Senior QA Engineer: Manual Exploratory Testing (Remote)

Probal DasGupta; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEXX is seeking a Sr Quality Engineer for a hands-on, non-automation-focused role within a complex cloud-based enterprise environment. You will perform manual, exploratory, and functional testing across distributed systems, collaborating with developers, analysts, and product owners throughout the lifecycle.

You will validate UI and backend behavior, investigate issues via APIs and logs, and contribute to quality engineering practices while reviewing existing automated tests for potential

Qualifications

• Senior-level QA with hands-on manual, exploratory testing.
• Experience designing tests from requirements and user stories.
• Experience validating UI and backend behavior.
• Experience with APIs, logs, and system events.
• Ability to investigate complex application behavior and root causes.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute manual, exploratory, and functional tests from stories.
• Explore workflows to identify defects and edge cases.
• Validate UI against backend activity and APIs.
• Review automated tests and collaborate on automation opportunities.
• Participate in SDLC activities from refinement to acceptance.
• Document defects with precise examples and technical details.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product owners.
• Help improve testing practices and quality engineering processes.

Skills

Manual Testing

Exploratory Testing

Functional Testing

UI Front-End Validation

Backend Validation

Technical Troubleshooting

API Testing

Log and System Event Analysis

Business and User Workflow Testing

Defect Identification andDocumentation

Strong Communication and Collaboration

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Datadog

Cypress

GCP

Job description

IDEXX is seeking a Sr Quality Engineer for a hands-on, non-automation-focused role within a complex cloud-based enterprise environment. You will perform manual, exploratory, and functional testing across distributed systems, collaborating with developers, analysts, and product owners throughout the lifecycle.

You will validate UI and backend behavior, investigate issues via APIs and logs, and contribute to quality engineering practices while reviewing existing automated tests for potential