• An engineer with software engineering background familiar with software development/testing life cycle, flair for testing, good knowledge of web based application testing, understanding of coding standards, knowledge of atleast one programming language.

work experience requirements

• Minimum of 5 yrs of Software Testing experience with or without development experience. 

education & Skill requirements

Entry Criteria :

BSC(CS), BCOM / BE(CS) or MCA 

Sr. QA Engineer openings with product development company in Bangalore, VR, Bangalore

work experience requirements

• Minimum of 5 yrs of Software Testing experience with or without development experience. 

education & Skill requirements

Entry Criteria :

BSC(CS), BCOM / BE(CS) or MCA 

Skill Sets :

• Should be able to understand the business functionality and features of the application completely.
• Should be able to take part in the team meetings and understand the business requirements in terms of technology perspective say architecture , scalability, performance , etc.
• Should have very good knowledge of software engineering principles.
• Should have a very good knowledge of software testing methodologies.
• Active contributor both in terms of following the existing process and also support in new process initiatives.
• Should be able to write comprehensive test cases/test scripts
• Should get involved in writing test plan for a project. When it comes to small projects or modules he should be able to derive his test plan.
• Should be good in reviewing the test cases, requirements, test reports, etc.
• Should be able to execute the test cases
• Should be able to produce accurate test reports which are complete in all aspects.
• Should have very good knowledge in using the defect tracking tools preferably Bugzilla.

Test Automation Tools and Platforms:

• Should have excellent knowledge of automation tools like Rational/Mercury/OpenSource tools. The preferred automation tools are QTP, Selenium, Grinder, Loadrunner.
• Should be an expert in using atleast one automation tool – functional and performance.
• Should have very good knowledge Windows and Unix operating system
• Should have knowledge of different browser versions.
• Expertise in atleast one configuration management tool like VSS, CVS, etc.

Desired skills:

• Software engineering
• Software SDLC methodologies
• Testing web based application
• Test case documentation and execution
• Bug identification and Bug reporting
• Knowledge of one programming language – C , C++, Java, VB, ASP
• Very good awareness to Relational Database Model Concepts(RDBMS concepts)
• SQL and PLSQL
• Knowledge of Functional testing, Unit Testing, Integration Testing,
• Functional and performance automation
• Conceptual knowledge of security testing, Performance testing
• Expertise in atleast one test automation tool – rational, webload, silk and Win runner, etc)
• Ability to understand HLD and LLD the related documents to design(design documents)
• Business communication skills
• Familiarity with web based testing methodologies
• Understanding of OOPs / Object Orientation
• Understanding of use case documents and use case diagrams