Job Description – QA Tester (Manual & Automation) with BA Skills (4–6 Years Experience)

Position: QA Tester / QA Analyst

Experience: 4–6 Years

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a skilled QA Tester with strong hands-on experience in manual testing, automation testing, and basic business analysis. The candidate should be able to understand requirements, prepare test cases, execute tests, and ensure high-quality product delivery. The role also involves collaborating with stakeholders to clarify requirements and contribute to process improvements.

Responsibilities

Quality Assurance

Perform manual testing across web and API applications.
Develop, maintain, and execute automation test scripts.
Create comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
Conduct regression, functional, integration, and UAT testing.
Identify, log, and track defects using Jira or similar tools.
Ensure high-quality deliverables by validating performance, usability, and security aspects.
Collaborate with developers to reproduce and debug issues.

Business Analysis

Participate in requirement-gathering discussions with clients and internal stakeholders.
Analyze business needs and translate them into clear, testable requirements.
Prepare requirement documentation (user stories, acceptance criteria, workflow diagrams).
Support the product and development teams with requirement clarifications.
Ensure traceability from requirement to test coverage.

Process & Collaboration

Work with cross-functional teams (Developers, Product, UI/UX, DevOps).
Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, and review meetings.
Assist in improving QA processes, tools, and standards.
Provide KT (knowledge transfer) sessions to junior testers or new team members.

Technical Skills

Manual Testing

Test case design & execution
Bug reporting & tracking
Functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing
API testing using Postman

Automation Testing

Hands-on experience with automation tools/frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent)
Ability to write automation scripts (Java, Python, or C# – based on your tech stack)
Experience with CI/CD-driven test execution is a plus

Business Analysis Tools & Skills

Requirement documentation (BRD, FRD, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria)
Wireframing tools (Figma, Balsamiq — optional)
Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC
Jira for task and defect management

Soft Skills

Strong communication and coordination abilities
Analytical and problem-solving mindset
Ability to work independently with an ownership attitude
Detail-oriented and quality-focused
Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders