- Location
- Chennai, India
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor
- Source
- Keka
Description
Senior Test Engineer
Experience: 5–8 Years
Location: Bangalore
About the Job
We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer – Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our Enterprise Software R&D team. The role involves designing and executing test strategies, automating test scenarios, validating software features and ensuring the quality, reliability and performance of enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in test automation, manual testing, test planning and defect management, along with mandatory knowledge of the Energy Trade and Risk Management (ETRM) domain.
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute test plans, test scenarios and test cases based on product requirements.
- Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts to validate software functionality, reliability and performance.
- Perform manual and automated testing across enterprise software applications.
- Identify, document, track and validate software defects through the complete defect lifecycle.
- Perform functional, regression and integration testing to ensure product quality.
- Investigate customer-reported issues and product defects and support root-cause analysis.
- Monitor test results and identify opportunities for improving test coverage, quality and testing efficiency.
- Recommend and implement preventive and corrective actions to maintain quality standards.
- Work closely with Developers, R&D Engineers, Product Teams and other stakeholders to resolve defects and ensure successful releases.
- Prepare and maintain test documentation, test reports and quality metrics.
- Use Jira and Zephyr Scale for test management, test execution and defect tracking.
- Perform database validation and testing using SQL/PostgreSQL.
- Ensure software quality and testing practices align with defined quality and industry requirements.
What We Seek In You
- 5–8 years of experience in Software Testing, QA or Test Automation.
- Mandatory experience in the ETRM (Energy Trade and Risk Management) domain.
- Strong hands-on experience in Test Automation and automated test scenario development.
- Strong experience in test planning, test case design and manual test execution.
- Hands-on experience with Jira and Zephyr Scale.
- Good understanding of functional, regression, integration and system testing.
- Strong knowledge of defect identification, tracking and resolution processes.
- Good database testing skills with hands-on experience in SQL and preferably PostgreSQL.
- Experience working with QA databases and testing applications/tools.
- Strong analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify potential quality issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with API Testing using Postman.
- Good understanding of JSON and XML.
- Experience validating REST APIs and web services.
- Knowledge of SQL query writing, database validation and data integrity testing.
- Experience working with enterprise software products.
- Exposure to quality auditing, quality assurance processes and industry compliance requirements.
- Experience investigating customer complaints and production issues.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development and testing practices.
- Experience working with distributed or cross-functional R&D teams.
Life At Next
At our core, we're driven by the mission of tailoring growth for our customers by enabling them to transform their aspirations into tangible outcomes. We're dedicated to empowering them to shape their futures and achieve ambitious goals. To fulfil this commitment, we foster a culture defined by agility, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to progress. Our organizational framework is both streamlined and vibrant, characterized by a hands-on leadership style that prioritizes results and fosters growth.
Perks Of Working With Us
- Clear objectives to ensure alignment with our mission, fostering your meaningful contribution.
- Abundant opportunities for engagement with customers, product managers, and leadership.
- You'll be guided by progressive paths while receiving insightful guidance from managers through ongoing feedforward sessions.
- Cultivate and leverage robust connections within diverse communities of interest. Choose your mentor to navigate your current endeavors and steer your future trajectory.
- Embrace continuous learning and upskilling opportunities through Nexversity.
- Enjoy the flexibility to explore various functions, develop new skills, and adapt to emerging technologies. Embrace a hybrid work model promoting work-life balance.
- Access comprehensive family health insurance coverage, prioritizing the well-being of your loved ones.
- Embark on accelerated career paths to actualize your professional aspirations.
Who We Are
We enable high growth enterprises build hyper personalized solutions to transform their vision into reality. With a keen eye for detail, we apply creativity, embrace new technology and harness the power of data and AI to co-create solutions tailored made to meet unique needs for our customers.
Join our passionate team and tailor your growth with us!
Skills
SQLPostgreSQLJiraRESTAgileScrumRisk ManagementCompliance