Software Engineer - I (Quality Assurance)

Job Title: QA Tester (Manual Testing)

Department: Technology

Location: Remote

Company: Mercer Talent Enterprise

Company Overview:

Mercer Talent Enterprise is a leading provider of talent management solutions, dedicated to helping organizations optimize their workforce. We foster a collaborative and innovative work environment where our team members can thrive and contribute to our mission of enhancing talent strategies for our clients.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a detail-oriented QA Tester to join our Lighthouse Tech Team. In this role, you will be responsible for performing manual testing of our software applications to ensure they meet the highest quality standards. You will work closely with developers and product managers to identify testing requirements and ensure that all features function as intended.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute manual test cases and document results.
• Identify, report, and track defects in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with the development team to understand application functionality and testing requirements.
• Participate in test planning and design activities.
• Conduct regression testing and ensure that existing functionality is not affected by new changes.
• Provide feedback on usability and user experience.
• Assist in the development of testing documentation and processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience in manual software testing.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and best practices.
• Experience with defect tracking tools (e.g., Azure,JIRA, Bugzilla).
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional development opportunities.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated QA Lead with a strong background in testing Salesforce applications. This is a hands-on role requiring 90% manual testing while leading and mentoring a team of Senior QA Engineers. We are specifically looking for candidates who are currently not employed or serving their notice period and can join our team on or before feb 17th.

• Key Responsibilities:Hands-on Testing (90%)Design, execute, and manage comprehensive manual test cases for Salesforce applications, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Lightning components.
• Conduct end-to-end testing of Salesforce-specific features, integrations, and customizations.
• Identify, document, and track defects, ensuring their timely resolution and thorough testing coverage.
• Team Leadership (10%)Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of Senior QA Engineers.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment while encouraging skill development.
• Provide technical guidance and problem-solving strategies to team members.
• Quality Assurance StrategyDefine and implement QA strategies tailored to Salesforce applications.
• Develop and monitor QA metrics to assess quality and performance.
• Collaborate with development and business teams to align on QA objectives.
• Optional Automation InitiativesDesign and implement automation frameworks for Salesforce testing using tools like Selenium, Provar, or similar (if applicable).
• Enhance testing efficiency through the adoption of automation strategies.
• Process ImprovementIdentify inefficiencies in QA processes and recommend improvements.
• Advocate for best practices, including regression and performance testing.
• Collaboration and CommunicationWork closely with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and stakeholders.
• Provide clear updates on testing progress, risks, and resolutions.
• DocumentationMaintain comprehensive documentation, including test plans, test cases, and bug reports.
• Ensure adherence to QA standards and processes.
• Qualifications:Education:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience:7+ years of QA experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Extensive experience testing Salesforce applications (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, etc.).
• Proven ability to manage QA teams and drive quality strategies.
• Skills:Strong expertise in manual testing (90% hands-on work required).
• Familiarity with Salesforce development lifecycle and release management processes.
• Proficiency in test management tools like Azure DevOps, JIRA, or similar.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Bonus Skills:Experience with automation frameworks like Selenium or Provar.
• Salesforce Administrator or QA-related certifications.

Important Note:

We are only considering candidates who are currently not working or serving their notice period and can join immediately, on or before feb 27th.

• Why Join Us?This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on QA Lead who is passionate about ensuring the quality and reliability of Salesforce solutions. You will play a crucial role in driving the success of our Salesforce-based projects while fostering a high-performance QA team

We are looking for a QA Tester to assess software quality through manual and automation testing. You will be responsible for finding and reporting bugs and glitches.

In this role, you should have a keen eye for detail and excellent communication skills. If you are also competent in executing test cases and are passionate about quality, we’d like to meet you.

Ultimately, you will ensure that our products, applications, and systems work correctly.

Responsibilities

Review and analyze system specifications

Collaborate with QA Engineers to develop effective strategies and test plans

Execute test cases (manual or automated) and analyze results

Evaluate product code according to specifications

Create logs to document testing phases and defects

Report bugs and errors to development teams

Help troubleshoot issues

Conduct post-release/ post-implementation testing

Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle

Requirements

Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Tester of a minimum 4 years

Must have knowledge in API and Selenium Automation

Must have knowledge of SQL and Linux

Working knowledge of test management Excellent communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Base Criteria

Candidate should be comfortable with APP and UI Testing (Must)

Candidate should be able to write excellent Test cases (+ve and -ve)

Candidate should be good at logical implementations

Candidate should be good in Communication and work approach

Candidate should have a good solution-oriented approach

Candidate worked with a premium Institution or premium product/app will be a great plus

Location: Ahmedabad (Temporary WFH)

Designation: QA Engineer

Experience: Fresher to 3 Years

Salary: As per market standards

Responsibilities

1-Should have played a vital role in Setting up Automation Frameworks, Processes, and Standards.

