Manual QA Engineer

Alternative Path is looking for a Senior QA, to assist one of its clients, which is a SAAS platform helping alternative investment firms to streamline their document collection and data extraction process using Machine Learning. 

This role is responsible for leading quality review of various applications and includes creating test plans and strategy, test cases in partnership with developers, business analysts and project managers which are used to shape and verify code and check conformance to system requirements. The role relies upon test automation and manual testing tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse and interpret business requirements and end-user feedback to provide meaningful and timely inputs and apply analysis to the testing process.
• Create comprehensive Testing Strategies/ Plans, describing the testing scope, strategy, techniques, approach, and test data that you will use to test new features.
• Report defects for issues found under testing and manage the defect through its life cycle.
• Create Test cases, relevant test execution reports and bug reports and use them to convey current state of feature under test
• Collaboratively work with the design and development team members to resolve identified issues/bugs in timely manner.
• Apply the functionality knowledge and understanding to determine the impacted testing areas and come up with the relevant regression testing scope, plan, and timelines.
• Do regression, exploratory testing along with planned and documented testing for new features.
• Do automation planning towards automation testing of features and create automation scripts at UI and API levels using appropriate tools.
• Take a stand and share views on the quality of feature under test, back it up with necessary data and metrics, use it to provide (or not provide) release sign off.
• Do defect analysis of bugs found in Production environment and come up with systemized solutions to avoid these occurrences in the future.
• Collaboratively work across all areas of IT development, actively liaising with developers and business stakeholders to improve overall quality and performance.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the QA test strategy and process.
• Be aware of and understand the impact to QA of any new technologies being introduced.

Desired Skills and Experience

Technical

• Candidate must be a Graduate/Postgraduate with proven experience in QA Engineering field.
• Candidate has 3 to 5 years of experience in Quality Engineering field.
• Candidate has strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Hands on experience of using tooling for Test Case Management, Defect M.
• Strong Analytical, logical reasoning, problem-solving skills with Good Aptitude and communication.
• Flexible to work in designated shift hours to facilitate global communication.
• Be willing to help your teammates, share your knowledge with them, and learn from them.
• Be open to receiving constructive feedback and turning it into process improvements.

Personal

• Able to question the status quo
• Out-of-the-box thinking
• Smart & agile
• Fast learner
• Able to work autonomously
• Eager to learn new technologies

Job Description:

• Works with team to drive improvements in code quality via manual testing
• Works to develop and execute QA strategies to meet and exceed corporate quality goals
• Delivers on capabilities for the product suite automation strategy
• Develops manual and automated test cases and configurations needed to meet testing of business requirements
• Executes test cases/scripts to ensure delivery of quality software applications, including Systems Integration, Regression, and Performance Testing 
• Generates test data to support the requirements and test case for various test phases
• Building and maintenance of quality standards as well as enforcing technical and testing standards
• Creates logs to document testing phases and defects
• Monitors and tracks resolution of defects and takes part in daily standup 
• Designs, monitors, and analyzes quality assurance metrics such as defect, defect counts, test results, and test status
• Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative testing technologies and techniques
• Looks beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities

Qualification and Experience Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical disciplines, or equivalent work experience required
• 3+ years of experience in Technology, with an emphasis on QA, and proven ability in writing test cases, running functional or performance tests, and managing defects
• Solid experience in test-driven development, unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, regression testing
• Must have proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate, verify, communicate & report software application issues
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Solid knowledge of QA methodologies, SDLC and STLC
• Working knowledge of test management software like Jira
• Strong in analytical skills and should be a team player
• Competent in executing test cases and passionate about quality
• Ability to handle conflict effectively

About The Role

CapitalNow.in technical team is seeking a hands-onQA Engineer with a noted experience on Manual Mobile Application, API Testing  and has the knowledge on Database.. The technical team is responsible for developing the supported mobile application and web app for customers and a control panel for the marketing team involved in CapitalNow.in.

Responsibilities

• Involved in Product discussions and discussions on impact analysis.
• Writing Test cases and Test scenarios for the application and passing QA for regular updates.
• Daily sanity checks to ensure that the product is working as expected.
• Assured quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported technology domains.
• Leads modules and as an escalation point, provides guidance and direction to less experienced staff in resolution of highly complex technical problems..

Essential Qualifications

• Have at least 3 years of hands-on working experience in Quality Analysis.
• Have 1+ years of experience in Database Queries (mySQL or similar).
• Have in depth knowledge on writing Test Cases and Test Scenarios.
• Have experience on writing complex queries using MySQL.
• Having knowledge on JIRA or similar tracking tools.
• Experience working in large projects with ability to multitask.
• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Having experience working in the Financial Services domain (good if it's in capital markets) is an added advantage.
• Immediate joiner is most preferable.

• As a Senior Software Test Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to test/qualify new products and enhancements to existing products as part of a cross functional team. You are required to verify and validate software changes for new products, enhancements and defects.
• Responsible for verifying that the software complies with the requirements and that the various customer use-cases can be satisfactorily met by the software.
• Work very closely with the project/baseline manager and development team to understand the architecture and design of the system and the interaction between various software sub-systems and components.
• Prepare and execute test plans for software releases, document and automate test cases to exercise the various features and capabilities of the software, identify and capture bugs and related information in the bug tracking database.
• Develop higher complexity test cases, test suite selection and execute all necessary testing activity required for a customer software release (negative and backward compatibility scenarios) per assignment, group objectives and product requirements.
• Document, enhance and maintain regression test procedures over the lifecycle of the software.
• Execute the software release test plans and certify that a software release has met the quality criterion(s) for various phase exits (pre-alpha, alpha, beta).
• Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards root cause identification and resolution
• Independently manage schedule for his/her projects and deliverables, seamlessly works with all key stakeholders to ensure delivery is never on the critical path
• Consistently look out for areas of improvement in all areas of software product development and processes, champions implementation of identified best practices

• Strong understanding of SDLC processes and the QA lifecycle and methodology
• Prior experience in supervisory control systems software would be a plus (but not mandatory)
• Strong knowledge of software test methodologies, tools, standards and processes.
• Good hands on programing experience in any of the scripting/programming languages (C++, C#, Java Script)
• Strong interpersonal skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience of working in global teams and interfacing with multiple stake holders

• We are looking for a versatile, highly professional, disruptive, and focused individual who pays attention to detail and has an eye for quality delivery. The individual must have team collaboration skills and be an active listener and communicator; someone who'd come not just with problems but suggestive solutions.

•  Bachelors / Masters in Computer Science
•  Excellent communication and presentation skills
•  The candidate should also have knowledge of the industry and ability to work under pressure
•  An indefatigable person with high self-esteem and perspicacious nature is that kind of person
•  who will thrive in this role

• Must have worked in an environment where they know when to perform what kind of testing; say smoke, regression, integration, sanity
• Must have test plan, strategy, cases development experience.
• Knowledge on Android/iOS app testing (usage of Debugging tools relevant is added bonus)
• Must know to prioritize work items based on the business need
• Knows how to handle tough timelines situations and not compromise quality.
• Must have experience in product management methodology such as agilenon-process oriented environment
• Should have experience in any of the ALM tools such as TFS JIRA or even be open to build application reporting structure in excel.
• Analyzing the requirements from clients
• Analyzing and executing Test Cases
• Run Re-Tests and Regression Tests.
• Develop & Run Release Tests