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Role Overview

We are looking for a QA Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing to join our growing team at Cochin (Infopark Area). The ideal candidate is a testing generalist who has experience across web, mobile, and SaaS/product development projects and is passionate about delivering quality software through structured and creative testing practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web, mobile, and SaaS applications.
• Perform manual testing for functional, regression, integration, and usability across multiple platforms.
• Build, maintain, and enhance automation test scripts using tools like Selenium, Jenkins, or similar frameworks.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and designers in an Agile/Scrum environment to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Conduct API testing using Postman and validate backend integration.
• Track, report, and manage defects using Jira, ensuring timely resolution and retesting.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes.
• Ensure test environments and test data are properly maintained and documented.
• Candidate should have knowledge in Test Automation Design & Development
• Designing scalable automation frameworks
• Writing clean test code (SOLID, modular, DRY)
• Pipeline Automation Skills

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in QA roles involving both manual and automation testing.
• Strong experience testing web and mobile applications (Android & iOS).
• Exposure to SaaS/product development environments.
• Proficiency in using tools such as Jira, Postman, Selenium, Jenkins.
• Good understanding of RESTful APIs, performance testing basics, and test automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and CI/CD practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and proactively within a collaborative team setup.

QA should have knowledge on

• Canary testing
• Blue/green deployment validation
• Smoke tests post-deployment
• Rollback test automation
• Health checks and API uptimes
• Log-based anomaly detection tests

Automation testers should integrate:

• Allure / Extent Reports
• Test coverage reports
• SonarQube analysis
• Static code analysis
• Log parsing
• Push test report artifacts

Preferred (Nice to Have)

• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter).
• Knowledge of any scripting language (e.g., Python, JavaScript).
• ISTQB or similar QA certification.

Added Weightage

• Containerization Basics (Docker)
• Cloud Basics
• Container Orchestration Basics (K8s)

Benefits

• Provident Fund