Quality Assurance Engineer

LogiNext is looking for a technically savvy and passionate QA Engineer to cater to the testing efforts in the domain of manual testing. You will help the team in building an awesome manual platform from scratch and test the product for quality & stability.

You should have hands-on experience in testing and writing test case to develop and execute exploratory tests in order to ensure product quality. You will have to estimate, plan, and coordinate testing activities. You will also have to ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved in our defect tracking system. You should have strong inter-personal and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

Design, implement & execute the test cases for product features Identify, record & track the bugs or enhancements early in the release life cycle Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved and support testing quick patches to production Review requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback Create repeatability in testing that enables and validates high quality releases Identify functional/non-functional issues and come up with scalable resolutions Engage actively with cross functional teams to enable timely delivery through good planning, proactive communication and timely execution

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in the testing domain for SaaS products Experience in automation testing and using testing tools like Selenium, JUnit, jMeter, Appium Expertise in testing distributed and scalable web and mobile applications Hands-on experience in non-functional testing skills like Load Testing, Performance Testing and Security Testing Experience in testing APIs, web and mobile applications Experience in working on Linux/Unix environment Knowledge of DevOps is an added advantage Understanding of Software Development (preferably Java) and Continuous Integration Systems Experience with testing on AWS environments Experience of working in Agile Environment Excellent written and oral communication skills, judgment and decision making skills, and the ability to work under continual deadline pressure

Job description:

• We are looking for a young and dynamic QA Intern to join our QA team and help plan testing efforts, execute test scripts, and help with installation testing, software, and web testing.

Your Roles and Responsibilities:

• Basic troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills (Documentation Skills)
• Attention to detail is important
• Must be proficient with computers
• Basic knowledge of software is required
• The ability to test software and question features or behavior is desirable.

You should have:

• BTech/B.E or relevant degree in Computer Science

QA Engineer - Automation:

We are looking for a candidate who will be an agent of change and who will drive and execute based on our Quality and Reliability Transformation Roadmap. He/She will be responsible for testing Education Service domains across platforms, automation of functional/regression and RFB (sanity) service test suites, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipeline and Shift Left methodologies. We will also expect the candidate to take ownership of a functional domain and play a hands-on role in the execution of testing for projects in this area.

The candidate should have extensive experience in testing, testing automation, testing leadership and software development. The candidate should be proficient in-service automation testing tools like Eclipse, IDNE, Jenkins, GIT hub. The candidate should have at least 4-8 years of service testing or software development experience.

The candidate should be flexible, highly adaptable and an excellent team player. The candidate is expected to work with Agile teams that consist of test analysts, developers, automation engineers and other stake holders. The candidate should expect to work in a global virtual team, sometimes across multiple time zones. The candidate may be assigned to more than one role or project at a time.  

QA Engineer - Automation Responsibilities:

• Create automation plan and delivery roadmaps
• Develop test automation solutions for applications across different platforms
• Adhere to existing standards; provide suggestion to improve and set new standards
• Participate in technical discussions with engineering teams to understand application architecture and API model
• Collaborate with QA Engineers and Software Developers to identify test automation scope and priorities
• Configure, maintain, and operate service test automation tools and frameworks
• Capture requirements and test cases, understand application features, analyse requirements and develop test automation solution with a view of the end to end application flow
• Design and create robust automated test scripts to address business and technical use cases
• Integrate test automation scripts with Continuous Integration and Delivery pipeline
• Communicate progress to the senior leadership on a regular basis
• Should have Education Service domain and application knowledge

QA Engineer - Automation Requirements: 

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 4-8 years’ experience working as a Service Test Automation Engineer
• Experience in collaborating effectively across a variety of IT and business groups, across regions, roles, and able to interact effectively with all levels
• Proven record of execution of QA strategy and unification of QA processes across organization
• Must have hands-on experience with Selenium automation using Java
• Working knowledge of any Relational Database and DB Queries.
• Working knowledge of tool and technologies like Jenkins, GIT, JIRA and ALM
• Well versed with approaches like BDD, Keyword Driven, Data Driven and hybrid Driven test automation.
• Good to have understanding of model-based testing.
• Understanding of Agile/Waterfall development process and is comfortable diving into the technical architecture of complex and highly scalable solutions
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills. Experience in presenting to diverse audiences and conducting education and training.
• Have deep experience in defining and developing the service test automation framework.
• Development background is a major plus.
• knowledge of Rest, SOAP, MQ and microservices. (Nice to Have)

• Test current products and identifying deficiencies
• Suggest solutions to identified product problems 
• Investigate product quality in order to make improvements to achieve better customer satisfaction
• Plan, create and manage the overall Quality Planning strategy
• Collaborate with the Product Development team to ensure consistent project execution
• Identify quality assurance process bottleneck and suggest actions for improvement 
• Oversee continuous improvement projects 
• Collect quality data 
• Identify key KPIs for product quality

