QA Tester II

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

POSITION REPORTS TO: QA MANAGER

DEPARTMENT: DEVELOPMENT

POSITION LOCATION: VADODARA, GUJARAT, INDIA (ON-SITE)

BUDGET- 6,20,000 - 8,00,000 PA.

POSITION SUMMARY

With extensive experience and minimal direction, the QA Tester-II is responsible for leading quality

assurance efforts across complex internal and third-party applications. They drive the overall testing

strategy, with a strong emphasis on test automation to ensure software quality and meet system

standards. The QA Tester-II works closely with agile scrum teams, collaborating with Product Owners,

Business Analysts, developers, and other stakeholders throughout the software development life cycle.

The QA Tester-II has a deep passion for ensuring software quality through the development,

implementation, and continuous improvement of efficient, reliable automated test frameworks and

suites. They champion best practices in automation and proactively identify and mitigate potential risks

and issues early in the development process. The role involves designing, implementing, and executing

comprehensive manual and automated test plans, scenarios, and cases.

The QA Tester-II leverages tools like Selenium, C#, , and continuous integration/continuous

deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to build and maintain scalable automation frameworks that speed up

regression testing and increase test coverage. The QA Tester-II conducts thorough reviews of

requirements, specifications, and user stories to provide timely and meaningful feedback. They

coordinate testing activities across all phases of the SDLC, log and track defects, and work with relevant teams to ensure proper resolution. Additionally, they research and recommend improvements to testing

tools, techniques, and methodologies, with a focus on performance, scalability, and delivering business

value. The Senior QA Tester is expected to work independently, take ownership of assigned tasks, and

consistently meet project deadlines and budgets to support high-quality and profitable delivery. They are

a strong team player, actively participating in agile ceremonies and effectively communicating testing

efforts, solutions, and issues to team leads and stakeholders.

QA Tester-II has experience on performance testing using JMeter/ Gatling tool and captures performance

metrics for application.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform quality assurance analysis and testing of complex internal and third-party business

applications, with a strong focus on test automation and ensuring software quality.

• Develop and maintain automation frameworks and test suites using tools like Selenium, C#,

, and Jenkins for continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).

• Optimize and scale automation efforts to speed up regression testing and increase test

coverage.

• Review and analyze business requirements, system requirements, specifications documents,

and user stories to provide timely and meaningful feedback.

• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.

• Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities across all phases of the software

development life cycle (SDLC).

• Collaborate with development teams, product owners, and business analysts to ensure

applications are designed with testability in mind.

• Direct and conduct root cause analysis of defects and issues, and clearly communicate

findings to relevant stakeholders.

• Identify, log, and track defects across multiple environments throughout the SDLC,

coordinating with appropriate resources for resolution.

• Research, evaluate, and proactively recommend improvements for testing tools, techniques,

and methodologies.

• Champion the use and selection of QA tools, and continuously improve and shape the testing

methodology, with a focus on performance, scalability, and automation.

• Participate in agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives) to align

testing efforts with team goals and objectives.

• Provide feedback on usability, serviceability, and quality risks, and report them to relevant

stakeholders.

• Prepare reports and documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test results, as

needed.

• Create, implement, and execute manual and automated test cases when necessary.

• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Work independently and take ownership of assigned tasks while being a strong team player.

• Demonstrate a solid understanding of the business domain and end-user requirements to

ensure testing efforts deliver value to customers.

• QA Tester-II has experience on performance testing using JMeter/ Gatling tool and captures

performance metrics for application

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Skills:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in quality assurance, with a strong focus on test automation

(including back-end, front-end UI, and regression testing).

• Minimum bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent education/work experience.

• Experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).

• Experience working within a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) process.

• Excellent coding skills, preferably in .NET and C#.

• Strong SQL skills, preferably with Microsoft SQL Server.

• Experience with API testing and API test automation.

• Familiarity with test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD)

methodologies (e.g., SpecFlow).

• Knowledge of software builds, testing, and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git).

• Experience with testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, xUnit, Cucumber).

• Understanding of object-oriented programming, distributed systems, web technologies, and

network protocols (HTTP, TCP/IP).

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-

paced team environment.

• Detail-oriented and thorough in triaging, analyzing, and identifying defects.

• Ability to take initiative, offer suggestions, and provide resolutions proactively.

• Passion for delivering business value and willingness to perform other assigned tasks.

• Ability to provide regular updates, system solutions, and communicate issues to the team

lead.

• Constantly strive to learn new technologies and stay up-to-date in the rapidly changing

industry.

Automation Skills:

• 6+ years of experience developing automated test scripts using Selenium or similar testing

tools.

• 4+ years of experience with C#, Selenium WebDriver, and and continuous

integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools and practices, specifically Jenkins.

• Familiarity with test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD)

methodologies.

• Knowledge of automation best practices and design patterns.

• 2+ years of experience in performance testing using Jmeter/ Gatling tools.

Preferred:

• Experience with SpecFlow BDD and SpecFlow Living Doc.

• API testing experience, including creating automated tests at the API level.

• Back-end (SQL) testing experience.

• Experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).

• Mobile test automation experience.