QA Engineer

Act as the tactical executor of quality assurance within sprints and the QA owner inside a squad. Bridge requirements with automation‑ready and sustainable test coverage, collaborating closely with developers under a QA Shift‑Left approach.

Overview :

. Own sprint-level QA: test planning, story testability, data, manual & exploratory runs, and story-level automation following Organization set standards.

. Collaborate Shift‑Left with developers: write automation early, review acceptance criteria, propose testability improvements.

. Keep a squad regression checklist; nominate cases to the shared/domain regression as per organization process standards  

Track squad quality signals (coverage, pass/fail, leakage, flakiness); contribute to dashboards; lead squad defect triage and RCA with devs. Sprint-Level Quality Ownership

. Own all QA activities for assigned user stories, ensuring complete functional and integration coverage.

· Create and maintain sprint‑level test plans aligned with acceptance criteria and integration needs.

· Actively participate in refinement to clarify acceptance criteria and ensure testability (Shift‑Left).

· Maintain a squad‑level regression checklist; propose candidates for broader regression to the QA Product Lead.

. Design high‑quality, reusable, modular test cases for functional, negative, edge, and API scenarios.

. Ensure test cases are automation‑ready and follow organizational standards defined by QA Lead (Org).

. Execute manual and exploratory testing within each sprint.

. Prepare and maintain test data sets to support consistent execution across environments.

. Evaluate relevance of test cases and propose refactoring/removal of obsolete tests.

. Implement and maintain story‑level automated tests using approved frameworks (Selenium, Postman, Gherkin/Java).

. Follow framework architecture and coding standards defined by QA Lead (Org).

. Collaborate with developers to ensure automation is created early in the sprint (Shift‑Left).

. Investigate automation failures, apply fixes under code review, and identify root causes.

. Flag flaky tests, propose stabilization improvements, and implement approved fixes.

. Track and report quality signals: coverage, execution rate, defect leakage, automation stability.

. Provide quality insights to QA Product Lead and Domain Engineering Manager for dashboards and governance.

. Recommend process or tooling improvements while ensuring alignment with organizational standards.

. Promote Shift‑Left practices by improving user story readiness and acceptance criteria quality.

. Participate in squad retrospectives to improve test planning, coverage, and testability.

. Coordinate with QA Product Lead on Squad Assigned Defects assignment and resolution based on SLA/MTR.

. Lead squad‑level defect triage, ensuring accuracy of severity, priority, and reproduction paths.

. Ensure defects include logs, payloads, data, and screenshots to accelerate investigation.

. Collaborate with developers on root‑cause analysis and validate corrective actions.

. Expand regression coverage by adding checks for fixed defects and recommending broader regression candidates.

. Fully embedded in one or more squads, collaborating daily with developers, PO, and UX/UI.

. Participate in all Agile ceremonies, driving quality‑focused conversations.

. Coach junior testers on test design, exploratory testing, and story readiness.

. Coordinate with other squads QA engineers when stories span multiple domains or integration points.

. Support targeted beta actions for squad‑owned features (exploratory, smoke, usability checks).

. Escalate broader beta campaign needs to QA Prod Lead to avoid scope overlap with platform‑level QA.

. Identify bottlenecks in QA processes and propose actionable improvements.

. Raise suggestions for enhancing test frameworks, automation practices, and story readiness.

. Share quality learnings within the squad and the QA Guild to improve domain‑wide maturity.

. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

. 3–6 years QA experience in SaaS or similar environments.

. Experience in test planning, execution, functional and integration testing.

. Hands‑on with Selenium, Postman, Gherkin, Java, Azure DevOps.

. Certifications in ISTQB foundation CTFL/ CTFL‑AT/ CTFL‑TTA or certifications in Agile Testing, DevOps Quality, or Test Automation are beneficial

. Knowledge of SDLC, Agile, and Shift‑Left testing practices.

. Strong analytical and communication skills.

. Comfortable collaborating with developers on test design early in the process.

. Ability to handle multiple stories and integrations within the squad.