Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer

About this role

Job Summary:

The Software Quality Assurance Engineer ensures the delivery of high-quality software by maintaining rigorous testing efforts, identifying defects, and validating system functionality against user and business requirements. This role is responsible for upholding consistent testing standards, adapting testing strategies to evolving technologies, and executing comprehensive testing to minimize risks and support timely releases.

The engineer will also ensure the reliability of development outcomes through thorough validation and quality assurance practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and maintain testing activities across the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing lifecycle (STLC).
• Apply testing and automation principles to functional, regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Collaborate within Agile teams and contribute to sprint planning processes.
• Track defects and manage the bug lifecycle to ensure timely resolution.
• Implement risk-based testing and quality assurance best practices.
• Adapt testing strategies to accommodate evolving technologies and business needs.
• Validate system functionality to ensure alignment with user and business requirements.
• Support timely releases by ensuring testing efforts minimize risks and uphold quality standards.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in software quality assurance or testing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and sprint planning.
• Proficiency in testing and automation principles, including functional, regression, integration, performance, and UAT.
• Hands-on experience in both performance testing and Selenium.
• Knowledge of defect tracking and bug lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with risk-based testing and quality assurance best practices.