• Work closely with the Delivery Manager and Sales team to understand client and project requirements and define the scope of the project.
• Prepare test strategy to deliver to the agreed scope within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Work with Delivery Manager and Resource Management Group to build the necessary team, either from the available internal pool or support hiring.
• Work with the Delivery Manager to develop the testing strategy.
• Understand the project delivery governance framework and ensure test planning, execution, and closure are done in accordance with the delivery framework.
• Prepare test plans to include timelines for activities and key milestones.
• Lead a team of 4-5 test engineers and work alongside test architects and SMEs.
• Work allocation to team members and monitoring performance and ensure completion of tasks by team members to agreed timelines.
• Coordinate system/application understanding sessions for team members with relevant client team member(s).
• Work with test architects to design, develop and maintain test automation framework, where required.
• Develop test automation suites, along with team members.
• Review output of team members for test coverage (functional) and in case of test automation framework and suites, review for adherence to good and efficient coding practices and coding standards, reusability, avoid redundancy and duplicity.
• Raise PRs and check-in code and in the process resolve any conflicts and sync issues.
• Ensure efficient versioning and maintenance of test automation code.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical and non-technical challenges and blockers faced by team members.
• Coaching and leading in practices like Pair Programming, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD).
• Be the go-to person / first point of contact for any project-related queries or concerns, for both client and internal stakeholders.
• Preparation and distribution of periodic project progress mails and reports to the client and internal stakeholders.
• Risk management – early identification of risks and mitigation, and where required invoke relevant and timely escalation and support.
• Preparation and/or review of documentation, required across all phases of the project.
• Mentor and guide team members in helping them grow professionally.
• Provide feedback about team members to the Delivery Manager for periodic performance appraisal.

Qualification and mandatory experience

• Graduate or Post-graduate, an engineering graduate is desirable but not mandatory.
• Minimum 7 years of total experience in manual and automation testing of which at least 3 years as a hands-on Test Lead with proven experience of leading at least a 3-member team.

Mandatory Skills

• Knowledge of software QA methodologies, processes, and tools for manual and automation testing.
• At least 3 years proven experience of leading a minimum 3-member team in manual and automation testing.
• Experience of working in an Agile environment and delivering in sprints.
• At least 3+ years designing, developing, and maintaining Test Automation frameworks and solutions across various technology stacks and applications for web, mobile, API, and data validation.
• Expert level experience in at least one programming language, Java is preferable but not mandatory
• Expert level experience in debugging.
• Expert level experience in developing web UI test automation suite using Selenium or mobile UI test automation suite using Appium.
• Expert level experience in developing API test automation suite using Rest Assured.
• Raise PRs and merge test automation code.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools and pipelines.
• Experience in at least one build tool like Jenkins, Maven or Gradle and setting up a build pipeline and integrated testing.
• Code management using Github or SVN.
• Test and defect management using JIRA or any other tool.
• Preparation of test documentation across various phases
• Preparation and distribution of periodic progress reports to internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication are quintessential.

Desirable Skills

• Junit and TestNG for unit testing.
• Espresso for Android app automation.
• XCUI test for iOS app automation.
• Experience in non-functional testing, e.g., load/soak/performance, security, and accessibility, by using standard and new testing techniques.
• Experience in testing applications across eCommerce, banking, and fintech domains.

• Understand functional and non-functional testing requirements (for UI, API, and Database) for web, mobile, and mobile web applications.
• Understand and document test automation requirements for functional and non-functional (including load, stress, and performance) testing
• Develop frameworks to test UI, API services, and databases
• Develop and execute automated test scripts using a pre-defined framework
• Participate in test automation code reviews
• Good understanding of testing platforms such as TestNG and automation tools or help develop custom tools used for integration testing purposes
• Work with build automation tools such as Maven
• Design, implementation, and execution of load, performance, volume, and scalability tests using industry-standard tools
• Identifying performance bottlenecks and making recommendations for performance tuning
• Raise PR and merge code into local and master branches, as required
• Collaborates with other quality and development engineers to build, evolve, and maintain a scalable continuous build and deployment pipeline
• Troubleshooting Jenkins, test failures, and build configurations
• Work closely with members of the development team to solve any issues identified. This includes deploying diggable build in test environments, understanding and debugging application code is required to resolve any blockers.

Requirements

• Programming language (one or more) - Java, Python, JavaScript
• Unit testing - Junit
• API or UI test automation tools and frameworks - Selenium, Appium, Rest Assured, Postman, SoapUI, Karate, Robot
• Performance testing tool - JMeter
• Database - SQL
• Configuration management - GIT
• Build management - Maven
• Continuous Integration - Jenkins

• Test current products and identify deficiencies.
• Suggest solutions to identified product problems.
• Investigate product quality in order to make improvements to achieve better customer satisfaction.
• Plan, create, and manage the overall Quality Planning strategy.
• Collaborate with the Product Development team to ensure consistent project execution.
• Identify quality assurance process bottleneck and suggest actions for improvement.
• Oversee continuous improvement projects.
• Collect quality data.
• Identify key KPIs for product quality.
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts.
• Prepare and present reports and metrics to Senior Management.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer.
• An experience with a variety of different testing techniques such as UI Testing, Automated testing, Test Driven Development Strategies, etc
• An experience in testing tools such as Selenium, JMeter
• An experience with coding using Python, Java, Node.js.
• An experience with software QA tools and processes.
• Knowledge of MySQL
• A sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success.
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skill

• A team of aces, from top-tier schools and startups, to work with
• A fast-paced, data-driven, and fun work environment
• A huge appetite for new, disruptive, creative, and implementable ideas
• An open work culture

• Competitive salary
• Great working environment, opportunity to work directly with the founders on very exciting real-life problems.
• Opportunity to grow really fast.
• Opportunity to hire a team & mentor them in the future.
• ESOPs

1. Shortlist
2. Intro call of 15min
3. 1-2 Tech rounds
4. HR round
5. Offer rollout