2-Expert proficiency in automation scripting using Java or other scripting languages.

3-Experience in using automation tools like Selenium/Webdriver, Sikuli, Junit/JMeter, etc.

4-Good expertise in System, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Ad-Hoc, Browser Compatibility, and Interface testing.

5-Prepare test case for Functional, Non-Functional, Integration and Usability, UI.

6-Experienced with a defect and bug tracking tools like Bugzilla, JIRA, etc.

7-Hands on experience in Test Planning, Test designing, and Test Execution, Defect Tracking & Defect Reporting.

8-Experience working in an agile development environment and scrum methodologies.

9- Involvement in setting up Test Environments, Requirements Management, Requirement Analysis.

10-Good understanding of database.

11-Should have experience in API testing.

12- Should have knowledge of payment gateway testing.

13- Good Knowledge of Performance Testing, Regression Testing, DataBase testing, Android Testing.

Qualifications

Education: B.E/B.Tech BCA/MCA

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. 

• Work with our proprietary Java and Kotlin based SDK to find performance and functionality-related issues.
•  Working with in-house Dashboards to perform testing of UI and APIs.
• Collaborating with teams to create test documents.
• Planning and task management in congruence with the Leadership Team.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Expertise in testing different QA Methodologies black box, white box, and gray box for both web UIs and backends both manually and automation.
• Ability to code and maintain back-end automation frameworks written in distributed programming languages such as Python.
• Ability to automate Android applications using tools such as Appium.
• Hands-on experience on API testing and testing tools like Postman, Rest-Assured, or other API testing tools.
• Experience working with Proxy tools like Charles Proxy, Fiddler.
• Excellent in test strategizing, planning, estimation, execution, and reporting.
• Working knowledge of Agile scrum methodologies Strong debugging, problem-solving, interpersonal and troubleshooting skills.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Python or Java Appium
•  Rest-Assured or Postman
• Fiddler or Charles Proxy
• Black Box testing
• White Box testing

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• An opportunity to be a part of a fast scaling start-up in the AdTech space that offers unmatched services and products.
• To work with a team of young enthusiasts who are always upbeat and self-driven to achieve bigger milestones in shorter time spans.
•  A workspace, that is wide open as per open door policy at the company, located in the happening center of Bangalore
• A well-fed stomach makes the mind work better and therefore- free lunch with a wide variety on all working days of the week, a stocked up pantry to satiate your want for munchies, a Foosball table to burst stress and above all a great working environment.
• We believe that we grow as you grow. Once you are a part of our team, your growth also becomes essential to us, and in order to make sure that happens, there are timely formal and informal feedback sessions.

QA Engineer

You will impact our users directly! This job requires you to constantly hit the ground running and your ability to learn quickly and work on disparate and overlapping tasks will define your success. Your job will often require coordination between multiple Development, Product,  Operations and Business groups, so you get to experience a breadth of impact with various groups.

The ideal candidate must be detail oriented, obsessed with customer experience, have superior verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, able to juggle multiple tasks at once, able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure. You must be able to identify problems before they happen and implement solutions that detect and prevent outages. You must be able to accurately prioritize projects, make sound judgments, work to improve the customer experience, and get the right things done.

Position Overview

• You will be responsible for all testing of an entire project across various platforms
• You will own the development and execution of test plans and test cases for multiple features of an application
• You will develop and maintain testing strategies, including manual and automation testing.
• You will ensure comprehensive test coverage by working closely with the product and engineering teams to prioritize testing execution and report on test execution progress and results.
• You will participate in design and specification reviews, and use this information to design test plans.
• You will promote QA productivity through automation, tools, and other best practices.
• You will promote a culture of quality throughout the organization.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ year of experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer
• Experience in manual testing across android app, mobile web and desktop applications
• Bachelor's Degree
• Expertise in test methodologies and test processes.
• Ability to understand technical specifications and generate test cases from them
• Good in communicating with developers and technical leaders, even if they are remote.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to track multiple test executions simultaneously and synthesize the results
• Shows creativity and initiative to improve product coverage and effectiveness.
• Should be able to generate test reports and dashboards for management communication.