Functional Tester

Responsibilities:

- Analyze business and technical requirements to develop comprehensive test strategies that ensure software meets functional, integration, reliability, and quality standards
- Participate throughout the software development lifecycle, including requirements reviews, test planning, estimation, release validation, and production support
- Design and execute risk-based functional, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests
- Document test results thoroughly and investigate defects using logs and payloads
- Communicate quality risks and findings to Product, Development, Deployment, and Support teams
- Continuously improve test coverage, automation frameworks, and quality engineering processes
- Independently prioritize work and provide informed recommendations on release-readiness decisions

Skills:

- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, including functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing
- Proficiency in API testing with Postman and the ability to analyze logs and payloads for defect investigation
- Experience developing and implementing risk-based test strategies
- Solid knowledge of the software development lifecycle and agile development practices
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey quality risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and make sound release-readiness recommendations

- Experience with test automation frameworks and a commitment to improving automation coverage