Test Engineer (Philadelphia)

Title – QA Engineer RDK

Location – Philadelphia, PA (onsite only)

Experience – 5+ years

Job Description:

Keywords:

Jira, Zephyr, API Testing, Manual Testing

Required & Mandatory Skills:

• 5+ years strong experience in SDLC/STLC and test lifecycle ownership
• Hands‑on expertise in manual testing, API testing, backend validation, and test automation
• Proficiency with SQL, Unix/Linux commands, and data validation techniques
• Experience with Jira, Zephyr, CI/CD tools, and Agile methodologies
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills

Key Responsibilities:

Test Planning & Strategy:

• Define and execute comprehensive test plans, test strategies, and test scenarios aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure full test coverage.
• Identify testing risks early and drive risk mitigation strategies.

Manual & Functional Testing:

• Perform functional, regression, integration, GUI, batch, and backend testing across applications.
• Validate business workflows, system integrations, and end‑to‑end scenarios.
• Ensure high quality across releases through structured test execution and review.

API & Backend Testing:

• Conduct API testing using Postman / REST Assured to validate REST services.
• Perform JSON/XML response validation, schema checks, and error handling verification.
• Validate data integrity across backend systems using SQL (Oracle, SQL Server) and Unix/Linux commands.

Automation Testing:

• Design and maintain automation test scripts using Selenium and/or Playwright, aligned with overall test plans and regression strategy.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation.

Defect Management & Reporting:

• Log, track, and manage defects using Jira, including root cause analysis (RCA) and verification of fixes.
• Use Zephyr for test management, execution tracking, and reporting.
• Prepare test execution reports, quality metrics, and release readiness summaries.

CI/CD & Observability:

• Work with Jenkins pipelines to support automated testing and build validation.
• Use monitoring and log analysis tools such as Splunk and Kibana to support defect investigation and production issue analysis.
• Collaborate with development teams using Git for version control and test artifact management.

Agile Collaboration & Mentoring:

• Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and standards.