Manual QA Tester (junior)

Role

We are looking for a Junior QA Tester with 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role to join our busy team. The main duties will involve reviewing our systems and applications and reporting any defects in accordance with our acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

Review and analyse business requirements to ensure test coverage and clarity.

Estimate QA tasks and contribute to sprint planning as part of the Agile process.

Design, document, and maintain detailed test plans and test cases to support software testing efforts.

Perform functional, regression, and exploratory testing to validate software quality.

Identify, document, and track bugs using JIRA, ensuring clear communication with developers and project managers.

Set up and manage test environments to support testing activities.

Actively participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Prepare comprehensive test summary reports to document testing activities, outcomes, and coverage.

What will you bring to us?

At least 1 year of hands-on experience in a QA role, with a strong understanding of basic software testing principles and practices.

Exposure to functional, black-box, and manual testing methodologies.

Familiarity with bug tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla, or similar) and experience in documenting and tracking defects.

Basic experience in mobile testing, including testing on both iOS and Android platforms.

Some exposure to user acceptance testing (UAT), working alongside stakeholders to validate requirements.

A detail-oriented approach to testing, with the ability to identify edge cases and contribute to product quality.

Experience working within Agile teams, participating in Scrum ceremonies like sprint planning and daily stand-ups.

Basic skills in reporting test results, including clear documentation of test execution and defect tracking.

A proactive attitude, willingness to learn, and ability to collaborate effectively with team members.

What would be great to have?

A bachelor’s degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Understanding of different Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models, including Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

Hands-on experience with test management tools to plan, execute, and track testing activities effectively.

Practical experience with API testing tools such as Postman or similar.

ISTQB Foundation Level Certification, showcasing a solid understanding of testing principles and techniques.

Familiarity with automation testing frameworks or a willingness to learn automation tools (a plus).

Knowledge of CI/CD processes and their integration with testing pipelines (nice to have).

• this role is 100% remote
• this is a contract role, you will be required to send monthly invoice