About the role:

Candidate must possess strong expertise in software testing methodologies, test design techniques, defect management, and end-to-end testing processes. The candidate should be capable of independently handling QA activities, ensuring product quality, and working collaboratively with the development and QA teams.

Role & responsibilities:

- Independently plan, design, execute, and manage comprehensive manual testing activities.
- Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and technical documentation to identify test scenarios and test cases.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, sanity, exploratory, compatibility, and end-to-end testing.
- Prepare and maintain test plans, test cases, test data, test reports, and other QA documentation.
- Identify, document, track, prioritize, and verify defects using defect management tools.
- Conduct root cause analysis and collaborate with developers to resolve reported issues.
- Validate application functionality, data accuracy, business workflows, and overall system performance.
- Ensure adequate test coverage and adherence to established QA standards and procedures.
- Monitor, review, and validate the testing activities and deliverables of junior QA testers.
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and constructive feedback to junior team members.
- Identify gaps in testing processes and recommend improvements to enhance team productivity.
- Review test cases prepared by junior testers and ensure accuracy, completeness, and quality.
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, project managers,



and other stakeholders throughout the SDLC.
- Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, test reviews, and release validation activities.
- Support production releases, post-deployment validation, and troubleshooting when required.
- Maintain clear communication regarding testing progress, risks, defects, and release readiness.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- Mandatory 45 years of relevant experience in Manual Testing.
- Hands on experience in Automation Testing preferred.
- Immediate joiners preferred.
- Strong expertise in Manual Testing methodologies, processes, and techniques.
- Excellent knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and defect life cycle.
- Proven experience in test planning, test case design, execution, and reporting.
- Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, sanity, exploratory, and end-to-end testing.
- Experience in requirement analysis and identifying test scenarios for complex business workflows.
- Hands-on experience with defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Ability to independently manage QA activities and deliver testing outcomes with minimal supervision.
- Strong analytical, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to software quality.
- Ability to review, validate, and guide the testing work of junior QA testers.
- Strong communication, documentation, and team collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a rapid-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Perks and benefits:

- Health insurance
- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund

📌 Walk-in || Qa Test Lead (Kochi)
🏢 Chris Johnson
📍 Kochi