Quality Assurance Engineer

MCS is seeking a meticulous and detail-oriented Quality Analyst to join our team. As a Quality Analyst, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of quality and efficiency in our products or services. Your primary responsibility will be to assess and evaluate processes, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies to enhance quality across all aspects of our organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality assurance standards, procedures, and methodologies to ensure consistency and excellence in our products, services, or processes.
• Conduct comprehensive evaluations and audits of products, services, or processes to identify deviations, defects, or areas of improvement.
• Maintain detailed records of quality assessments, findings, and recommendations.
• Create and update quality documentation, including standard operating procedures.
• Investigate the root causes of quality issues and collaborate with relevant teams to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide guidance and training to teams and employees on quality standards, best practices, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Establish feedback mechanisms and channels for employees and customers to report quality-related concerns or suggestions for improvement.
• Prepare and deliver regular reports on quality performance, highlighting areas of success and areas requiring attention.
• Ensure that our processes and products adhere to relevant industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and enhance quality.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in a relevant field (Quality Management, Business, Engineering, etc.)
• Proven experience in quality assurance or quality control, preferably in a similar industry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in quality management tools and methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean, ISO standards).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to precision.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with quality management software and tools.

If you have a keen eye for detail, a passion for process improvement, and the ability to drive positive change, we invite you to apply. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on our organization's quality standards and contribute to our ongoing success. Apply today to be a part of our quality-driven team!

Roles and responsibilities:

• Good understanding of QA methodology, automation expertise and ability to code.
• A keen understanding of the latest trends and their role in a commercial environment is needed.
• Develop, Execute the test cases and Report Bugs
• Send regular status reports, on bugs and functionality, tested
• Record test results, screenshots, etc. (failed ones)
• Create the test report and Conduct post-testing clean-up
• Run the regression tests
• Suggest fixes, identify functional problems and document technical issues and solutions
• In-depth knowledge of the SDLC as well as various software testing methodologies.
• Perform Functional/Black box testing, SQL queries, and Data Analysis.
• Using Bug tracking (Trello/JIRA), Project Tracking and SVN software produced various reports/metrics.
• Support the testing phase (system testing, SIT, UAT, non-regression testing) and ensure quick turnaround of defect fixes.
• You will participate in design and specification reviews, and use this information to design test plans.
• Manage and communicate regular updates on project status like work completed, work in progress, next steps, risks, mitigation, quality to QA manager and stakeholders.
• Present complex technical ideas (both written and verbal), anticipate potential objections and persuade others to adopt the most appropriate view.
• Establish an end-to-end view and capture all key requirements. establish clear functional and non-functional requirements like capacity, availability, and response times.
• Ensure that all requirements are 'testable' and agree on test strategy with the business and test team lead.
• Should have basic knowledge on integrating API Keys for AI tools.

Requirements:

• Experience in Automation testing is preferred.
• Experience in testing various applications, services, and user interfaces
• Experience in test automation and creating repeatable, maintainable, automated
• test suites
• Experience managing a team of QA Engineers
• Experience in communicating with clients
• Understanding of test-driven development
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and best practices
• Understanding of Agile and Waterfall processes
• Understanding of user interface design
• Strong knowledge of software quality assurance best practices & methodologies
• Familiarity with various defect management systems

Job Description:

We are seeking a detail-oriented Manual Tester to develop, document, and maintain comprehensive test plans and test cases based on software requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience in testing web and mobile applications, collaborating with Product Owners (POs), Development Leads, and providing effort estimations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, document, and maintain comprehensive test plans and test cases based on software requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Owners (POs) and Development Leads to understand project requirements and provide effort estimations.
• Perform thorough manual testing of software applications, including functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.
• Execute test cases and report results in a detailed and structured manner.
• Identify, document, and track defects and inconsistencies in the software using appropriate tools.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and provide feedback on testability and quality.
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Perform exploratory testing to identify areas of potential risk and areas not covered by formal test cases.
• Ensure all testing activities are conducted in accordance with the Agile methodology.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in manual testing of web and mobile applications.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Experience in developing and maintaining test plans and test cases.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to interact effectively with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to identify, document, and track defects and inconsistencies in the software.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MS or BS in Computer Science or a related subject.
• At least five (5+) years of web application testing and automation experience.
• Taking complete ownership of product testing efforts.
• Proficiency in Java/ Python or any other Object-Oriented Language.
• Experience of Selenium & WebServices or REST API testing or backend testing
• Ability to design and develop test automation frameworks from scratch
• Experience in CI/ CD setup preferably with Jenkin
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Expert in methodically developing use-cases-
• Expert at writing automation test cases using Selenium.
• Expert at testing the web application for both functionality and performance.
• Understands what world-class quality for SAAS Products 
• Expert at communicating the QA results with the engineering teams
• Expert at increasing visibility for blocker/critical issues.

