QA Software Engineer

SxFactor Sdn Bhd; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SPEED is seeking a QA Engineer to safeguard system reliability, accuracy, and compliance across data integrity, complex logic, and regulatory workflows. You will own product quality in collaboration with product owners, designers, and engineers, delivering defect-free systems with a meticulous, detail-oriented approach.

The role emphasizes structured testing, automation upkeep, and strong ownership of quality, suitable for a detail-focused professional.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE or related field.
• 3–5 years of hands-on software testing for web-based systems.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to write structured and comprehensive test cases.
• Experience with API testing (Postman) and RESTful services.
• Familiarity with SQL queries and backend data validation.
• Experience testing integrations and microservices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design structured test plans, test cases, and testing strategies aligned with sprint deliverables.
• Execute functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Validate transaction logic, reporting accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
• Test REST APIs, third-party integrations, and system workflows.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Independent work

Communication skills

Ownership of quality

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile / SDLC understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE or related field

Tools

Postman

SQL

Git workflows

Selenium/Cypress/Playwright

Job description

Embark on a role where precision meets real-world impact. As a QA Engineer at SPEED, you will play a critical role in safeguarding system reliability, accuracy, and compliance.

Your mission is to ensure every release is stable, secure, and production-ready particularly in areas involving data integrity, complex logic, regulatory workflows, and system integrations.

Working within a focused, cross-functional team, you will collaborate closely with product owners, designers, and engineers while maintaining strong ownership of product quality. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, systematic, and takes pride in delivering defect-free systems.

Key responsibilities

Design structured test plans, test cases, and testing strategies aligned with sprint deliverables and product requirements

Execute comprehensive functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing to ensure new features and existing modules operate correctly

Validate transaction logic, reporting accuracy, and reconciliation flows to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance

Test REST APIs, third-party integrations, and system workflows to ensure correct request/response handling and error management

Document defects with reproducible steps, severity classification, and impact analysis to enable efficient resolution

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright

Contribute to building and improving automation frameworks to increase regression efficiency and release confidence

Work closely with developers and product stakeholders to refine acceptance criteria and clarify edge cases

Participate in release readiness checks and UAT support to ensure stable go-live deployments

Maintain test documentation, QA workflows, and contribute to internal quality standards

Requirements for this role, you will need to have:

Applicable to Malaysian only.

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

At least 3-5 years of hands-on experience in software testing for web-based systems

Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail

Ability to work independently with structured time management

Clear communication skills for effective collaboration with technical teams

A proactive mindset with strong ownership of quality

Must-Have Skills

Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies

Experience writing structured and comprehensive test cases

Experience conducting regression, integration, and UAT testing

Ability to classify and prioritize defects based on severity

API Testing

Experience using tools such as Postman or similar API testing platforms

Understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON responses and XML/SOAP

Databases

Basic understanding of SQL queries to validate backend data accuracy

Familiarity with Git workflows

Experience working in cross-functional engineering teams

Bonus Skills

Experience testing accounting or financial software

Understanding of double-entry accounting principles (debit/credit logic)

Exposure to test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, etc.)

CI/CD testing experience

Performance testing knowledge

Familiarity with Malaysian tax compliance systems (SST, e-Invoice integration)

Experience testing microservices architecture