Quality & Validation Analyst - L1

• This role is for a
• Quality Analyst professional
• focused mainly on manual/functional testing, with some exposure to automation with 1–4 years of work experience.

Key Responsibilities

1. Review requirements/specifications:

• Check requirements for gaps, ambiguity, and inconsistencies before development begins.
• Create test cases: Design functional, negative, edge-case, and regression test scenarios based on approved requirements.
• Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and communicate QA status, risks, and blockers.

1. Execute testing:

• Perform manual testing, validate acceptance criteria, and conduct regression testing.
• Manage defects: Log and track bugs in Jira, provide reproduction steps and evidence, and verify fixes.

1. Automation:

Support automation using Selenium + Python and/or Playwright + TypeScript.

1. Stakeholder collaboration:

Work closely with Business Analysts, Developers, and Product Owners from requirement review through final sign-off.

Required Skills

• Experience in manual/functional software testing
• Strong knowledge of STLC and Agile/Scrum
• Ability to write detailed test cases and test scenarios
• Hands-on Jira experience
• Strong requirement analysis and problem-solving skills
• Good written communication for defects and requirement queries
• Basic automation knowledge, especially Selenium/Python or Playwright/TypeScript
• Basic API and database/SQL knowledge is an advantage

Preferred Skills

• ISTQB Foundation certification
• Experience with enterprise applications, especially logistics, warehouse, ERP, freight, or supply-chain systems will be will be considered an added advantage.
• Postman for API testing
• Basic SQL for backend/data validation