Senior QA Engineer

Job Description

QA Engineer shall be responsible for understanding the nature of the domain and the business requirement; information required to write test plans and test cases. This Role needs to create, maintain and execute automated test scripts; Analyzing automation execution results; Performing lifecycle testing and identifying system breakage points (investigative, production readiness etc.). Develop & execute test cases in alignment to test strategyJob DescriptionQA Engineer shall be responsible for understanding the nature of the domain and the business requirement; information required to write test plans and test cases. This Role needs to create, maintain and execute automated test scripts; Analyzing automation execution results; Performing lifecycle testing and identifying system breakage points (investigative, production readiness etc.). Develop & execute test cases in alignment to test strategyCompetencies:Understanding production infrastructure, product flow and designSystem requirement specifications, analyzing requirements/seeking inputs for writing test plan, understanding of functional / non-functional requirements & applying accurate probing techniques (Focused group discussions and Interviews) wherever appropriateIndependently deriving the test cases from the requirementsEnsuring correctness and completeness of builds by using CM tools and its features (check in, checkout, merge, build, work area, branch, version and release numbering etc.)Independently undertaking both functional and non-functional testingUnderstanding software development lifecycle and overall application development spaceAdopting agile framework accurately for a given situation by understanding Agile manifesto and ceremoniesAssessing and diagnosing issues across the various testing environmentUsing right datasets/files/tools for independent testing; Understanding of functional and non-functional testingIdentify & manage risk while facilitating project planning & closure through application of metricsUnderstanding of product Architecture and design is an added advantageTechnical Skills:Testing principles & methodologies, testing methods (Regression testing, Usability testing, Acceptance Testing, System testing, Performance testing, Load Testing etc.), automation tools/techniques, software testing infrastructure, Continuous Integration / Deployment processes.Hands on experience doing Automation testing of web applications using Selenium (C#) / Protractor.OOPS concepts, SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), Choice of Data structures to be used in design, Problem solving techniques, Functional and Technical design documents (MD050/MD070/HLL etc.), Security framework (Assessing vulnerabilities, Secured Code, SSL/Non-SSL, Vulnerability tests)Agile practices, Alternative programming approaches (ADM/Scrum or Xtreme programming, KanBan, Re-factoring), ALM tools (TFS, Stat, Jira, etc.) at workScoping, Scheduling, Resourcing, Effort estimation techniques, Software Development methodologies (AGILE, SCRUM, XP etc.), Work breakdown structures, Gantt charts and similar planning tools, Project requirements and goals, Communication/Escalation procedures, Microsoft Tools such as Visio and Microsoft ProjectConfiguration management (CM) concepts/ procedures, Packaging tools such as (MS Build, Installshield etc.), CM tools (TFS, CVS, VSS, Clear Case, Perforce etc.), Power shell scripting, Incident/Problem ManagementEducational Qualification and Experience:Minimum of 15 years of formal education - Graduate / Post Graduate in Computer Science / Information TechnologyProfessional work experience of 3 to 5 years in QA Automation Testing,

Keyskills :
test casesregression testingautomationreporting