root causes of application defects and document findings in Jira.
• Collaborate with product managers to define acceptance criteria and ensure edge cases are addressed during the design phase.
• Conduct security and penetration testing to identify potential vulnerabilities within the API layer and database architecture.
• Maintain high documentation standards for all test plans, test results, and defect resolution logs to ensure audit readiness.
• Advocate for quality-first engineering principles during sprint planning and cross-functional team meetings to prevent future technical debt.

Requirements and skills

• 3+ years of professional experience in software testing, QA automation, or a relevant development role.
• Advanced proficiency in automated testing frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, Appium, or JUnit for web and mobile platforms.
• Strong technical understanding of RESTful APIs and proficiency in using Postman or Insomnia for backend validation.
• Proven experience working within Agile/Scrum environments using Jira for issue tracking and Confluence for documentation.
• Solid knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database query languages to perform data integrity checks and setup test environments.
• Hold an ISTQB Certified Tester certification or a similar professional credential demonstrating proficiency in software testing methodology.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies like Docker or Kubernetes to manage and test microservices environments.
• Ability to communicate complex technical bug reports and quality metrics clearly to non-technical stakeholders and project leadership.

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