We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer with a strong background in software testing and a foundational understanding of test automation. The ideal candidate will have a thorough knowledge of functional, UI, API, and regression testing and will contribute to both exploratory and automation testing efforts within our QE department. This is a remote role with an opportunity to work closely with developers, designers, project managers, and fellow QA engineers.

Key Responsibilities

1. Requirement Gathering and Analysis: Capture, review, and analyze system requirements to ensure clarity and completeness.
2. Test Planning & Design: Develop comprehensive test plans and design effective test cases based on requirements.
3. Software Testing: Perform functional, UI, API, responsiveness, and regression testing with attention to detail, ensuring product quality.
4. Test Automation: Write automated tests within our standard framework, leveraging the Playwright tool. , Cypress, or Selenium.
5. Defect Management: Track and manage defects using project management tools and collaborate with the development team to resolve them.
6. Documentation: Create and maintain detailed user manuals and testing documentation.

Must Haves

1. 4 to 6 years of experience testing websites or web applications built using WordPress or any other open-source CMS, such as Drupal.
2. Software Testing Expertise: Proficiency in functional, UI, API, responsiveness, and regression testing.
3. Requirements Gathering: Hands-on experience in writing user stories and corresponding acceptance criteria.
4. Test Automation Basics: Basic knowledge of test automation and the ability to write automated tests.
5. Tools Knowledge: Hands-on experience with UI test automation tools, like Playwright, Cypress, Selenium.
6. Project & Test Management Tools: Familiarity with at least one project management and one test management tool.
7. Collaboration: Ability to work closely with developers, project managers, and other QA engineers.
8. Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate testing issues, requirements, and status updates to both technical and non-technical team members.

Good to Have

1. Experience in Accessibility Testing.
2. Knowledge of Automated Visual Regression Testing.
3. Experience with basic Git commands.
4. Familiarity with continuous integration tools like GitHub Actions and CircleCI.