Manual Tester

A Day in the Life:

• Collaborate with developers and product managers to understand feature requirements.
• Review feature specifications and design detailed test cases.
• Perform manual tests on payment gateway systems, including transaction flows and API validations.
• Identify, log, and track defects using tools like JIRA and prioritize them for resolution.
• Conduct regression testing to ensure system stability after updates.
• Participate in team discussions to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Document test results and prepare for upcoming sprint activities.

Key Qualifications and Skills:

• 5 - 7 years of QA experience, with at least 3 years in payment gateways, fintech, or banking systems.
• Strong knowledge of payment processing.
• Experience with REST/SOAP APIs, webhooks, and encryption (TLS, AES, RSA). Familiarity with PCI-DSS, PSD2, GDPR, and AML/KYC processes.
• Proficiency in SQL for database validation (transaction logs, ledger entries).
• Hands-on experience with JMeter, Postman, Selenium, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of blockchain-based payouts (optional but a plus).

Key Responsibilities:

1. Test Planning & Strategy: Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for payment processing, refunds, chargebacks, settlements, and fraud detection. Ensure compliance with PCI-DSS, PSD2, and other financial regulations.
2. Functional & Integration Testing: Validate API integrations with banks, PSPs (Payment Service Providers) and third-party vendors. Test transaction flows (success, failure, retries, timeouts) and edge cases.
3. Security & Compliance Testing: Perform penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and data encryption checks. Ensure PCI compliance and adherence to EMV, 3D Secure (3DS2), and SCA (Strong Customer Authentication).
4. Performance & Load Testing: Conduct stress testing to evaluate system behaviour under high transaction volumes (TPS - Transactions Per Second). Identify bottlenecks in authorization, settlement, and reconciliation processes.
5. Automation & Tools: Develop and maintain automated test scripts (using tools like Postman, Selenium, JMeter, or Karate). Work with CI/CD pipelines for regression testing.
6. Defect Management: Log, track, and prioritize bugs using JIRA, Bugzilla, or similar tools. Collaborate with developers, product managers, and compliance teams for issue resolution.
7. Documentation & Reporting: Maintain test documentation, including test cases, test data, and audit logs. Provide QA metrics and test summary reports to stakeholders.

We are looking for a detail-oriented **QA / Software Tester (Fresher)** to join our development team. You will be responsible for testing applications, identifying bugs, and ensuring software quality before release. This role is ideal for fresh graduates who want to start a career in software testing and quality assurance.

Key Responsibilities  

1. Test web and mobile applications for functionality and usability.  

2. Identify, document, and track software defects.  

3. Execute manual test cases and report results.  

4. Work with developers to fix issues and verify fixes.  

5. Perform regression and functional testing.  

6. Ensure the product meets quality standards before release.  

7. Assist in preparing test documentation and reports.  

Required Skills  

1. Basic understanding of software testing concepts.  

2. Knowledge of manual testing.  

3. Basic understanding of SDLC and STLC.  

4. Familiarity with web or mobile applications.  

5. Basic knowledge of SQL or databases (optional).  

6. Good analytical and problem-solving skills.  

7. Attention to detail.  

Preferred (Optional)  

1. Knowledge of any testing tool (Selenium, JIRA, etc.).  

2. Understanding of automation testing basics.  

3. Internship or academic project experience.  

Location: Remote / Chennai 

Experience: 0–2 Year (Freshers Welcome)  

Education: B.E / B.Tech / BCA / MCA / Any Computer-related Degree 

Apply here: https://connectsblue.com/jobs/738/qa-software-tester-fresher-at-bluepms-software-solutions-pvt-ltd

We are looking for a detail-oriented Manual Tester to join our QA team. This role is ideal for freshers or candidates with up to 1 year of experience who are eager to build a career in software testing and quality assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand application requirements and functional specifications
• Execute manual test cases for web and/or mobile applications
• Perform functional, regression, smoke, and sanity testing
• Identify, document, and track bugs clearly
• Work closely with developers to reproduce and verify fixes
• Retest resolved issues and ensure quality before releases
• Participate in basic test planning and reporting activities
• Ensure applications meet expected quality standards

About the role:

We are seeking a highly detail-oriented and experienced Payment Switch Manual Tester to join our Quality Assurance team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for rigorously testing and validating the functionality, reliability, and security of our core payment switch system, ensuring flawless transaction processing and compliance with all industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Planning & Design: Analyze payment switch requirements, technical specifications, and user stories to create comprehensive test plans, detailed test scenarios, and manual test cases.
• Test Execution: Execute functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing on the payment switch and related systems
• Transaction Flow Validation: Manually validate various payment transaction lifecycles, including authorization, clearing, settlement, and chargebacks for credit/debit cards, prepaid cards, and other payment methods.
• Defect Management: Identify, document, and track defects and inconsistencies using defect management tools (JIRA) and work closely with development teams to ensure timely solution.
• Protocol & Scheme Testing: Test and validate messages and protocols ( ISO 8583, SWIFT) and ensure compliance with card scheme mandates (Visa, Mastercard, RuPay).
• API Testing: Perform manual testing of APIs (REST/SOAP) related to payment processing, ensuring correct data validation, security, and error handling
• Data Validation: Execute SQL queries for backend database validation to ensure data integrity and consistency across the transaction lifecycle.
• Collaboration: Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, provide testing estimates, and communicate test status and risks to stakeholders.
• Documentation: Prepare and maintain detailed test reports, test summary reports, and other necessary QA documentation.

