Tester III - Software Testing

UST; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

UST in India seeks a Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead to drive end-to-end QA activities for complex projects. You will analyze requirements, craft test strategies, estimates, and plans, and guide a team through functional, API, database, and automation testing.

Key responsibilities include developing automation scripts with Katalon Studio and Playwright, performing SQL validations, mentoring juniors, coordinating onsite/offshore, and ensuring high-quality releases in Agile settings.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of QA experience in software testing leadership.
• Hands-on with API, database, and automation testing.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments and onsite/offshore coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end QA activities across the project lifecycle.
• Analyze business and functional requirements.
• Create test strategies, estimates, test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Execute functional, integration, system, regression, E2E, API, and automation testing.
• Design and maintain automation scripts using Katalon and Playwright.
• Perform database validation using SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Manage defects through closure and ensure high-quality releases.
• Review test deliverables and mentor junior team members.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and remove technical roadblocks.
• Collaborate with business, development, and cross-functional teams in Agile environments.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and QA best practices.

Skills

Manual Testing

Functional Testing

Integration Testing

System Testing

Regression Testing

End-to-End Testing

Defect Management

Test Strategy

Test Planning

Team Mentoring

Tools

Katalon Studio

Playwright

Selenium

JIRA

Confluence

Zephyr

Job description

• SQL Query Writing (Medium to Complex Queries)
• Stored Procedures Testing

Role Description

Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead

Experience Range

6 to 8 Years

Hiring Location

[Mention Location]

Must-Have Skills

Core QA Testing

• Manual Testing
• Functional Testing
• Integration Testing
• System Testing
• Regression Testing
• End-to-End Testing
• Defect Management

API Testing

• Postman
• API Validation
• REST Services Testing

Database Testing

• SQL Query Writing (Medium to Complex Queries)
• Stored Procedures Testing
• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) / Oracle SQL Developer

Automation Testing

• Katalon Studio (Mandatory)
• Playwright (Mandatory)
• Functional Automation Framework Development & Maintenance

Tools & Process

• JIRA
• Confluence
• Zephyr (or equivalent Test Management Tool)
• Agile/Scrum Methodology

Leadership & Coordination

• Test Strategy & Test Planning
• Test Estimation
• Team Mentoring
• Technical Guidance
• Risk Identification & Mitigation
• Onsite/Offshore Coordination
• Defect Triage & Root Cause Analysis

Good-to-Have Skills

• Selenium
• JMeter / Performance Testing
• CI/CD Integration for Automation
• Payment Processing Domain
• Card Transactions
• Payment Gateway Testing
• Settlement & Reconciliation Testing
• High-Volume Transaction Systems
• Financial Systems Testing

Job Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end QA activities across the project lifecycle.
• Analyze business and functional requirements.
• Create test strategies, estimates, test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Execute functional, integration, system, regression, E2E, API, and automation testing.
• Design and maintain automation scripts using Katalon and Playwright.
• Perform database validation using SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Manage defects through closure and ensure high-quality releases.
• Review test deliverables and mentor junior team members.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and remove technical roadblocks.
• Collaborate with business, development, and cross-functional teams in Agile environments.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and QA best practices.

Skills

API Testing, Functional Testing, Postman, Katalon Studio, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Agile, Test Automation, Payment Processing, Financial Reconciliation