Functional / UAT Testing

Job Description – Senior QA Engineer (Banking & Financial Applications)Position

Job Title: Senior QA Engineer

Experience: 3+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Department: Quality Assurance

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior QA Lead to take ownership of quality assurance across our banking and financial applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, managing, and executing end-to-end testing activities while leading a team of QA engineers.

This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, leadership, client communication, and quality governance. The candidate will be expected to interact directly with customers and stakeholders, manage testing initiatives across multiple platforms, drive quality improvements, and lead the organization's transition from predominantly manual testing to scalable automation testing practices.

The successful candidate must possess excellent communication skills, strong analytical thinking, and the ability to confidently represent the QA function in both internal and client-facing discussions.

Key ResponsibilitiesQuality Assurance Leadership

• Own and manage the complete Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Define QA strategy, testing methodologies, standards, and best practices.
• Establish quality benchmarks and release readiness criteria.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality software across all products and releases.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the QA function.
• Monitor product quality metrics and provide regular reporting to management.

Manual Testing & Quality Management

• Design, review, and execute detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, exploratory, smoke, and user acceptance testing.
• Validate complex business workflows within banking and financial systems.
• Identify, document, track, and verify defects through closure.
• Ensure adequate test coverage across all business-critical features.
• Perform root cause analysis for production issues and quality incidents.

Test Automation Leadership

• Drive the organization's automation testing strategy.
• Identify manual testing areas suitable for automation.
• Build and maintain automation roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Work closely with engineering teams to improve automated test coverage.
• Establish automation frameworks, standards, and coding practices.
• Continuously improve automation efficiency and execution reliability.
• Measure and report automation coverage and effectiveness.

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers.
• Allocate work and monitor team performance and deliverables.
• Conduct test reviews and quality audits.
• Support team development through coaching and knowledge-sharing.
• Establish accountability and ownership within the QA team.
• Assist in hiring, onboarding, and training QA resources when required.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary QA representative in client interactions.
• Conduct customer calls, demonstrations, and quality review meetings.
• Communicate testing progress, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
• Handle client concerns and escalations professionally and diplomatically.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps teams, and senior leadership.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships through clear and effective communication.

Banking Domain Quality Assurance

• Validate banking, financial, and transaction-based workflows.
• Ensure accuracy of financial calculations, reconciliations, and transaction processing.
• Test security-sensitive and compliance-driven functionality.
• Verify integration with third-party financial systems, APIs, and services.
• Understand business-critical workflows and identify potential quality risks.

Required Technical SkillsTesting Expertise

• Strong experience in Manual Testing.
• Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience in Functional Testing.
• Regression Testing.
• Integration Testing.
• System Testing.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Exploratory Testing.
• Smoke & Sanity Testing.
• Defect Lifecycle Management.

Automation Testing

Hands-on experience with one or more of:

• Selenium
• Playwright
• Cypress
• Appium

Experience with:

• Test automation framework design
• Automated regression suites
• Cross-browser testing
• Test execution pipelines
• Automation reporting and analysis

API Testing

• Postman
• REST APIs
• API Validation
• API Automation
• JSON/XML Validation

Database Testing

• SQL
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Data Validation
• Query Analysis

Ability to:

• Write and execute SQL queries.
• Validate backend data against application workflows.
• Investigate data-related defects.

Frontend & Backend Understanding

The candidate should possess a good functional understanding of:

Frontend

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript fundamentals
• Browser Developer Tools

Backend

• API architecture
• Authentication mechanisms
• Database concepts
• Application logs and troubleshooting
• Client-server architecture

Tools & Platforms

Experience with:

• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• TestRail (preferred)
• Confluence
• Git
• CI/CD Pipelines

Exposure to:

• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD

Required Soft SkillsCommunication

• Excellent verbal and written English communication.
• Ability to conduct client-facing meetings independently.
• Strong presentation and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate technical and non-technical concepts clearly.

Leadership

• Team management and mentoring experience.
• Ownership-driven mindset.
• Ability to drive outcomes with minimal supervision.
• Strong decision-making capabilities.

Stakeholder Management

• Professional and diplomatic communication style.
• Strong customer relationship management skills.
• Ability to handle escalations and difficult conversations effectively.
• Experience coordinating across multiple teams and departments.

Personal Attributes

• Highly proactive and self-motivated.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Detail-oriented with a quality-first mindset.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Banking, FinTech, Payments, Lending, NBFC, or Financial Services domains.
• Experience working with enterprise-scale applications.
• Exposure to security and compliance testing.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• ISTQB Certification (preferred).
• Experience driving QA transformation initiatives from manual testing to automation-first testing.

