QA Engineer I (Manual Testing & Automation)

Astra Security Inc; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Supportive culture

Opportunities for travel

Job summary

A fast-growing tech company in Bengaluru is seeking a QA engineer to ensure the reliability and performance of its SaaS solutions. The ideal candidate will be responsible for manual and automated testing, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and creating detailed test plans. Required qualifications include a relevant Bachelor's degree, at least one year of QA experience, and proficiency with automation tools like Playwright. This role offers a hybrid work environment and valuable benefits including health insurance and a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a QA engineer.
• Experience in testing web applications and RESTful APIs.
• Ability to integrate automated tests in CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform thorough manual testing to ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Design and implement automated test suites for various applications.
• Create detailed test plans and execute test cases.

Skills

Test automation

API validation

Manual testing

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Playwright framework

Job description

Job Description

Role Overview

As an QA engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our application testing process. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the reliability, performance of our SaaS solution, and give the product & engineering team release confidence.

You will collaborate closely with our engineering, scanner & product teams to create and execute comprehensive test plans. Your expertise in test automation, API validation, manual testing will be vital in helping our engineering team maintain the high standards that our customers rely on.

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Responsibilities

Manual Testing: Perform thorough manual testing to supplement automated testing efforts and ensure a comprehensive test coverage.

Test Automation: Design, develop, and implement automated test suites to cover functional, integration, and end-to-end testing for our Symfony APIs, Next.js dashboard, and FastAPI scanner.

API Testing: Perform thorough testing of our APIs to validate their functionality, performance, and security standards.

Test Planning and Execution: Create detailed test plans and execute test cases to validate new/existing features, enhancements, and bug fixes for ensuring comprehensive coverage of all product features.

Bug Tracking and Reporting: Identify, log, and track issues using appropriate bug tracking tools, and collaborate with developers to facilitate timely resolution.

Test Environment Management: Set up and maintain testing environments to facilitate efficient and accurate testing.

Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with the latest testing tools, methodologies, and industry trends, and actively propose improvements to enhance the testing process.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with development, DevOps, and Product teams to ensure a smooth software development lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (MCA/BTech)

Proven experience as an QA engineer roles with a minimum of 1 year of experience.

Solid understanding of test automation and proficiency in using test automation frameworks and tools - Playwright framework

Experience in testing web applications, RESTful APIs, and front-end applications.

Candidate should have experience in integrating automated tests in CI/CD pipelines

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Ideal candidate should be a self-starter, able to handle ambiguity and establish new processes independently.

Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Comfortable travelling to Bangalore in aco-working hybrid setup.

• Good to have: Familiarity with testing REST APIs and React applications is a plus

Benefits

Adrenalin rush of being a part of a fast-growing company.

Health insurance & other benefits.

Openandsupportiveculture&agileworkingenvironment.

A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment where you get to build things from scratch, improve and influence product design decisions.

Holistic understanding of SaaS and enterprise security business.

Opportunity to engage and collaborate with developers globally.

Experience with the security side of things.

Annual trips to beaches or mountains (Think Jim Corbett, Chikmangaluru, and the last one was at Wayanad).