Senior QA & Validation Engineer

Ascent Solutions Philippines Inc.; Pasay; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascent Solutions Philippines Inc. is seeking an Application Quality Control Specialist to ensure software applications meet functional, technical, and usability standards before release. The role covers manual and automated testing across web, mobile, and desktop platforms.

You will review requirements, design test cases, execute tests, log defects, and collaborate with developers, analysts, and product owners. The position is full-time and onsite in Metro Manila.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in software/application testing or quality control.
• Knowledge of testing types (functional, UI/UX, integration, regression, UAT, etc.).
• Familiarity with test case design and defect lifecycle.
• Experience with bug-tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Zephyr).
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and documentation abilities.
• At least 5 years of QC experience handing 2 or more Jr. QCs.

Responsibilities

• Review business and technical requirements to create clear and comprehensive test cases.
• Execute manual and/or automated testing for web, mobile, or desktop applications.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Log, track, and validate defects using issue-tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps).
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies (if Agile/Scrum) such as planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure test coverage aligns with acceptance criteria and quality standards.
• Prepare test reports, QA metrics, and recommendations for process improvements.
• Validate deployments in staging and production environments.
• Contribute to creating and maintaining QA documentation, standards, and best practices.

Skills

Test case design

Bug tracking

QA documentation

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Jira

TestRail

Zephyr

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

Azure DevOps

Job description

Ascent Solutions Philippines Inc. is seeking an Application Quality Control Specialist to ensure software applications meet functional, technical, and usability standards before release. The role covers manual and automated testing across web, mobile, and desktop platforms.

You will review requirements, design test cases, execute tests, log defects, and collaborate with developers, analysts, and product owners. The position is full-time and onsite in Metro Manila.