Senior QA Engineer (Manual + Automation)
Quality Assurance | Hybrid in Islamabad, Punjab Province and Federal Capital Territory (ICT), Pakistan | Full Time
Job Description
Job Overview
We are seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer with strong manual testing expertise and mid-level automation skills to ensure high product quality while contributing to automation and continuous improvement initiatives. As a Senior QA Engineer, you will bring 4–6 years of QA experience, with strong expertise in manual and functional testing across the full SDLC, along with hands-on exposure to test automation frameworks. You will be responsible for end-to-end quality assurance, including test design, execution, defect management, and contributing to automation efforts to improve regression efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Manual Testing Responsibilities
- Design, write, review, and execute test cases at functional, integration, and end-to-end levels
- Perform requirement analysis and ensure complete test coverage
- Conduct exploratory and regression testing
- Identify, log, and manage defects with clear root cause analysis
- Perform data validation and database testing using SQL
- Validate complex business workflows and edge cases
- Ensure timely escalation of critical issues
- Participate in test planning, estimation, and sprint activities
Automation Responsibilities (Mid-Level)
- Contribute to automation test development and maintenance
- Write and execute automated test scripts using, Playwright
- Support regression automation coverage improvements
- Work with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) for test execution
- Debug and analyze automation failures
- Collaborate with senior automation engineers to enhance framework capabilities
- Follow best practices for scalable and maintainable automation
Required Experience & Skills:
- 4–6 years of experience in Software QA (Manual + Automation exposure)
- Strong expertise in manual testing across SDLC
- Experience working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environments
- Hands-on experience in test case design, execution, and defect management
- Intermediate knowledge of SQL for data validation
- Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar tools
- Good understanding of API testing (Postman/REST)
- Hands-on experience with Playwright
- Proficiency in at least one language: JavaScript/TypeScript,
- Experience with frameworks like Cucumber, NUnit
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Git version control
- Basic understanding of BDD (Cucumber/SpecFlow)
Nice to Have
- ISTQB or equivalent certification
- Experience in performance testing (JMeter or similar)
- Experience with complex enterprise systems (3-tier architectures)
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proactive mindset with ability to take ownership
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Continuous learning attitude and adaptability
What We Have for You
- Great compensation package, medical benefit for you and your family, free lunch, annual performance-tied increments & performance recognition awards and a great lean and agile work culture!
- Convo endorses a culture of diversity in all aspects and aims to build a diverse team of amazing individuals!
