Senior Quality Control / Tester

The Application Quality Control Specialist ensures that software applications meet functional, technical, and usability standards before release.

This role focuses on identifying defects, validating features, and ensuring a smooth user experience through manual and/or automated testing.

Key Responsibilities

·       Review business and technical requirements to create clear and comprehensive test cases.

·       Execute manual and/or automated testing for web, mobile, or desktop applications.

·       Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing (UAT).

·       Log, track, and validate defects using issue-tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps).

·       Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners to clarify requirements and resolve issues.

·       Participate in sprint ceremonies (if Agile/Scrum) such as planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

·       Ensure test coverage aligns with acceptance criteria and quality standards.

·       Prepare test reports, QA metrics, and recommendations for process improvements.

·       Validate deployments in staging and production environments.

·       Contribute to creating and maintaining QA documentation, standards, and best practices.

Qualifications & Skills

Required:

·       Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

·       Experience in software/application testing or quality control.

·       Knowledge of testing types (functional, UI/UX, integration, regression, UAT, etc.).

·       Familiarity with test case design and defect lifecycle.

·       Experience with bug-tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Zephyr).

·       Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

·       Good communication and documentation abilities.

. At least 5 years of QC experience handing 2 or more Jr. QCs.

Preferred (Nice-to-Have):

·       Experience with basic SQL for data validation.

·       Exposure to automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Postman).

·       Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and CI/CD pipelines.

·       Knowledge of APIs, web services, or mobile app testing.

Soft Skills

·       Strong sense of ownership and accountability

·       Collaboration with cross-functional teams

·       Time management and ability to work under deadlines

·       Adaptability to changing requirements

Work Environment

·       May work closely with developers, product managers, UI/UX teams, and DevOps.

·       Fulltime onsite work.

·       Typically part of a QA team or product development group.