Key Success Indicators

The selected candidate will be expected to:

• Own and drive product quality across all releases.
• Lead and manage the QA team effectively.
• Improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort over time.
• Ensure smooth release cycles with minimal production defects.
• Build strong client relationships through professional communication.
• Proactively identify risks and drive timely resolutions.
• Establish a scalable and mature QA process across the organization.

QA Engineer – Manual Testing

Location: Nearshore (Ecuador/Colombia), Remote / Offshore (India), Remote

Experience: 6-8 Years

Algoworks

www.algoworks.com

About the company

Algoworks is an award-winning artificial intelligence, engineering services and experience transformation firm with offices across the United States, Europe, South America and India. We bring together a global team of engineers, architects, designers, researchers and operators united by rigor, accountability and a commitment to delivering measurable results.

For over 20 years, Algoworks has partnered with Fortune 500 organizations across the Americas, Europe and Asia to define, build and run technology that drives meaningful business outcomes. Our work combines human-centered design, engineering excellence and AI-powered capabilities to solve complex challenges with clarity and precision. Innovation, particularly in the responsible application of AI, is embedded in how teams approach problem-solving and continuous improvement.

At Algoworks, growth is continuous and closely tied to impact. Teams collaborate across geographies and disciplines, strengthening outcomes through shared insight and collective expertise. The culture values transparency, open dialogue and an environment where every voice is heard and contribution is recognized.

Through collaboration, accountability and a focus on results, Algoworks operates at the intersection of technology and people, building not only advanced systems but strong global teams that elevate performance and create lasting impact.

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Role overview

We are seeking a QA Engineer with strong manual testing experience to validate enterprise applications across functional, integration and regression scenarios.

You will work closely with product, engineering and business teams to ensure releases are stable, traceable and ready for production use.

Key responsibilities:

1.Test planning and execution

• Create and execute test cases based on requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Perform functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing across application workflows.
• Validate UI, API and data-driven scenarios with clear evidence and defect documentation.

2.Defect management

• Log, triage, retest and track defects through closure.
• Work with developers and business stakeholders to clarify expected behavior and edge cases.
• Maintain test execution status, defect metrics and release readiness inputs.

3.Collaboration and quality

• Participate in sprint planning, daily reviews, demos and release checkpoints.
• Support UAT preparation and provide clear test summaries for stakeholders.

Required technical skills and competencies:

• 6+ years of QA experience with strong manual testing background.
• Strong understanding of STLC, test case design, defect lifecycle and regression planning.
• Experience testing web applications, APIs and data-driven workflows.
• Ability to understand requirements and convert them into testable scenarios.
• Good communication skills and attention to detail.

Must have skills:

• Strong manual testing and regression testing experience.
• Ability to write clear test cases and defect reports.
• Experience validating enterprise web applications.
• Comfortable working with distributed Agile teams.

Good to have skills:

• Exposure to API testing tools such as Postman or similar.
• Basic SQL knowledge for data validation.
• Experience with Agile delivery, Jira/Azure DevOps and test management tools.
• Exposure to accessibility, security or performance testing concepts.

Desired attributes:

• Strong ownership mindset and engineering discipline.
• High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communicator who collaborates well across distributed, cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
• Passion for continuous improvement, clean code and delivery excellence.

Interview Process

2-3 rounds of discussion.

Greetings from VEST Software

About VTEST 

Founded in 2015 in Pune, VTEST (www.vtestcorp.com) is a pure-play Software Testing services firm based out of Pune, India registered in Atlanta, US and Melbourne, Australia and recognized with Great Place to Work & NASSCOM certified. VTEST works with clients across the globe and employs Manual and Automation Testers to implement best testing practices for all types of testing. Our testers work Remote or from VTEST and client offices across India and international locations.

We are seeking a skilled Manual QA Tester with Salesforce testing experience to join our QA team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in manual testing methodologies along with hands-on experience testing Salesforce-based applications along with BDD/Gherkin syntax and excellent communication skills are essential for this role.

Job Skills: Manual_Salesforce Testing with BDD/Gherkin and AI usage.

