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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer


Company : Soft Elevation Private Limited


Location : Chandigarh, Punjab


Created : 2026-01-26


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Role OverviewWe 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 practicesRequired 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 metricsNice 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