Senior Individual Contributor (L4) | Reports to: Manual Lead / Architect

- A senior individual contributor providing cross-application QA engineering depth.

You will be the technical bridge between manual testing and automation, authoring complex test designs, enforcing engineering rigour, and coaching others.

No people-management responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide cross-application QA engineering depth spanning manual and automation practices
- Author complex and high-risk test designs across application boundaries
- Peer-review test cases for technical rigour, covering both manual and automated coverage
- Drive engineering practices across the team including test data management, workplace readiness, and defect management
- Support senior architects on complex test design challenges
- Provide working-level coordination with the Senior Automation Developer on manual vs automation decisions
- Coach Test Engineers and Test Analysts on engineering rigour and best practices





Essential Skills Required

- 7+ years in software testing across both manual and automation disciplines
- ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst certification
- Working programming proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript
- Deep manual test design skills with strong automation literacy
- Experience with test data management patterns
- Defect management and root-cause analysis skills
- Experience with cross-application test orchestration
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Desirable Skills

- Banking or financial services domain experience
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation integration
- Experience with test environment readiness and triage processes
- Familiarity with TMMi quality frameworks

Vertical:
Technology

Required Skill Profession

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📌 SENIOR QA ENGINEER (Pune)
🏢 Duncan & Ross
📍 Pune