QA Manual Test Engineer

Job Title: QA Manual Test Engineer

Experience: 4+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced QA Manual Test Engineer with 4+ years of hands-on experience in software testing. The candidate will be responsible for designing and executing test cases, identifying defects, validating application functionality, and ensuring high-quality software releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business and technical requirements to understand testing scope.
• Prepare Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Data, and Test Execution Reports.
• Perform Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Smoke, Sanity, and UAT testing.
• Execute manual test cases across web and/or mobile applications.
• Identify, document, track, and validate defects using tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Perform defect retesting and regression testing after bug fixes.
• Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and other QA team members.
• Participate in requirement reviews and provide inputs from a testing perspective.
• Ensure adequate test coverage and maintain testing documentation.
• Perform cross-browser and cross-platform testing where applicable.
• Analyze test results and provide clear status reports to stakeholders.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support production validation and troubleshoot issues reported by end users.
• Continuously improve QA processes, testing methodologies, and overall product quality.

Required Skills

• 4+ years of experience in Manual Software Testing / QA.
• Strong knowledge of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Defect Life Cycle.
• Hands-on experience in creating and executing test cases.
• Strong experience in Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, Sanity, and System Testing.
• Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, TestRail, ALM, or similar.
• Good understanding of SDLC, QA processes, and testing methodologies.
• Basic understanding of SQL/database testing is preferred.
• Good analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.