QA Engineer III

Arch Capital Group Ltd.; Manila; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Global Services (Philippines) Inc. is seeking a QA Engineer to execute manual and automated testing, develop test scripts, and enhance the automation framework. You will collaborate with Agile teams to plan regression and automation test activities and mentor junior members.

The role requires strong knowledge of Selenium, Java, and CI/CD tools, plus SQL skills and experience across multiple testing levels (functional to UAT). Local Manila-based candidates preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or IT or equivalent.
• 5–12 years of testing/SDET/Dev experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of OOP concepts (Inheritance, Abstraction, Encapsulation, Polymorphism).
• Proficient in automation and manual testing frameworks.
• Solid debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Document and plan regression, integration, and automation test plans and test cases.
• Write automation scripts (Python/Java/JavaScript/C#).
• Troubleshoot and optimize automation framework.
• Support functional validation and sprint activities.
• Collaborate with development, product, and management to ensure test coverage.
• Develop and execute automated test plans against features; identify and report defects.
• Improve automation framework and workflows; keep tools up to date.
• Lead scrum test teams; mentor juniors on automation trends.

Skills

OOP concepts

Automation testing

Manual testing

Selenium WebDriver

Java

TestNG

JUnit

Maven

Cucumber

Jenkins

Git/GitHub/Bitbucket

Xray test management

CI/CD tools

BDD

SQL

ETL/ELT

Education

BS in Computer Science/IT or equivalent

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Jira

Bitbucket

GitHub

GitLab

Cucumber/Spock

Jenkins

Maven

JUnit

TestNG

Xray

Job description

Job Description

The QA Engineer executes manual and automated testing by writing scripts and creating automation scenarios for repeated execution. Using different automation tools, the QA Engineer will design, test, and deploy effective test automation solutions.

Tasks/Responsibilities

• Works with the Agile Program Manager (APM), Digital Product Manager (DPM), and Business Systems Analyst (BSA) to document and plan test cases for regression, Integration, and automation test plans and test cases.
• Writes test automation scripts (i.e. Python, Java, Java script, C# etc.).
• Troubleshoots existing automation and optimizes the automation framework.
• Supports functional validation and sprint activities.
• Communicates with development teams, other product teams, and management to ensure proper test coverage of existing and new features and functionality.
• Build upon an existing framework to develop & execute automated test plans against developed features. Identify and report defects, work with team to resolve.
• Continuous improvement of automation framework and workflow processes, keep solutions up to date with latest technologies.
• Lead scrum test teams by example - encourage collaboration, contribution, and commitment to the teams’ shared goals.
• Guide and mentor junior team members on latest trends in automation.

Required Skills/Experience

• Good understanding of OOP concepts viz. Inheritance, Abstraction, Encapsulation and Polymorphism.
• Must have very good understanding and hands-on automation and manual testing framework experience.
• Good debugging, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in automation tools like Selenium WebDriver with Java, TestNG, Junit, Maven, Cucumber, Jenkins, Git/BitBucket, for testing Client-Side and Web based applications.
• Experience in developing test scripts to implement Features, Test Scenarios and Step-Definition for BDD using Cucumber/Spock Framework.
• Hands on experience with all levels of testing viz. Functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, UAT.
• Good knowledge of build management (i.e. Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, ANSIBLE etc.)
• Know how to use Xray for test management and execution in JIRA.
• Experience of any cloud repository - Bitbucket / GitHub / GitLab etc. is desirable.
• Experience of continuous integration tools (GitHub Actions / Jenkins / Azure DevOps / TeamCity etc.)
• Experience in working with Agile teams (Engineering and Business) to collaborate with team members, early and frequently to define test plan/cases, execute and report.
• Good understanding Testing Life Cycle including Test Designs, Test Cases Development, Functional Testing, Defect Preparation, Test Report Preparation
• 5 - 12 years of experience with Testing / SDET / Dev (Mix will be preferred)
• Strong SQL and data transformation skills
• Understanding of ETL/ELT process fundamentals
• Candidates with prior development experience and knowledge would have an added advantage.
• Good understanding Testing Life Cycle including Test Designs, Test Cases Development, Functional Testing, Defect Preparation, Test Report Preparation
• 5 - 12 years of experience with Testing / SDET / Dev (Mix will be preferred)
• Candidates with prior development experience and knowledge would have an added advantage.
• Has skills and experienced in both Manual and Automation testing
• Java , Selenium- Cucumber skills are preferred
• Know how to use XRay for test management and execution

Education

• BS in Computer Science, Information Technology degree or equivalent

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