Manual QA Engineer

Overview

We’re Nortal. We think big and create cutting-edge digital solutions with a global reach. And with 25 years of experience, 2,700+ professional experts, and half a billion people worldwide impacted by our work, we believe we’ve got the numbers to back up that statement.  

 

Our global teams have played a significant role in many Fortune 500 companies’ projects and systems and have been the driving force of digital transformation for governments, healthcare institutions, and leading enterprises worldwide. We combine best-in-class strategic consulting with software engineering, data, and design practices to bring our visions to life. 

Responsibilities

We are looking for a QA professional who goes beyond executing predefined test cases. The ideal candidate is curious, detail-oriented, and proactive, challenges requirements when needed, thinks deeply about risks and edge cases, and takes personal ownership of product quality. They approach software both as an end user and as a quality engineer, constantly looking for ways the system could fail and ensuring those scenarios are thoroughly tested before reaching customers.

Qualifications

• Higher education degree in Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of professional experience as a QA Engineer in complex software products
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, software development lifecycle, and testing best practices
• Proven experience in analyzing business and functional requirements, identifying gaps, ambiguities, inconsistencies, and potential risks before implementation
• Hands-on experience designing comprehensive test strategies, test scenarios, and test cases, including positive, negative, boundary, exploratory, and edge-case testing
• Ability to think critically from both the end-user and technical perspectives to ensure a high-quality user experience while validating business and technical requirements
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify hidden defects, unexpected behaviors, and corner cases that may impact product quality
• Experience preparing and maintaining test documentation
• Experience testing APIs, validating integrations, and performing database verification using SQL
• Solid experience with client-server applications, backend and frontend testing, regression, integration, system, and usability testing
• Experience applying risk-based testing techniques and independently determining test coverage based on product requirements and business impact
• Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of quality-related decisions, and proactively drive issues to resolution
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured and investigative approach to defect analysis
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and using tools such as JIRA
• High level of written and spoken English
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions constructively and work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and stakeholders
• Knowledge of test design techniques such as equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables, state transition testing, and pairwise testing
• Experience reviewing requirements and participating in backlog refinement and product discovery activities

Nortal offers:

• 24 working days of paid vacation

• 11 paid national holidays

• Health care: up to 10 paid sick days, on-demand medical insurance, vaccinations

• Mental health support: webinars, resources, and compensation for therapy sessions

• Access to our corporate learning platform

• Language classes (English)

• Flexible benefits budget: a fixed monthly amount you can spend on what matters most to you - medical insurance, sports, leisure, fuel, and more

• 8-hour workday aligned with the client’s working hours

• Hybrid work options: work from home with the option to use our cozy office space whenever needed

• Engaging team events and thoughtful gifts throughout the year

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