Position Summary, Responsibilities and Expectations:
- Design, implement, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web and software applications.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing across multiple platforms and environments.
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, and designers to understand feature requirements and provide early feedback from a QA perspective.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts using modern testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Qt Squish, or similar).
- Track and report software defects using tools like Jira, and verify fixes through retesting.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipeline by integrating automated tests and ensuring smooth releases.
- Provide input on software quality processes and continuously seek to improve QA practices.
- Maintain clear and concise documentation of test cases, test results, and quality metrics.
Essential Skills and Experience:
* 3+ years of experience in software QA for desktop and web applications.
* Strong understanding of QA principles, test planning, test case development, and defect management.
- Proficiency in manual testing of desktop and web applications, including functional, regression, and exploratory testing.
- Experience with test management tool such as Qase.
- Experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Qt Squish, and ability to write test scripts in JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python would be welcome.
- Familiarity with cross-browser testing and responsive design verification for modern web applications.
- Experience testing installers, application updates, and configuration scenarios for desktop applications (Windows/macOS).
- Experience testing RESTful APIs using tools like Postman or scripting automated API tests would be welcome.
- Comfortable working with version control systems such as Git.
- Knowledge of bug tracking and test management tools such as Jira.
- Understanding of Agile development processes and experience participating in sprint-based development cycles.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for reporting bugs and collaborating with developers and designers.
