**Role & seniority: ** QA / Software Test Engineer (2–5 years experience)

**Stack/tools: **

Defect/test management: Jira, Azure DevOps (or equivalent)
API testing: Postman (or equivalent)
SQL (basic) for database validation
Agile/Scrum practices
Top 3 responsibilities:
1. Analyze business/technical requirements and translate them into test scenarios/cases, test plans, and test data
2. Execute functional, integration, regression, system, and UAT testing; validate business rules, data integrity, integrations, and end-to-end flows
3. Identify/track/validate defects; investigate issues and collaborate with developers/BA/stakeholders; produce QA documentation (status, summaries, completion reports)
Must-have skills:
- Strong end-to-end testing across multiple test types (functional/integration/regression/system/UAT)
- Ability to create comprehensive test artifacts: plans, cases, scripts, data, and execution reports
- Defect management and test management tool experience (Jira/Azure DevOps)
- Basic SQL knowledge
- REST API testing experience (Postman)
- Agile/Scrum familiarity; strong analytical, documentation, communication, problem-solving skills
Nice-to-haves:
- Not explicitly stated beyond tool familiarity and API/testing breadth
Location & work type:
- Not provided in the text

Full Description

Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
Prepare and execute functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing activities.
Develop detailed test plans, test cases, test data, test scripts, and test execution reports.
Identify, document, track, and validate defects throughout the software development lifecycle.
Perform defect investigation and collaborate with developers, business analysts, and other project stakeholders to resolve identified issues.
Participate in requirements reviews, test planning sessions, sprint ceremonies, and project quality activities.
Validate application functionality, business rules, data integrity, system integration, and end-to-end processes.
Prepare test status reports, defect summaries, test completion reports, and other QA documentation.
Ensure testing activities comply with established quality standards, SDLC processes, and client requirements.

2–5 years of professional software development experience
Strong experience in functional, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing.
Experience creating test plans, test cases, test scenarios, test data, and defect reports.
Familiarity with defect-management and test-management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent platforms.
Basic knowledge of SQL and database validation.
Experience testing REST APIs using tools such as Postman or equivalent.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.
Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.