QA Test Engineer (Manual cum Automation)

Brief DescriptionTitle: QA Test Engineer Years of Experience: 3 to 5 Years No. of open Position: 2 Company: Macrosoft IT Solutions India PVT LTD Location: Technopark, Trivandrum, Kerala   We are looking for a QA Test Engineer with good experience in Manual Testing with good knowledge/experience of automation. Interested candidate can forward your application/Resume along with below details to Mr. Renjith Ramachandran - jobs@macrosoftindia.comPreferred SkillsKey Responsibilities:  

·        Write test plans and test cases throughout the development lifecycle; ·        Ensure test plans thoroughly cover all requirements and use cases; ·        Plan, schedule and perform manual and automated software tests; ·        Develop automated regression test suites using automated testing tools; ·        Foster a continuous improvement approach to QA activities; ·        Review tools implementations and encourage best practices and sound design principles while remaining practical and deadline driven; ·        Work closely with software developers to perform early testing on components prior to integration builds; ·        Manage defect tracking; monitor and report results; ·        Report QA status, as appropriate, to keep project stakeholders informed on deliverables and timelines. ·        Ability to adapt and learn quickly with any other testing tool; ·        Good understanding of automation testing approaches.

  Desired Candidate Profile:

·        Hands on experience in writing UI and Functional Test cases. ·        Able to do Manual testing based on test cases as well as scenario based testing. ·        Experience in defect tracking tools like Jira. ·        Hands on experience in Testing web-based application. ·        Hands on experience in Selenium, API testing would be an added advantage. ·        Certifications in testing industry like ISTQB, CSTE, and Microsoft would be added advantage. ·        Advanced knowledge of system development lifecycle, methodology and testing knowledge. ·        Solid knowledge of the quality assurance techniques, testing concepts, methodologies and tools. ·        Ability to apply concepts of unit, system, regression, product, integration and acceptance testing. ·        Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communications skills.