Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Role Overview We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer who will take end-to-end ownership of quality across products and releases. This role demands a strong quality mindset, hands-on testing expertise, and the ability to define strategy, mentor team members, and continuously improve QA practices across the organization. Key Responsibilities Own the QA strategy, test planning, coverage, and overall release quality Define and execute risk-based, regression, and exploratory testing Validate user experience, workflows, and edge cases Perform API and backend testing , including authentication, authorization, and error handling Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for web and API testing Conduct database and data validation using SQL Perform defect analysis, root cause identification, and prevention Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and DevOps teams Mentor junior QA engineers and promote best practices Required Skills Strong ownership of quality strategy and QA processes Expertise in manual and exploratory testing Hands-on experience with REST API testing Strong database testing skills using SQL Experience with web and API automation testing Ability to build and scale maintainable automation frameworks Solid understanding of test coverage, release readiness, and quality metrics Nice to Have Messaging systems: Kafka / OpenSearch validation and log analysis Cloud exposure: AWS testing (CloudWatch, S3, Cognito) CI/CD pipeline integration for automation Experience with shift-left testing practices Role Overview We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer who will take end-to-end ownership of quality across products and releases. This role demands a strong quality mindset, hands-on testing expertise, and the ability to define strategy, mentor team members, and continuously improve QA practices across the organization. Key Responsibilities Own the QA strategy, test planning, coverage, and overall release quality Define and execute risk-based, regression, and exploratory testing Validate user experience, workflows, and edge cases Perform API and backend testing , including authentication, authorization, and error handling Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for web and API testing Conduct database and data validation using SQL Perform defect analysis, root cause identification, and prevention Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and DevOps teams Mentor junior QA engineers and promote best practices Required Skills Strong ownership of quality strategy and QA processes Expertise in manual and exploratory testing Hands-on experience with REST API testing Strong database testing skills using SQL Experience with web and API automation testing Ability to build and scale maintainable automation frameworks Solid understanding of test coverage, release readiness, and quality metrics Nice to Have Messaging systems: Kafka / OpenSearch validation and log analysis Cloud exposure: AWS testing (CloudWatch, S3, Cognito) CI/CD pipeline integration for automation Experience with shift-left testing practices