Associate Engineer - Manual Testing

Management Level: Level 12 Associate

Location: Kochi

Must have skills: Manual Testing

Good to have skills: Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

Experience: 1 -2 years of experience in Testing

Educational Qualification: Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture)

Job Summary

As a Functional Test Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring software quality through manual testing practices. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, execute test cases, and support the overall testing lifecycle. This role is ideal for junior candidates with a strong foundation in manual testing.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Understand and analyze project requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Design, write, and execute manual test cases for applications.
• Perform Functional, UI, Regression, and Smoke testing.
• Identify, log, track, and verify defects throughout the defect life cycle.
• Prepare and manage test data required for test execution.
• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to clarify requirements and raise concerns.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Support release activities and maintain test documentation.
• Contribute ideas to improve testing processes and efficiency.

Qualification

Professional and Technical Skills

• Around 1 year of hands-on experience in manual testing.
• Familiarity with Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Strong understanding of requirement analysis, test case preparation, and execution.
• Basic knowledge on API manual testing using Postman or similar tools.
• Exposure to test management tools like Jira, Xray, or TestLink is a plus.
• Basic understanding of cross-browser and cross-device testing.
• Good to have knowledge/experience in the E-commerce domain.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent problem-solving and logical thinking abilities.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work well within a team environment.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and meet deadlines
• Eagerness to learn and grow in the testing domain.

Additional Information