DigiLantern - Software Quality Assurance - Manual Testing

Description :

About the Role :

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Software Quality Assurance (Manual Tester) to join our QA team.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in analyzing requirements, creating test plans, executing manual test cases, identifying defects, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products.

You will collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and business analysts to ensure that all features meet the expected standards before release.

Key Responsibilities :

- Review and analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and technical documentation to understand project scope.

- Design, develop, and maintain test plans, test scenarios, and test cases for functional, regression, integration, and system testing.

- Execute manual test cases and document results with accuracy and clarity.

- Identify, log, and track defects using standard bug-tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps).

- Work closely with development and product teams to reproduce and resolve issues.

- Perform UI testing, usability testing, cross-browser testing, and compatibility checks.

- Validate data accuracy and perform basic database testing using SQL queries.

- Participate in test planning, estimation, and review meetings.

- Ensure adherence to QA processes, standards, and best practices.

- Provide clear and concise status reports to QA leads and project managers.

- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business stakeholders.

- Continuously identify opportunities for process improvement within the QA workflow.

Requirements and Skills :

Technical Skills :

- 2 - 4 years of experience in Manual Testing or Software QA.

- Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

- Hands-on experience in different testing types :

- Functional Testing

- Regression Testing

- Integration Testing

- System Testing

- Smoke & Sanity Testing

- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

- Experience working with test management and defect-tracking tools such as JIRA, Zephyr, TestRail, ALM/QC, or similar.

- Good understanding of API testing fundamentals (Postman knowledge is a plus).

- Ability to write and execute SQL queries for backend validation.

- Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and working in cross-functional teams