Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Great Brands

About the Job

• We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer with a proven track record in both manual and automated testing, with a particular expertise in explaining and documenting complex test scenarios.
• You will have a strong background in building QA frameworks, performing test automation, and ensuring product quality at all stages of development.
• With experience in both functional and non-functional testing, you should be able to drive quality improvements in a fast-paced product development environment.

About the Role
As a QA Engineer your daily responsibilities will include:

• Develop Comprehensive QA Strategy: Design and implement comprehensive QA strategies, with a focus on detailed test scenario explanation and documentation to ensure full test coverage for both web and mobile products.
• Test Automation: Lead automation efforts by creating and maintaining automation frameworks, using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, and Katalon, ensuring smooth regression and performance testing.
• Exploratory Testing and Requirement Analysis: Conduct in-depth exploratory testing, analysing complex requirements and identifying potential risks, ensuring that test scenarios reflect real-world use cases.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to create and explain high-level test plans and scenarios that guide development efforts and ensure clear communication.
• Performance and Load Testing: Conduct performance and load testing using tools like JMeter, ensuring applications are scalable, stable, and perform well under stress.
• Defect Tracking and Management: Lead defect tracking, ensuring that bugs are documented with detailed explanations, tracked in tools like JIRA, and resolved effectively in collaboration with development teams.
• Continuous Testing in CI/CD Pipelines: Integrate and maintain automated testing in CI/CD pipelines (using Jenkins, GitLab, or Bitbucket), ensuring continuous quality validation throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 6 years of experience in quality assurance engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience in test automation, using frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, and Katalon for both web and mobile testing.
• At least the foundation level certification from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB).
• Strong background in manual and exploratory testing, with an emphasis on explaining complex test scenarios and analysing real-world applications.
• Performance and load testing expertise using JMeter, with the ability to create and run comprehensive performance tests.
• Proven track record of API testing using tools like Postman and RestAssured, along with strong skills in testing web services.
• Proficiency with issue tracking and test management tools like JIRA, TestRail, and Zephyr.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.
• Experience in a product development environment, ensuring that quality is baked into each stage of the product life cycle.
• Knowledge of mobile app testing tools such as Appium and Xamarin, and experience with cloud-based testing solutions like BrowserStack or LambdaTest.