Job description

2 to 3 years Experienced software Manual Tester.

Knowledge of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

ISTQB Certified

Creating and Supporting Test Documentation

Understanding of Agile Scrum process

taking ownership of testing projects / application modules

work with development team to deliver software testing tasks on time

document test cases, execution reports, bug reports and status reports

participate in test plan meetings to understand requirements and get/give status update

Ensure product quality and reliability

Specify and execute test cases (including automation scripts if applicable) based on analyzed requirements and overall test strategy

Should know the fundamentals of software testing. For ex: Should have practical knowledge on Functionality testing (Smoke testing, Sanity Testing, Regression testing, End-to-End testing, UAT testing)

Perks and benefits

Role: Manual Test Engineer

Department: Engineering - Software & QA

Employment Type: Full Time

Role Category: Quality Assurance and Testing

Education:

UG: BCA in Computers, B.Tech/B.E. in Electronics/Telecommunication, Computers, Electrical, B.Sc in Computers, Electronics

PG: M.Tech in Electronics/Telecommunication,Computers,Electrical,MCA in Computers, MS/M.Sc(Science) in Computers, Electrical Engineering, Electronics

Key Skills:

Knowledge of Web application testing, API testing, 

Good to have database knowledge

Knowledge of Devops Azure

Automation testing knowledge

Excellent verbal and written Skills.

We are seeking a talented QA automation engineer to design testing procedures for our software applications. In this role, will be responsible for analyzing the functionality of applications and designing automated tests to validate their performance. You will also be required to identify bugs, install databases, and collaborate with the software design team.

To ensure success as a QA automation engineer, you should have advanced programming skills, a keen eye for detail, and excellent project management skills. A skilled QA automation engineer can design and write efficient test procedures for every software application.

QA Automation Engineer Responsibilities:

• Meeting with the software design team to discuss verification protocols.
• Identifying software application weaknesses and target areas.
• Sketching out ideas for automated software test procedures.
• Reviewing software bug reports and highlighting problem areas.
• Writing automation scripts and implementing software applications.
• Designing and installing software databases.
• Troubleshooting automation software and finalizing system procedures.
• Identifying quality issues and creating test reports.
• Collaborating with the design team to solve application faults.

QA Automation Engineer Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field.
• Previous experience working as a QA automation engineer.
• Advanced programming skills including automation systems and databases.
• Must have worked on Selenium,Cucumber,Maven
• Familiarity with programming script languages including Java and VBScript.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Detailed knowledge of application functions, bug fixing, and testing protocols.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good project management skills.

• Ensure processes used for system testing are adequate and appropriate 
• Develop manual test procedures 
• Work closely with the development team to ensure that Leica Microsystems products meet (and exceed) end-user expectations 
• Develop and maintain the system and user acceptance tests and scripts based on product requirements  
• Procure, create and manage test data required 
• Executing system and user acceptance tests and producing test logs and issue reports 
• Management of test coverage to ensure all requirements are adequately tested 
• Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues to generate root cause identification and resolution 

Our Expectations:  

• Bachelor of Engineering or Masters in software engineering / Informatics or equivalent. 
• Experience in device/embedded software testing 
• Experience of working in an Agile environment, testing user stories, and participating in SCRUM, sprint planning, and backlog review activities. 
• Excellent communication skills, fluent in verbal and written English. 
• Experience working with CI tools (ideally TeamCity). 

Nice to have / Ideally:  

• ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certified tester. 
• Experience in medical device quality standards such as IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971. 
• 3-6 years of experience in testing medical device applications. 
• Experience working with teams across the globe. 
• Experience testing end-to-end applications that interact with hardware devices. 
• Experience in the Cybersecurity domain 

• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents, and provide meaningful feedback
• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
• Set up test environments
• Perform software testing to see if the software meets all the requirements
• Identify, document, and track issues found using appropriate tools
• Perform regression testing
• Help troubleshoot issues reported by customers
• Stay up to date with the latest testing tools and methodologies

Qualifications

• 1-3 Years work experience in QA
• Hands-on experience QA-ing web applications
• Familiarity with browser DevTools and ADB
• Familiarity with API testing tools like Postman, JMeter, etc
• Experience with Agile frameworks and QA methodologies
• Experience using bug tracking tools like JIRA, Bugzilla, etc

Nice to have

• Experience working with LMSs
• Knowledge of basic SQL queries
• Experience using automated testing tools
• Familiarity with programming languages like Python or Ruby
• Sense of humor