Functional QA Engineer

Job Role: Functional QA Engineer Experience: 3 to 6 Years Work Location: Gurugram Working Hours: 8:30 AM to 05:30 PM Job Summary We are looking for a detail-oriented Functional QA Engineer to ensure the quality and reliability of web, mobile, and API-based applications. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in manual functional testing, API testing, database validation, defect management, and Agile methodologies. Experience with Jira for test management and defect tracking is essential. Key Responsibilities Analyze business and functional requirements and prepare comprehensive test scenarios and test cases. Perform end-to-end functional, regression, integration, and system testing. Validate application functionality across web and mobile platforms. Execute API testing using tools such as Postman or Swagger. Validate request/response payloads, authentication, status codes, and error handling. Perform database testing by validating data integrity using SQL queries. Verify backend data consistency between applications and databases. Log, track, and manage defects using Jira. Work closely with developers, business analysts, and product owners to resolve issues. Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives. Prepare test execution reports and provide quality metrics. Required Skills Functional Testing Test planning, test case design, and execution Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, Sanity, and UAT testing Requirement analysis and traceability API Testing Hands-on experience with Postman, Swagger, or similar API testing tools REST API validation JSON/XML request and response validation Authentication methods (Bearer Token, OAuth, Basic Authentication) API collections and environment management Database Testing Strong SQL knowledge Data validation and backend verification Writing complex SQL queries Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. ISTQB Foundation Certification is an added advantage. Exposure to automation testing (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar) is desirable. Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps concepts. Experience with Git or other version control systems is a plus. .