We are looking for a Senior Quality Assurance (QA) engineer to develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality.

The Senior QA’s role is to develop and establish quality assurance standards and measures for the information technology services within the organization. This individual will also gather and analyze data in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements. This will include writing test plans and scripts for tracking defects and fixes in product development, software application development, information systems, designing and implementing tests, debugging and defining corrective actions, and operations systems.

The QA Analyst will apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate IT processes through careful testing in order to maximize the benefit of business investments in IT initiatives. The Senior QA role plays an important part in our company’s product development process.

Position & Responsibilities:

Strategy & Planning

- Develop and establish quality assurance measures and testing standards for new applications, products, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout their development/product lifecycles.
- Prepare, present and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas in IT systems and projects across the organization.
- Plan, create and manage the overall Quality Planning strategy
- Collaborate with the Product Development team to ensure consistent project execution
- Identify key KPIs for product quality

Operational Management

- Conduct internal audits to measure and assure adherence to established QA standards for software development, application integration, and information system performance, and corresponding documentation.
- Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
- Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
- Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
- Design,



develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
- Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues.
- Collaborate with software/systems personnel in application testing, such as system, unit, regression, load, and acceptance testing methods.
- Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management.
- Test any new software to ensure integration into company systems meets functional requirements, system compliance, and technical specifications.
- Analyze formal test results in order to discover, identify, record, report, track and document thoroughly any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws.
- Assist in the development of change control processes, practices, and guidelines for new and existing technologies.
- Participate in developing, distributing, and coordinating in-depth end-user reviews for modified and new systems or applications.
- Reviewing the reports prepared by QA engineers

Skills:

- Direct hands-on experience and strong knowledge of ad hoc query programs, software QA methodologies, automated testing tools, processes, and reporting software.
- Extensive practical knowledge in importing data for use in report software, spreadsheets, graphs, and flow charts.
- Proven data analysis, data verification, and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent PC skills
- Excellent listening, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Experience to participate in training sessions, presentations, and meetings.
- Experience in writing transparent, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
- Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

Qualifications:

- College diploma or university degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related subject
- 5 years direct experience as a lead tester for major application integration and/or major application product release.

📌 Senior QA (Mumbai)
🏢 Firstventure Corporation
📍 Mumbai