Senior Quality Engineer

Location
Chennai
Workplace
On-site

About this role

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer 

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer with 6–8 years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in functional, API, database, and automation testing, along with hands-on experience in modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or WebdriverIO. The candidate should be capable of working independently, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyze business and functional requirements and translate them into comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.

  • Design, develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test scripts.

  • Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, and design discussions to ensure product quality and testability.

  • Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.

  • Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks and reusable test suites.

  • Execute API testing and automation using Rest Assured or similar tools.

  • Perform database validation and SQL testing to ensure data integrity.

  • Identify, document, track, and verify defects through closure.

  • Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot issues and improve product quality.

  • Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.

  • Ensure test coverage, traceability, quality metrics, and release readiness.

  • Support production validation and post-release verification activities.

  • Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Quality Engineering practice.

Required Skills

  • 6–8 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.

  • Strong experience in Functional Testing, Automation Testing, API Testing, and Database Testing.

  • Hands-on experience with Java, JavaScript, or TypeScript.

  • Experience with automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or WebdriverIO.

  • Strong expertise in API Automation using Rest Assured or similar tools.

  • Strong SQL and Database Testing experience.

  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.

  • Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Strong stakeholder management and customer interaction experience.

  • Ability to work independently and drive testing activities with minimal supervision.

  • Experience mentoring or leading QA team members.

Good-to-Have Skills

  • Experience in the Healthcare domain.

  • Exposure to Performance Testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.

  • Experience in ETL/Data Warehouse Testing.

  • Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools and automation accelerators.

Key Competencies

  • Quality-first mindset.

  • Strong ownership and accountability.

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Collaboration and teamwork.

  • Customer-focused approach.

  • Attention to detail.

  • Continuous learning mindset.



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