QA Manual - Senior Engineer

Iris Software; Dadri; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A software development firm located in India seeks an experienced QA Manual Tester with 7-8 years in the field. Responsibilities include creating and executing test plans, monitoring batch executions, and documenting bugs. Candidates must have expertise in Oracle databases, SQL queries, and Unix/Linux operating systems, along with strong communication skills. This role offers an opportunity to impact quality assurance processes and improve operations within an agile environment.

Qualifications

• 7-8 years of experience in QA and manual testing.
• Proficiency in writing SQL queries and validating backend data.
• Experience with Unix/Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Create test plans and test cases to validate results.
• Execute and monitor batch executions.
• Document bugs and communicate findings with stakeholders.

Skills

Oracle databases

SQL queries

Unix/Linux

Manual Testing

Bug Tracking

Jira

Agile/Scrum

Critical thinking

Automation Skills

Performance/Load Testing

Tools

Qtest

QC

JIRA

Job description

Experience Level

Experience Level: 7-8 years

• Experience with Oracle databases (MUST HAVE)
• Ability to write SQL queries to validate backend data or assist in debugging code / tables
• Experience with Unix / Linux (MUST HAVE)
• Proficient in command line for navigating file systems, checking logs and services, running shell scripts and analysing server-side errors
• Manual Testing Experience (MUST HAVE)
• Create test plans, test cases to support validation of results, and runbooks
• Execution and monitoring of batch execution
• Experience with differing types of testing: functional, regression, integration
• Bug Tracking and Test Management (MUST HAVE)
• Experience with Jira, and capability in writing clear, reproducible error reports with logs and sufficient evidencing
• Knowledge of Agile / Scrum
• Experience working in iterative environments, participating in sprints and agile ceremonies
• RISE QA Qualities
• Attention to detail
• Identify subtle issues other may miss e.g. inconsistent GUI behaviour or incorrect data flow / runbook steps detailed
• Critical thinking
• Ability to think from users perspective and challenge assumptions, not just validate and follow exact instructions provided by developer / BA
• Proactivity
• Come up with processes to better operations and explore software / code to uncover issues (rather than ask on failures encountered)
• Strong Communication Skills
• Clearly document bugs, own runbook creation and test runs, while clearly communicating findings effectively with project managers, developers and BAs
• Analytical Mindset
• Understand process workflows and be able to trace bugs back to potential causes
• Persistence and Patience
• RISE QA Bonus Traits
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
• Understand how QA fits into continuous integration and development workflows, and version control familiarity
• Automation Skills
• Knowledge of testing frameworks, the ability to create test scripts
• Experience with performance / load testing
• Identify long running processes, and trends to current batch timings
• Domain knowledge
• Familiarity with Aptitude products and Insurance / Finance sector

Mandatory Competencies

• QA/QE - QA Manual - Qtest , QC, JIRA and other Tools
• QA/QE - QA Manual - Test Case Creation, Execution, Planning, Reporting with risks/dependencies
• Beh - Communication
• Operating System - Operating System - Unix
• QA/QE - QA Automation - DB Testing (SQL/Oracle)
• Operating System - Operating System - Linux
• QA - Test Case Preparation
• QA - Test Execution