Senior Quality Control / Tester

The Application Quality Control Specialist ensures that software applications meet functional, technical, and usability standards before release. This role focuses on identifying defects, validating features, and ensuring a smooth user experience through manual and/or automated testing. Key Responsibilities

• Review business and technical requirements to create clear and comprehensive test cases.
• Execute manual and/or automated testing for web, mobile, or desktop applications.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Log, track, and validate defects using issue-tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla, Azure DevOps).
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies (if Agile/Scrum) such as planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure test coverage aligns with acceptance criteria and quality standards.
• Prepare test reports, QA metrics, and recommendations for process improvements.
• Validate deployments in staging and production environments.
• Contribute to creating and maintaining QA documentation, standards, and best practices. Qualifications & Skills Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in software/application testing or quality control.
• Knowledge of testing types (functional, UI/UX, integration, regression, UAT, etc.).
• Familiarity with test case design and defect lifecycle.
• Experience with bug-tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, Test

Rail, Zephyr).

• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and documentation abilities.. At least 5 years of QC experience handing 2 or more Jr. QCs. Preferred (Nice-to-Have):
• Experience with basic SQL for data validation.
• Exposure to automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Postman).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of APIs, web services, or mobile app testing. Soft Skills
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Time management and ability to work under deadlines
• Adaptability to changing requirements Work Environment
• May work closely with developers, product managers, UI/UX teams, and DevOps.
• Fulltime onsite work.
• Typically part of a QA team or product development group.