Functional QA

Kumaran Systems; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kumaran Systems is seeking a Functional Quality Assurance Engineer with 4-6 years of hands-on manual testing experience to join our QA team in Hyderabad. You will understand business requirements, design detailed test scenarios, and validate complex enterprise applications across modules.

The role includes end-to-end testing, defect management, and basic test automation collaboration in an Agile setup. You should have experience with SDLC/STLC, various testing types, and tools like JIRA/Azure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or related discipline; ISTQB certification is a plus.
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in functional/manual testing of web or enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of SDLC/STLC and testing types: functional, integration, system, regression, smoke, sanity.
• Experience with defect lifecycle management using tools like JIRA or Azure DevOps.
• Exposure to basic test automation tools (Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Playwright) and scripting concepts.
• Familiarity with API testing (Postman/REST) and basic SQL for data validation.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for test execution is a plus.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Understand business requirements and design detailed test scenarios and cases.
• Perform end-to-end functional, integration, system, and regression testing; validate UI and data integrity.
• Log defects with steps, reproduce issues, and track to closure; provide test reports and summaries.
• Collaborate with QA automation to identify test cases for automation and run existing scripts.
• Maintain test case repositories and contribute to QA process improvements.
• Prepare test plans, closure reports, and release readiness sign-offs.

Skills

Functional testing

Manual testing

SDLC & STLC

Automation basics

JIRA/Azure DevOps

API testing

SQL basics

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelors in CS/IT

ISTQB certification (added advantage)

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Cypress

Playwright

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Job description

About Us

Kumaran Systems: Engineering Future-Ready Transformations Since 1992, Kumaran Systems has been helping enterprises bridge the past and the future, reimagining legacy systems and embracing AI-led possibilities. With over 34 years of delivery excellence, we specialise in re-engineering core applications, driving cloud transformation, and building automation-first, GenAI-enabled ecosystems across the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. We help organisations not just upgrade their systems but reimagine what’s possible.

About Us

Kumaran Systems: Engineering Future-Ready Transformations Since 1992, Kumaran Systems has been helping enterprises bridge the past and the future, reimagining legacy systems and embracing AI-led possibilities. With over 34 years of delivery excellence, we specialise in re-engineering core applications, driving cloud transformation, and building automation-first, GenAI-enabled ecosystems across the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. We help organisations not just upgrade their systems but reimagine what’s possible.

Why Kumaran?

We blend engineering discipline with AI innovation, helping clients modernise with confidence, automate with clarity, and scale with purpose. Our global delivery model ensures agility, responsiveness, and seamless collaboration, with clients always at the heart of every engagement. At Kumaran, we don’t just solve problems, we engineer future-ready transformations.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Functional Quality Assurance Engineer with 4-6 years of experience in manual/functional testing and basic exposure to test automation. The candidate will be responsible for understanding business requirements, designing and executing test scenarios, validating application functionality, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirement Analysis & Test Design
• Understand and analyze functional and business requirements.
• Prepare detailed test scenarios, test cases, and test data.
• Participate in requirement walkthroughs and clarification sessions with BA/PO/development teams.
• Functional & Regression Testing
• Perform end-to-end functional, integration, system, and regression testing.
• Validate UI, workflow, business rules, and data integrity across modules.
• Execute test cases, log defects, and track them to closure.
• Defect Management & Reporting
• Raise defects with clear steps to reproduce, impact analysis, and supporting evidence.
• Work closely with developers to reproduce and troubleshoot issues.
• Provide daily/weekly test execution reports, defect status reports, and test summary reports.
• Basic Test Automation
• Collaborate with automation QA to identify test cases suitable for automation.
• Use basic automation tools/Frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, or similar) to:
  • Execute existing automated test scripts.
  • Update or maintain simple scripts under guidance.
• Support smoke/regression suites execution using automation.
• Collaboration & Process Adherence
• Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and DevOps teams.
• Adhere to QA processes, standards, and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA methodologies and documentation.
• Documentation
• Maintain test case repositories and test evidence.
• Prepare test plans, test closure reports, and release readiness QA sign-offs.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience:
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in functional/manual testing of web or enterprise applications.
• Functional QA Skills:
• Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC.
• Experience in preparing and executing detailed test cases and scenarios.
• Good knowledge of different testing types: functional, integration, system, regression, smoke, sanity.
• Experience in defect lifecycle management using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Basic Automation Skills:
• Exposure to test automation tools (e.g., Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Playwright, or similar).
• Ability to execute existing automation scripts and understand basic scripting concepts.
• Familiarity with at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python) is an added advantage.
• Technical Skills (Nice to Have / As per project):
• Knowledge of API testing using Postman/REST client tools.
• Basic understanding of SQL for data validation.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines for test execution is a plus.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work in an agile environment (Scrum/Kanban).
• Detail-oriented and quality-focused mindset.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Equivalent experience with relevant certifications in testing (e.g., ISTQB) will be an added advantage.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Prior experience in domain areas such as Banking/Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, or Retail (customize as per your project).
• Willingness to upgrade skills in test automation and DevOps-related testing.