We are looking for a skilled and detail-oriented QA Test Engineer to join an Agile product team. The ideal candidate will take ownership of end-to-end quality assurance activities across the full SDLC, ensuring high-quality delivery in a complex distributed system environment.
Key responsibilities
- Work as an embedded QA engineer within Agile/Scrum teams, owning end-to-end testing for team applications
- Participate in requirements analysis, story refinement, sprint planning, and design discussions
- Design, execute, and maintain test cases and scenarios based on business requirements and acceptance criteria
- Perform functional, integration, regression, exploratory, and end-to-end testing across multiple systems
- Validate integrations and backend services using REST API testing tools (e.g. Postman)
- Create and maintain test data across multiple environments
- Document test results with evidence, logs, screenshots, and traceability
- Conduct root cause analysis and work with developers to resolve defects efficiently
- Manage defects through full lifecycle: logging, tracking, retesting, and closure
- Support release validation and post-production verification
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, business users, and external vendors
- Communicate testing progress, risks, blockers, and quality status to stakeholders
- Contribute to automation testing initiatives using Playwright where applicable
- Support continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, and best practices
Mandatory skills
- Proven experience as a QA Test Engineer, QA Analyst, or Software Test Engineer in Agile/Scrum
- Strong hands-on manual testing and exploratory testing experience
- Experience in test case design, execution, and defect management
- Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes and system integration testing
- Hands-on REST API testing using Postman or similar tools
- Experience testing web-based applications and backend services
- Good understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills
- Jira experience; Xray exposure is an advantage
- Ability to work independently with strong ownership and accountability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred skills
- Experience in Banking, FinTech, or Investment Management domains
- Exposure to Playwright or other automation frameworks
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git
- Experience in DevOps environments
- ISTQB Foundation Certification
- Agile or Scrum certifications
Soft skills
- Self-driven and proactive mindset
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Team player with a collaborative attitude
- Strong sense of ownership and responsibility
- Ability to manage changing priorities effectively
- Reliable, structured, and quality-focused approach