Senior QA Engineer

Overview

Senior QA Engineer role in Chennai responsible for sprint testing, automation and regression coverage, and quality reporting in an Agile team.

What you'll do

• Identify and recommend requirements for STLC through analysis of the impacted area.
• Get hands-on in sprint testing, including test case creation, execution, and defect tracking.
• Develop and maintain an up-to-date Regression Pack to ensure ongoing testing of critical functionalities.
• Test automation using tools like Playwright, C# and TypeScript.
• Maintain feature catalogue and ensure up-to-date visibility on quality metrics and coverage.
• Collaborate with business analysts and developers to ensure test scenarios and requirements are aligned and properly documented.
• Work closely with the team to ensure that Test Approach is properly updated in Jira stories.
• Create and design test cases, test runs, and results to ensure proper documentation and traceability.
• Ensure all automation and manual testing processes are continuously improved and up-to-date with the latest tools and techniques.
• Collaborate with the QA lead to help report metrics, define test policy and procedures.
• Create test result data to support the creation of release readiness reports.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of experience in quality assurance, with a balanced focus on both manual and automated testing.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript to develop effective automation scripts.
• Expertise with C# and ReqnRoll for API automation scripts.
• Strong experience in maintaining automated regression packs and contributing to sprint testing.
• Solid understanding of testing methodologies, test case design, and defect tracking systems (JIRA).
• Experience with tools like JIRA for test management and documentation.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with BAs and developers on refining requirements and testing strategies.
• Hands-on experience in scenario preparation and data preparation for test environments.
• Proven ability to design, maintain, and execute complex test cases that ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Ability to update and align the Test Approach to Jira stories and project requirements.
• Strong ability to context switch between multiple products and tasks.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum team environment.
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent), as a minimum requirement.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and the integration of automated tests into DevOps processes.
• GitHub Actions or GitLab.
• Developing non-functional tests using automation tools such as K6, JMeter, and Gatling, based on a solid understanding of NFRs.
• Familiarity with advanced testing frameworks and a passion for exploring new testing tools and technologies.
• Knowledge of a commodity or financial trading environment.

Details

• Location: Chennai.