Job Description

Role Overview

We are looking for a QA Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing to join our growing team at Cochin (Infopark Area). The ideal candidate is a testing generalist who has experience across web, mobile, and SaaS/product development projects and is passionate about delivering quality software through structured and creative testing practices.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web, mobile, and SaaS applications.

Perform manual testing for functional, regression, integration, and usability across multiple platforms.

Build, maintain, and enhance automation test scripts using tools like Selenium, Jenkins, or similar frameworks.

Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and designers in an Agile/Scrum environment to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

Conduct API testing using Postman and validate backend integration.

Track, report, and manage defects using Jira, ensuring timely resolution and retesting.

Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes.

Ensure test environments and test data are properly maintained and documented. Candidate should have knowledge in Test Automation Design & Development
Designing scalable automation frameworks Writing clean test code (SOLID, modular, DRY) Pipeline Automation Skills
Supporting different test types:
- UI tests (Selenium, Playwright)
- API tests (RestAssured, Karate, Postman)
- Mobile tests (Appium)
- Performance tests (JMeter)
- Security scans (OWASP ZAP)
- Unit tests
- API/UI automation tests
- API schema validation (OpenAPI/Swagger)
- Code quality gates (SonarQube)

Required Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.

3+ years of experience in QA roles involving both manual and automation testing.

Strong experience testing web and mobile applications (Android & iOS).

Exposure to SaaS/product development environments.

Proficiency in using tools such as Jira, Postman, Selenium, Jenkins.

Good understanding of RESTful APIs, performance testing basics, and test automation frameworks.

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and CI/CD practices.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Ability to work independently and proactively within a collaborative team setup.

QA should have knowledge on
- Canary testing
- Blue/green deployment validation
- Smoke tests post-deployment
- Rollback test automation
- Health checks and API uptimes
- Log-based anomaly detection tests

Automation testers should integrate: - Allure / Extent Reports
- Test coverage reports
- SonarQube analysis
- Static code analysis
- Log parsing
- Push test report artifacts

Preferred (Nice to Have)

Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter).

Knowledge of any scripting language (e.g., Python, JavaScript).

ISTQB or similar QA certification.

Added Weightage
Containerization Basics (Docker) Cloud Basics Container Orchestration Basics (K8s)
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ?30,000.00 - ?80,000.00 per month

Benefits:

Provident Fund
Work Location: In person