QA Engineer

• Strong knowledge of system testing best practices and methodologies.
• Develop test plans/test cases/scenarios & execute them.
• Testing all aspects of the product like function/ System/ regression etc
• Comfortable working in an automated, fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with project team members in application testing
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management;
• Triage issues

Job Description: 

● At least 4 to 8 years of experience in software quality assurance manual testing 

● Proven record of test strategy and planning, STLC, deployment, defect tracking, and test  harness. 

● High degree of initiative with a passion for learning technology. 

● Must have strong hands-on experience on any programming language PHP, React Native JavaScript, HTML, CSS. 

● Must be competent enough on API testing using Rest Assured and Postman.

● Performance testing experience with relevant automation and monitoring tools (e.g.,  JMeter, load runner). 

● Responsible for coming up with and executing scale tests, performance, and longevity tests.

● Must have testing experience on cloud-based platforms and working knowledge on  integration testing using CI/CD pipelines. 

● Should have working experience with at least one of the MYSQL databases and NoSQL DB viz. 

● Cosmos Db, Cassandra, MongoDB.

● Should have strong fundamental understanding of network topology and the TCP/IP stack  and working knowledge of load balancing methods and deployment architecture

● Experience with GIT Hub, Maven, HP ALM, Jira, Jenkins, code coverage tools and CI/CD
● Exposure of sizing (estimating) the project and defining timelines 

● Good to have knowledge of Platforms like Windows / UNIX / Mainframe.

● Work under the direction of the Game QA Lead to provide test support for two dozen experienced game designers, artists, and engineers. 

● Perform daily smoke tests of game builds, using the build computer and the install scripts.

● Run through and write test plans for existing and new features. Become familiar with the  project design by closely reading project documentation and reaching out regularly to our  team of game developers. 

● Verify that identified bugs are fixed in the database. 

● Identify and bug new issues that occur in the HMD and tablet interface.

● Build on your own fundamental QA skills by learning the specifics of game  development QA for mobile devices, VR headsets, and experimental technology.

● Engage in continuous improvement of the QA process. 

● Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
● Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of the-art practices; participating in professional societies. 

● Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Looking for a Lead/Senior Tester. This role is a mix of Managerial + Testing. A prior experience in handling teams is good.
Must have minimum 2 years of Manual experience with 2 years of Automation.
Knowledge of testing webapps is must.

Candidate must have good communication skills.

Experience in Selenium or cypress is must.

Prior background of financial application is good to have

About the company : VF is headquartered in New york and has an office in Pune. We provide SaaS platform for Brokers/ Employers and Insurance companies for better Insruance management

This person MUST have: 

- BE Computer Science, MCA or equivalent. 

- Experience testing IOT devices managed by cloud. 

- Manual testing experience and a desire to learn and work with the latest technologies. Web, Cloud and Mobile App testing. 

- Develop test plans, cases, and scripts; schedule and execute test cycles; contribute to testability & quality of software. 

- Reports all defects accurately; facilitate problem tracking and successful resolution; assess and communicate various risks involved and provide necessary assistance to engineers and stakeholders. 

- Basic knowledge of automation know-how [ API automation, Python] - Test to fail mindset, Solid test strategy experience, well versed with QA processes. - Hands on experience on Performance test angle. 

Experience: 

- Min 1 year experience 

- Not more than 10 year experience. 

Location 

- Remotely, anywhere in India 

Timings:

- 40 hours a week (9 PM IST to 2 AM IST(10 hours in your suitable time) , Monday to Saturday). 

Position: 

- Full time/Direct 

- We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc. 

- We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods. You will stay here because you love the company. We have only a 15 days notice period. 

About Us:

Aakash EduTech Pvt. Ltd. (AEPL) is the digital learning arm of Aakash Education Services Ltd. (AESL). AEPL is a rock solid team of 800+ passionate individuals within 2 strong online learning brand names, under its umbrella:

Aakash Digital(digital.aakash.ac.in) geography access to education in the test-prep segment by removing barriers of geography, income, safety or time. Our unique digital offerings i.e. Aakash Live - live online classes, Aakash iTutor - recorded video lectures and Aakash Practest - integrated test series facilitate right guidance to students preparing for competitive exams from the safety and comfort of their homes. We have a reach in almost 7+ countries and 750+ cities world-wide.

Meritnation  (http://www.meritnation.com/">www.meritnation.com) is India’s leading online learning platform for school students with over 2.0 crore enrolled students across CBSE, ICSE and leading state boards. It's an online tuition company with course offerings for class 1 to 12. The company has subscribers PAN India as well as in the Mid-East and has offices across 15 cities in India. Meritnation was a pioneer in Live Classes with more than 80,000+ hours of live class delivered on the platform till date.

What We Are Looking For:

- The candidate should have experience in manual testing, GUI testing, functional testing and load testing.

- knowledge of automated testing tools preferable open source like JMeter, Selenium etc.

- The candidate should have experience in writing and executing test cases.

- Good understanding of SDLC and STLC concepts; Ability to effectively prioritize assignments as well as unplanned issues.

- Knowledge of web-based applications is a must.

- Defect reporting, coordination with development team, defect logging, defect tracking tools like Bugzilla or Bugnet, bug reporting etc

- Completing assigned work with proper focus on design aspects, modular, coding standards, process adherence, optimized and readable code and minimal rework required

- Ability to work productively in a dynamic, priority shifting, deadline-driven environment with no/minimum supervision

- Self-initiative in reading and learning about new technologies, other modules of the application, newer and better ways of doing things

- Good teamwork, positive and constructive collaboration and communication with everybody

Required Skills

Both Manual and Automation testing(Basic Knowledge ) cover functional and performance testing.

Qualifications: Bachelor degree or Equivalent