Work Location: Work from Office - Viman Nagar, Pune

Work Mode: Hybrid (3 days in a week)

Qualifications: Any Graduate (Yes, at VTEST we accept ANY Graduate irrespective of Specialization, College, University. If you can TEST then apply to VTEST)

Years of Experience: 4 to 6 Years 

Joining Availability - Immediate to 30 days

Required Skills:

• 4 - 6 years of manual testing experience with at least 2+ years in Salesforce application testing.
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce CRM (Sales Cloud/Service Cloud).
• Salesforce certification (e.g., Salesforce Administrator or Platform App Builder) is a strong plus.
• Proficiency in writing test cases, test plans, and understanding end-to-end business workflows.
• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber/Gherkin) is mandatory.
• Worked on AI testing.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – must be able to effectively articulate issues and collaborate with teams.

What You Will Do:

• Understand and analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and technical documentation.
• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive manual test cases for Salesforce and integrated applications.
• Conduct various types of testing – functional, regression, UI, integration, and system testing.
• Validate Salesforce configurations, customizations (Apex, Visualforce, Lightning components), workflows, and reports.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to ensure quality deliverables.
• Participate in defect triage meetings and drive issues to resolution.
• Use tools such as JIRA, Zephyr, or similar for test management and defect tracking.
• Create and maintain test documentation, test data, and testing metrics.

VTEST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As a policy, VTEST provides equal employment opportunities, without any discrimination on the grounds of age, color, disability, marital status, nationality, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation. VTEST strives to maintain a work environment that is free from any harassment based on above considerations.

Below are a few links for you to refer to and know more about VTEST, our employee-friendly policies, our work ethics, and standards to start with -

Website www.vtestcorp.com

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1. Development and Test Automation experience through Test Driven Development (TDD)
2. Establishing and executing Automated testing strategy for mobile apps with Tools like Perfecto Mobile/Appium or Web Driver/Selenium, TestNG and continuous integration tools like Jenkins, Git, Stampede etc.
3. Sound knowledge in JAVA is must have
4. Experience in Mobile AppDev and Test management tool (JIRA, qTest) and
5. Monitoring/Troubleshooting Tools Splunk, DynaTrace, SOAP UI 

1.  2+ of experience in producing test plans and creating test UI scripts/cases
2. Good experience of the management of all or part of the Mobile AppDev and UI Test execution phase in projects
3. Work in Agile methodology with TDD
4. Experience in API and Database Automated Testing
5.  Hands on experience of iOS (Objective C/Swift) and Android (Kotlin) technologies
6. Hands on experience in developing test artifacts and processes. Should have done test reporting with good clarity and no ambiguity
7. Experienced working in an onshore/offshore environment with flexible and adaptable working style to work with aggressive project schedules
8. Good communication and interpersonal skills
9. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint.

• Experience leading regression, automation, and performance test teams.
• Has in-depth knowledge of a variety of testing techniques and methodologies with a focus on regression, automation, and performance test best practices.
• Good understanding of QA methodology – test plans, test cycles, defect management (including Root Cause Analysis), status reporting, and software releases.
• Experience managing team results to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Experience developing and maintaining Knowledge Transfer documentation and information.
• Experience with the following tools:
• SAP Functional modules: FI, PY, Ben, HR, MM, Recruiting, SFEC, EAM, MAM, FCRM, BW, Security, SolMan across SAP systems (ECC/UI5/BW/GRC/Solman)
• SAP Solution Manager for Testing (SolDoc, Test Suite, Focused Build Test Step Designer)
• Technical Bill of Materials (TBOM), Business Process Change Analyzer (BPCA), Test Suite Analytics, Test suite Test Management, SolDoc Library, and Business Partner Group Hierarchy (BPH) setup and management
• Worksoft Certify Automation Scripting
• Worksoft Execution Manager (EM)
• Worksoft Architect
• Neotys Neoload
• Worksoft Integration to Solution Manager
• Worksoft Integration to Neoload

A Software Testing Engineer is required to fully test the product or system to ensure it functions properly and meets the business needs. The job responsibilities include:

Role and Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating and executing tests to verify that software runs properly and without defects on each platform requested and to handle test procedures efficiently to result in extreme product stability, product usability and performance.
• Responsible for creating test plans and test cases.
• Understanding how a feature is implemented to develop test cases for the functionality, performance, stress, and fault conditions.
• Responsible for reviewing and analyzing project documentation to ensure product testability.
• Responsible for providing detailed testing status.

Skills  Required: 

• Should have experience in creating Test Plans, Test scripts, Test cases.
•  Knowledge in Selenium web drivers is mandatory. They should be able to write the scripts and run them in Selenium.
• Should have good experience in SQL databases.
• Good knowledge on System and Integration Test Cases.
• Good knowledge on System and Integration Testing.
• Able to write Test Scenarios.
• Able to Test the application independently.
• Hands on experience in UI testing 

Qualifications:

• B.Tech (Computer Science)