Required Experience & Skills

• 3+ years of proven experience in manual software testing.
• 3+ years of direct experience testing Payment Switch systems, Card Management Systems.
• Strong understanding of the Payments Domain and the end-to-end transaction lifecycle (Authorization, Clearing, Settlement).
• In-depth knowledge of payment industry standards and protocols, such as ISO 8583.
• Proficiency in designing and executing various types of manual tests (Functional, Regression).
• Unix/Linux – Comfortable with command-line tools, log analysis.
• Experience with testing tools for APIs ( Postman, SoapUI) and defect tracking (JIRA).
• Solid skills in writing and executing SQL queries for data validation.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills (written and verbal).

Interview Process -

• Screening
• Virtual L1 interview
• Managerial Round
• HR Discussion

Required Skills & Qualifications:

● 3+ years of experience in Quality Assurance & Software Testing.

● Strong expertise in JIRA for bug tracking and test management.

● Proficiency in manual testing, including UI, functional, regression, and integration testing.

● Experience in automation testing using Selenium, JMeter, or similar tools (preferred).

● Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

● Hands-on experience with API testing tools like Postman or SoapUI.

● Familiarity with SQL queries for database validation.

● Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Role: Senior QA

• Exp: 3-5 Years
• Salary: up to 80K INR Per Month
• Location: In Office, Ahmedabad (Maninagar)
• Acceptable Notice Period: Immediate To 30 Days

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Strategy & Planning: Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and plans for the e-commerce gift card product, covering functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Manual Testing: Conduct thorough manual testing when necessary, focusing on critical paths, edge cases, and user experience.
• Bug Management: Identify, document, and track bugs using JIRA or similar tools. Work with the development team to prioritize and resolve issues.
• Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and UX/UI designers, to understand requirements, provide feedback, and ensure product quality.
• Performance Testing: Lead efforts to test the scalability and performance of the gift card platform, ensuring it can handle high volumes of transactions and users.
• Documentation: Create and maintain detailed test documentation, including test cases, test scripts, and test reports.

Peacock Engineering Ltd is a Gold-accredited IBM Premier Business Partner which has amassed over 300 person years of experience implementing business critical EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) solutions across a range of industries such as oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, utilities, facilities management, transport, and power generation. 

Peacock Engineering Ltd specialise in providing consultancy services and support for the IBM Maximo EAM software product and maintain a pool of highly experienced and capable consultants fully conversant with IBM Maximo and its functionality, capabilities, and opportunities for customisation to meet business need. 

Peacock Engineering’s Technical Services team is now looking for an Test Analyst Professional to support the growing demand for Maximo enterprise asset management solutions, working from our office in Bangalore.

• Manual testing
• Functional including Smoke, Integration, System, System integration and Regression testing.
• Limited Non-functional testing.
• Analysing requirements documentation and user stories to build standardised test artifacts.
• Creating Test Data requirements and prerequisites.
• Planning and creating test traceability matrix for the projects involved.
• Provide technical services over the entire lifecycle of a project.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written) possess the ability to multi-task.
• Waterfall and Agile methodology work experience.

Skill Requirements - Essential:

• Tech. in Computer Science, Engineering or Business-related field and/or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum four (4) years of work experience.
• Effective communication skills, and the ability to work well in a project team environment.
• Creating Test plan, Test cases, and Test Reporting documentations.

Skill Requirements - Preferable:

• DevOps Methodology work experience.
• API testing- Postman/SOAP API/REST API.
• Knowledge of Automation testing (functional or non-functional).
• Maximo knowledge required to help plan and execute numerous projects.
• Certification in relevant work domain.

• Professional and committed, with a disciplined approach to work.
• Motivated and driven by finding and providing solutions to problems.
• Polite, tactful, helpful, empathic nature, able to deliver to the needs of customers.
• Has respect for others and their views.
• Technology minded and focused, enthusiastic about technologies.
• Analytical, able to raise from the detail and see the bigger picture.
• Dedicated to continually updating and upgrading own knowledge.
• Carries a mind-set of continuous improvement, constantly looking for better and more efficient ways of doing things.
• Values quality at the centre of all things in work.

Due to considerable amounts of virtual working and interaction with colleagues and customers in different physical locations internationally, it is essential that the successful applicant has the drive and ethic to succeed working in small teams physically but in larger efforts virtually.  Self-drive to communicate constantly using web collaboration and video conferencing is essential.

As an employee, you will be encouraged to continually develop your capability & attain certifications to reflect your growth as an individual.

Skills Required -

• No handholding
• Logical thinking (scenario)
• API testing (POSTMAN)
• Database SQL (think of null & able to write join query)
• Why & when regression and different types of testing
• Able to write test case
• Web testing

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