Senior Test Engineer – Manual Testing (Primary) with Automation Experience Role Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Test Engineer with strong expertise in Manual Testing and a good understanding of Test Automation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring product quality through comprehensive functional, integration, regression, and user-focused testing while contributing to automation initiatives to improve efficiency and coverage. Key Responsibilities • Analyze business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify test scenarios and test conditions. • Design, review, and execute detailed manual test cases. • Perform functional, integration, system, regression, exploratory, and end-to-end testing. • Identify, document, and track defects through resolution using defect management tools. • Validate business workflows, edge cases, negative scenarios, and user experience aspects. • Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Scrum teams to clarify requirements and ensure quality deliverables. • Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and requirement review sessions. • Support release validation, certification testing, and production verification activities. • Contribute to automation efforts by identifying automation candidates and maintaining automated test scripts. • Continuously improve test processes, test coverage, and quality metrics. Required Skills • 3+ years of experience in Software Testing with strong Manual Testing expertise. • Extensive experience in Functional, Regression, System, Integration, and UAT testing. • Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Defect Life Cycle. • Experience in preparing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Data, and Test Summary Reports. • Hands-on experience with defect tracking tools such as Jira. • Good analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills. • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Automation Skills • Basic to intermediate experience in test automation using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools. • Ability to create, execute, and maintain automated regression test scripts. • Understanding of automation frameworks and CI/CD concepts. • Experience in API testing using Postman, Rest Assured, or similar tools is desirable. Preferred Skills • Experience in enterprise web applications and complex business workflows. • Exposure to database testing and SQL queries. • Experience with test management tools such as Zephyr or TestRail. • Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools and automation accelerators. Key Competencies • Strong attention to detail and quality mindset. • Ability to independently drive testing activities. • Critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. • Customer-focused approach to quality assurance. • Mentoring and knowledge-sharing abilities. Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Experience: 2-4 years in software testing