Senior Software QA Engineer

Job Description for Senior SDET:
● Title: Senior Software QA Engineer / Senior SDET
● Experience: 5+ Years
● Employment Type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities
● End-to-End Functional Testing: Analyze user stories to design and execute end-to-end test cases across unit, integration, system, regression, and acceptance levels.
● API Testing & Services: Automate and manually validate REST/GraphQL APIs, payloads, HTTP status codes, OAuth/JWT authentication, and schema contracts.
● Test Automation & CI/CD: Build, maintain, and execute scalable web/mobile automation frameworks, integrating test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
● Performance Testing: Conduct load, stress, and endurance tests to identify system bottlenecks, server latency, and query inefficiencies.
● Security Checks: Perform basic vulnerability scanning (OWASP Top 10) including XSS, SQL injection, and authorization/IDOR bypasses.
● Defect Management: Log, prioritize, and track bugs through resolution while collaborating with cross-functional Agile teams.Lead and mentor junior and mid-level QA/SDET team members.
● Lead and mentor junior and mid-level QA/SDET team members.
● Own the QA strategy, testing approach, and quality standards for assigned projects.
● Review test cases, automation scripts, and testing practices to ensure quality and consistency.
● Provide technical guidance on automation, API, performance testing, and debugging.
● Identify testing risks, blockers, and skill gaps, and proactively address them.
● Collaborate closely with developers to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects, while providing clear technical feedback to improve overall code and product quality

Key Skillsets
Programming Languages: Python, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript
Test Automation: Playwright, Selenium, Cypress
API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, Playwright API
Performance Testing: JMeter, k6
Security Testing: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite
CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Git
Databases & Test Management: SQL, Jira, Xray, Zephyr