Senior Automation QC Engineer

A Senior QC Engineer is a hands-on quality control professional responsible for performing manual, automation, API, and performance testing to ensure high-quality software delivery. The role involves designing and executing test strategies, developing and maintaining automation scripts, utilizing AI-assisted testing tools to improve efficiency, preparing testing artifacts, and supporting successful product releases. This full-time position reports to the QC Lead or Quality Manager and is ideal for technically skilled professionals who enjoy problem-solving, adopting modern testing practices, and working in fast-paced, collaborative environments. **1. Manual Testing & Test Execution** * Design, write, and execute manual test cases, test scenarios, and test scripts covering functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, API, and performance testing. * Perform exploratory, smoke, and sanity testing to validate application builds before release. * Execute planned test cycles, document test results, log and manage defects with clear reproduction steps, and verify software fixes through regression testing. **2. Test Automation Engineering** * Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts and contribute to the continuous improvement of automation frameworks. * Enhance test coverage by maintaining automation suites and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines where applicable. * Review, debug, and optimize automation scripts to improve reliability and execution efficiency. **3. Performance Testing & Optimization** * Design, execute, and analyze performance, load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests to evaluate system reliability, responsiveness, and stability under varying workloads. * Identify, analyze, and report performance bottlenecks while collaborating with development and infrastructure teams to recommend and validate performance improvements. * Monitor performance test results and provide recommendations to improve application scalability and user experience. **4. AI-Assisted Quality Engineering** * Utilize AI-powered tools to accelerate test case generation, automation scripting, test data creation, defect analysis, and testing documentation while validating the accuracy and quality of AI-generated outputs. * Evaluate and adopt AI-assisted testing techniques to improve testing effectiveness, productivity, and software quality. * Apply AI tools responsibly to enhance test coverage, identify potential risks, and optimize testing workflows. **5. Test Documentation & Reporting** * Prepare, maintain, and deliver testing artifacts, including test plans, test cases, test data, traceability matrices, test execution reports, defect reports, and test summary reports. * Provide accurate testing status updates, quality metrics, defect summaries, and risk assessments to project stakeholders. **6. User Acceptance Testing (UAT)** * Support User Acceptance Testing by preparing test cases, assisting with test environments, coordinating with stakeholders, executing UAT scenarios, and validating business requirements. * Ensure UAT activities are completed successfully before production release. **7. Defect Management & Root Cause Analysis** * Investigate, identify, and document root causes of software defects while collaborating with development teams to support timely resolution. * Assist developers in reproducing and validating reported issues within test environments. * Analyze recurring defects and recommend preventive quality improvements. **8. Requirements Analysis & SDLC Participation** * Review business and functional requirements to ensure completeness, testability, and adequate test coverage. * Participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, test planning, execution, validation, and release activities. **9. Knowledge Sharing & Team Collaboration** * Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level QC engineers on testing best practices, automation techniques, AI-assisted testing tools, and quality processes. * Collaborate closely with development, product, business, and infrastructure teams to ensure high-quality software delivery. **10. Quality Improvement** * Contribute to improving testing methodologies, quality standards, templates, automation practices, AI-enabled quality engineering processes, and performance testing strategies. * Identify opportunities for process improvement and recommend solutions to improve product quality and testing efficiency. * Perform other duties as assigned. **Requirements** * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent education and work experience. * 6+ years of hands-on experience in software quality control/testing. * 5+ years of hands-on experience in manual testing (functional, regression, integration, end-to-end). * 2+ years of hands-on experience in test automation (framework development, scripting, CI/CD integrat