Middle Manual QA

N-iX is looking for a talented Middle Manual QA engineer to join our team! Our client is one of Europe's fastest-growing mobile companies with 4.5 million active customers, 1,000 employees worldwide, and operations in five countries. The client is using the mobile virtual network operator business model.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze business requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide meaningful feedback and identify potential gaps or risks early in the development process
• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test cases, test plans, and scripts to validate new features, ensure non-functional requirements are met, and conduct regression testing
• Perform end-to-end testing of backend functionality, focusing on web services (REST, SOAP) and ensuring seamless integration within a microservice architecture
• Identify, document and track defects, ensuring timely resolution and effective communication of issues
• Manage and maintain test data, ensuring proper setup for efficient and accurate test execution
• Work within a cross-functional team, closely collaborating with developers, automation testers, and production support engineers to improve overall software quality
• Lead demo sessions for stakeholders, showcasing test results, findings, and key observations
• Perform troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and problem-solving, actively identifying and addressing issues to streamline development
• Communicate effectively in a multinational environment
• Contribute to continuous QA process improvements, enhancing reporting, documentation, and best practices

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Hands-on experience with Web Services (REST and SOAP)
• API testing experience (Postman, Swagger, or similar tools)
• Basic SQL knowledge for database querying and test validation
• Good understanding of XML and JSON
• Proven ability to write clear, concise, and comprehensive test cases
• Skilled in requirement analysis and defect reporting
• Experience in Agile/Scrum/Kanban development environments
• Experience with project management tools (JIRA, Confluence) and test case management (TestRail, XRay) tools
• Knowledge and experience with messaging systems and patterns (topics, queues), and tools (Azure Service Bus)
• Understanding and hands-on experience with CI/CD processes and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins etc)
• Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail
• Solid verbal and written English communication skills (Upper-Intermediate)

Would be a plus:

• Experience with Azure cloud environment and cloud-based testing
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, Azure DevOps)
• Understanding of telecom industry principles
• Experience with automation testing (e.g., Rest-Assured, TestNG, Selenium)