QA Engineer (Pune/Remote)

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of industry experience in testing web applications, mobile applications and/or large-scale enterprise products
• Strong understanding of best practices in software testing, test planning, test case writing and defect writing
• Strong understanding of SDLC development processes
• Basic understanding of TDD/BDD and CI/CD processes
• Hands-on experience writing code in OOP languages (C#/Java/Objective-C/Swift)
• Hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases (T-SQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting issues in front-end applications and back-end code
• Hands-on experience executing and implementing automated tests
• Hands-on experience communicating with team members to provide support throughout development life cycle
• Good communication and collaborations skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Hands-on experience with API testing tools (Postman, SoapUI, Advanced REST Client)
• Hands-on experience with large-scale analytics platforms (New Relic, Splunk, PRTG)
• Hands-on experience with browser development tools (Chrome DevTools, Firefox Developer Tools)
• Hands-on experience with version control software (Git, TFVC)
• Hands-on experience with code editors (Visual Studio, Android Studio, Xcode)
• Hands-on experience with bug/project tracking software (Azure Dev-Ops, JIRA)
• Hands-on experience with continuous integration tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, Travis CI, TFS)
• Hands-on experience with scripting languages (Python/Bash/JavaScript/Ruby)

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with QA engineers to determine test strategy for project
• Review new code for potential defects and develop test strategies from findings
• Track own open defects and provide support until resolution
• Propose technical solutions to remediate defects in code
• Create simple automated tests using established automation tools and frameworks
• Write complex SQL queries to facilitate own testing and work of other QA engineers
• Propose improvements to SDLC/Agile practices of project
• Accurately estimate level of effort for own testing tasks
• Create and maintain basic documentation for established QA best practices
• Collaborate with software engineers to communicate details of own testing efforts and provide support throughout development life cycle
• Implement solutions to utilize continuous integration servers effectively
• Create simple software tools to facilitate testing
• Troubleshoot and track defects for testing environments and infrastructure
• Report into QA metrics as per definitions from department.