Manual Test Engineer

2-5 Years

Early Applicant

Job Description

What You'll Do

Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and technical documents to understand application behavior.
Design, develop, and execute detailed test cases and test scenarios for web and/or mobile applications.
Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and UAT support testing.
Identify, document, and track defects using defect tracking tools with clear reproduction steps and evidence.
Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and QA team members to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
Conduct exploratory testing to identify edge cases and usability issues.
Validate UI/UX, data integrity, workflows, and business logic across different environments.
Participate in requirement reviews and provide early feedback on testability and potential risks.
Prepare test reports, test summary documents, and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
Ensure high-quality releases by following QA best practices and established testing processes.

Experience

What You Should Know:

2 to 5 years of experience in manual software testing (web and/or mobile applications).

Testing Knowledge

Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC.
Experience in functional, regression, integration, smoke, and sanity testing.
Knowledge of black-box testing techniques (boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, etc.).

Test Case Design

Ability to write clear, concise, and comprehensive test cases and test scenarios.
Experience in creating test plans and test strategy documents.

Defect Management

Hands-on experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA, Bugzilla, or HP ALM.
Strong understanding of defect lifecycle and severity/priority classification.

Database Knowledge