QA Engineer (Manual + Automation)

Overview

QA Engineer (Manual + Automation) role at Genea, reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, focused on validating the quality and functionality of Genea's product implementations.

What you'll do

• Create and execute test strategies and test plans to validate the quality and functionality of Genea's product implementations.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, and QA teams to ensure quality delivery within defined timelines.
• Design, write, review, execute, and maintain test cases and test scenarios.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, exploratory, smoke, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright and Selenium.
• Perform API testing and backend/server-side application validation using Postman, Swagger, or similar tools.
• Validate database operations, data integrity, and backend workflows using SQL.
• Identify, log, track, retest, and verify defects, ensuring timely resolution.
• Leverage AI tools such as ChatGPT/Claude and GitHub Copilot for test case generation, automation scripting, test data creation, and improving QA efficiency.
• Collaborate with remote QA teams on daily testing updates, execution plans, and release activities.
• Work in an Agile environment, contributing to test design, automation, execution, regression, and end-to-end feature sign-off.
• Define and follow QA processes, testing standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor test coverage, defect metrics, automation coverage, and testing progress.
• Take ownership of challenging testing scenarios and work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

What you'll need

• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing.
• Strong expertise in manual testing, functional testing, and test design methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright and/or Selenium for test automation.
• Good understanding of automation frameworks and scripting languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Java.
• Strong experience in REST API testing and backend/server application validation.
• Hands-on experience with Postman, Swagger, or similar API testing tools.
• Working knowledge of SQL and database validation.
• Experience testing enterprise applications, preferably SaaS/PaaS products.
• Ability to create and review test strategies, test plans, test cases, defect reports, and requirement traceability matrices.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, SDLC, and defect management tools such as Jira.
• Exposure to AI-powered testing tools and Generative AI for test automation and QA activities.
• Understanding of test governance, quality metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with distributed teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with an iterative Agile methodology and use of tools like JIRA, Slack, and Wiki.
• Experience with automated testing and tools such as Git, Maven, Jenkins, and Selenium is an advantage.
• Basic knowledge of JavaScript/Node.js/Python.

Details

• Location: Ahmedabad, India (Hybrid).
• Work schedule: 5-day work week.