Software Quality Assurance Engineer – SQA (Mid-Level)

     Test Planning, Strategy & Execution

• Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, and detailed test cases based on business and technical requirements.
• Design end-to-end testing scenarios, covering functional, regression, integration, performance, and UI/UX testing.
• Define and continuously improve QA best practices across SDLC stages.
  

     Automation & AI in Testing

• Build and maintain automated test frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit).
• Integrate AI-powered testing tools such as Testim, Mabl, Applitools, LambdaTest, or AI-enhanced bug detection into QA pipelines.
• Use AI for test case generation, prioritization, defect prediction, and code quality analysis.

     Continuous Testing & DevOps

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) by integrating automated testing scripts.
• Perform API testing using tools like Postman, Swagger, SoapUI, REST Assured.
• Work with developers to support TDD/BDD and shift-left testing approaches.
  

      Bug Reporting & Risk Mitigation

• Identify, document, and track bugs in issue tracking tools (e.g., Jira, ClickUp, Trello).
• Conduct risk-based testing to prioritize critical test cases and optimize coverage.
• Participate in root cause analysis and drive defect resolution with the engineering team.
  

     Collaboration & Quality Advocacy

• Work closely with product managers, UI/UX designers, and developers to ensure feature clarity and testability.
• Champion quality throughout the software development process and serve as a gatekeeper for release readiness.
• Provide clear QA metrics, status updates, and improvement insights to stakeholders.