Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and execute
manual test cases, test scenarios, and test scripts
based on functional and business requirements.
- Perform
REST API testing
using Postman or similar API testing tools, including functional, integration, negative, and regression testing.
- Analyze requirements and prepare comprehensive
test plans, test cases, test data, and test documentation
.
- Identify, document, track, and validate defects throughout the software testing lifecycle.
- Perform
data validation using SQL queries
and verify backend data against expected application results.
- Execute functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing across web/API applications.
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product teams, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve defects.
- Participate in
Agile ceremonies
, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Perform root-cause analysis of defects and provide clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence.




- Maintain accurate test execution reports and communicate testing status, risks, and issues to stakeholders.

Required Skills & Eligibility
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in Manual Testing and API Testing.
- Strong understanding of
SDLC, STLC, testing methodologies, and defect management processes
.
- Hands-on experience with
REST API testing using Postman or similar tools
.
- Experience creating, executing, and maintaining
test cases, test scenarios, test data, and test documentation
.
- Basic to intermediate SQL
knowledge for database and data validation.
- Valuable understanding of
functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing
.
- Familiarity with
Agile/Scrum development methodologies
and software development practices.
- Strong understanding of HTTP methods, status codes, request/response validation, headers, authentication, and JSON/XML formats.
- Experience working with defect manageme

📌 Lead Quality Assurance Manager (Pune)
🏢 Persistent Systems
📍 Pune