Software Test Engineer (Manual & Automation) Functional Testing Integration Testing Manual Testing

Job Description - Software Test Engineer (Manual & Automation)
Position- Software Test Engineer - Manual & Automation Testing
Experience- 4-7 Years
Location- Bangalore

Role Summary
We are seeking a highly motivatedSoftware Test Engineerwith experience
in bothmanual and automation testingto ensure the quality
reliability and performance of enterprise web mobile and API-based
applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing
executing and automating test scenarios while collaborating closely
with development business and product teams throughout the Software
Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Key Responsibilities
- Analyze business requirements functional specifications and user
stories to develop comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
- Perform functional integration system regression smoke sanity
and user acceptance testing.
- Design develop execute and maintain automated test scripts for
web mobile and API applications.
- Execute manual test cases and document test execution results.
- Identify log track and validate software defects using defect
management tools.
- Collaborate with developers business analysts and product owners
to resolve defects and improve software quality.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning Daily
Stand-ups Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
- Perform API testing using tools such as Postman or Swagger.
- Validate application performance usability compatibility and
security from a testing perspective.
- Support CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated test suites into
deployment processes.
- Prepare test execution reports quality metrics and release
readiness reports.
- Ensure adherence to testing standards quality processes and best
practices.

Required Technical Skills
Manual Testing - Mandatory
- Functional Testing
- Integration Testing
- System Testing
- Regression Testing
- Smoke & Sanity Testing
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Exploratory Testing- Good to have
- Defect Lifecycle Management- JIRA
Automation Testing
- Selenium WebDriver - Mandatory
- TestNG / JUnit- good to have
- Cypress or Playwright (preferred)- good to have
- Appium (Mobile Automation - desirable)- good to have
- API Automation- good to have
- Data-Driven and Keyword-Driven Frameworks - Mandatory
- Hybrid Automation Frameworks- good to have
API Testing
- Postman-
- Swagger/OpenAPI
- REST API Testing
- JSON/XML Validation
Defect & Test Management
- JIRA---Mand
- Azure DevOps Test Plans
- SPIRA (Optional)

Preferred Skills
- Experience testing enterprise web and mobile applications.
- Knowledge of cloud-based applications (Azure/AWS).
- Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
- Basic understanding of performance testing concepts.
- Familiarity with security testing concepts.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Desired Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to work independently and within Agile teams.
- Continuous learning mindset.
- Quality-first approach.

Good to Have
- Mobile Application Testing
- Performance Testing (JMeter)
- Accessibility Testing (WCAG)
- AI-assisted Testing Tools
- Visual Regression Testing
- Docker and Container Basics
- Cloud Testing (Azure/AWS)
AI & Modern Testing Skills (Preferred)
As organizations increasingly adopt AI-driven development and testing
candidates with exposure to the following will have an advantage:
- AI-assisted test case generation
- AI-powered test automation tools (e.g. Copilot Testim
Functionize mabl)
- Prompt engineering for test design
- Experience with LLM-based testing assistants
- Basic understanding of AI/ML application testing
- Experience validating AI-driven application outputs
- Test automation using Playwright with AI capabilities
Responsibilities Summary
- Manual Testing
- Automation Testing
- API Testing
- Defect Management
- Test Planning & Execution
- CI/CD Test Integration
- Agile Delivery
- Test Reporting
- Quality Assurance
- Continuous Improvement

Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate should possess a strong combination of manual and
automation testing expertise with hands-on experience in testing
enterprise applications. The individual should be capable of
independently designing and executing test strategies developing
automation scripts performing API and database validation and
contributing to Agile delivery teams. Exposure to modern AI-assisted
testing tools CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native applications will be
considered an added advantage.

Required Skills:

APIMANUAL TESTINGAUTOMATIONAZUREUATAPPIUMJMETERFUNCTIONAL TESTINGINTEGRATION TESTINGAGILETESTNGDOCKERCLOUD TESTINGSDLCJSONAPI TESTINGAWSTESTINGCI/CDWCAG