Software Quality Engineering - Senior Professional

Hitachi Vantara; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Senior QA Engineer to drive quality across enterprise software products. You will design tests, build automation, and collaborate with global teams to ensure robust releases.

You will own test planning, execute functional and regression tests, validate fixes, and contribute to CI/CD efforts. Strong scripting in Python/Java and experience with Selenium and new QA practices are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of hands-on QA experience in enterprise software.
• Experience with test planning, design, execution, and release validation.
• Experience with manual testing and test automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for enterprise software products.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and compatibility testing across platforms.
• Own QA activities through the software development lifecycle including requirement review and release validation.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts to improve efficiency and coverage.
• Collaborate with developers and product owners to clarify requirements and validate behavior.
• Investigate, reproduce, and document defects with clear evidence; validate fixes.

Skills

Test planning

Test execution

Automation

REST APIs

CI/CD

Bug tracking

Agile/Scrum

Linux/Windows

Scripting basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Selenium

Robot Framework

pytest

TestNG

Jenkins

GitLab

GitHub Actions

Job description

The Team

We're looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our engineering team in India, with a preference for candidates located in Hyderabad. This role will support quality assurance for enterprise software products in a complex, global engineering environment.

The Senior QA Engineer will be responsible for validating product functionality, improving test coverage, driving automation, supporting release readiness, and helping ensure high-quality deliverables for customers. This position plays a key role in product quality, regression testing, automation improvement, defect validation, and cross-functional collaboration with development, product management, DevOps, and global engineering teams.

The Role

• Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for enterprise software products.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and compatibility testing across supported platforms.
• Own QA activities throughout the software development lifecycle, including requirement review, test planning, execution, defect reporting, verification, and release validation.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts to improve test efficiency and regression coverage.
• Analyze product requirements, design documents, and user workflows to identify test scope and quality risks.
• Work closely with developers and product owners to clarify requirements and validate expected behavior.
• Investigate, reproduce, and document software defects with clear steps, logs, screenshots, and supporting evidence.
• Validate bug fixes and perform root-cause-oriented testing to prevent regression issues.
• Support CI/CD pipeline testing and contribute to automation integration where applicable.
• Participate in release readiness reviews and provide QA status, risk assessment, and quality recommendations.
• Maintain QA documentation, including test cases, test results, automation status, and known issues.
• Collaborate with global teams across different time zones to support development, testing, and customer-driven priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement in QA processes, automation coverage, test data management, and overall product quality.

What Youll Bring

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of hands-on software QA experience, preferably in enterprise software, infrastructure software, storage, data protection, cloud, or systems management products.
• Strong experience in test planning, test case design, test execution, defect tracking, and release validation.
• Experience with both manual testing and test automation.
• Hands-on experience with automation using Python, Java, Selenium, Robot Framework, pytest, TestNG, or similar tools.
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience testing REST APIs, CLI tools, web-based applications, or enterprise management software.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile development and defect tracking tools.
• Good understanding of software development lifecycle, Agile/Scrum practices, and QA best practices.
• Ability to analyze logs, troubleshoot issues, isolate defects, and communicate findings clearly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and collaborate effectively with global teams.
• Strong ownership mindset and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with storage systems, backup/recovery software, virtualization, or cloud platforms.
• Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, Kubernetes, Docker, or other infrastructure technologies.
• Experience testing enterprise integrations, plug-ins, adapters, or management software.
• Experience with performance, scalability, security, or upgrade testing.
• Basic scripting knowledge for test setup, log collection, and environment validation.
• Experience working in a global engineering organization with distributed teams.