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Senior QA Tester - SI

The Hackett Group • Hyderabad, Telangana, India

onsitefull-time
Posted Sep 7, 2026

Role & seniority

QA/Quality Engineering role (mid–senior): 6–8 years experience

Stack/tools

AI-assisted testing: Codex or similar AI coding tools (test generation/maintenance/regression optimization)

Test management/Agile: VersionOne, Jira (ticketing, defect tracking, sprint support)

  • SQL (test data validation; basic queries; troubleshooting)

  • API testing (functional validation of responses/payloads/workflows)

  • Pipelines/ops basics: job monitoring, pipeline status checks, logs, environment-level troubleshooting

  • Test Ops concepts: execution visibility, release checkpoints, quality metrics

  • Preferred: Dagster (run monitoring/data pipeline validation)

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Build and optimize tests using AI-assisted test generation; maintain regression suites

  • Maintain test evidence, traceability, and release signoff; support release checkpoints/quality metrics

  • Execute and support feature validation/regression/smoke/end-to-end testing, including exploratory testing and UAT support; drive defect retest/closure

Must-have skills

  • Define test strategy/plans/scope and release-readiness criteria

  • Plan/manage feature, regression, smoke, and end-to-end testing in Agile tools

  • Risk-based testing, defect triage, coverage tracking

  • Validate acceptance criteria, document defects, manage retest/closure

  • Strong test evidence + traceability discipline

  • SQL for data validation and t

Full Description

Responsibilities

  • Apply AIassisted test generation, test maintenance, and regression optimization using Codex or similar AI coding tools

  • Maintain test evidence, traceability, and release signoff practices; support release checkpoints and quality metrics

Cross-train and provide QA coverage as needed.

Essential Skills

Job

  • 6-8 years of experience in QA, software testing, or qualityengineering

  • Experience defining teststrategy, test plans,test scope, and release-readiness criteria

  • Experience creating and managing feature, regression, smoke, andend-to-end test plansin VersionOne or similar Agile ticketing systems

  • Experience executing featurevalidation, regression testing, exploratory testing, and UAT support

  • Experience with risk-based testing, defect triage, and coverage tracking

  • Experience validating acceptance criteria, documenting defects, and driving retest/closure workflows

  • Understanding of testevidence, traceability, and release signoffpractices

  • Working knowledge of SQL fortest data validation, troubleshooting, and basicdatabase queries

  • Familiarity with job monitoring, pipeline status checks, logs,and environment-level troubleshooting

  • Ability to validate API responses, payloads, and system workflows at a functional level

  • Experience operating in Agile delivery models such as Scrum and Kanban

  • Experience with VersionOne, Jira, or equivalent ticketing systems for defect tracking and sprint support

  • Understanding of Test Ops concepts, including test execution visibility, release checkpoints, and quality metrics

Personal

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,with the abilityto coordinate with product, development, and business stakeholders

  • Strong attention to detail withdisciplined test evidence and traceability practices

  • A proactive approach to problem solving and release-readiness ownership

  • Willingness to adoptnew AI-assisted toolsand continuously improveQA practices

PreferredSkills

Job

  • Exposure to usingCodex or similarAI coding toolsto accelerate automated test creation

  • Familiarity with AI-assisted test generation, testmaintenance, and regression optimization

  • Understanding of future-state QA automation approaches such as AI-generated test cases, self-healing automation, and intelligent test selection

  • Familiarity with Dagsterrun monitoring and data pipeline validation

  • Experience supporting releasecycles for data-driven or SaaS applications

Personal

  • Demonstrate proactive thinking

  • Strong interpersonal relations and stakeholder coordination skills

  • Ability to workunder stringent deadlines and demanding clientconditions

Other Relevant Information

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a relatedfield

  • 6-8 years of experience in QA or quality engineering, preferably for data-driven or SaaS applications

  • Willingness to cross-train and provide QA coverage acrossmultiple applications

QA TestingSoftware TestingQuality EngineeringTest StrategyTest PlanningAgileSQLAPI TestingDefect TrackingVersionOneJiraData ValidationTest AutomationRisk-based TestingDagsterSaaSmulti-location

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