QA Engineer (ZR_21015_JOB) - Manila

This is a remote position.

Job Highlights:

• Full-time
• Permanent work from home
• Monday to Friday
• 9:00am to 6:00pm AEST (7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Manila Time)

Purpose of Role:

A QA Engineer at the company is the foremost advocate of a quality culture. Their primary responsibility is to promote an environment where employees follow quality guidelines, consistently see others taking quality-focused actions, hear others talking about quality, and feel

quality all around them.

As a QA Engineer at the company, you will develop test frameworks, working closely with engineers to help implement best testing practices and ensure our QA processes are robust and

scalable. A key team member integral to the product and service the technical teams deliver.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and reinforce the business value of the requirements of the company and project core goals of the products and services we offer;
• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback;
• Develop and maintain reliable UI test automation using Playwright (JavaScript) or a comparable tool if Playwright experience is limited but willingness to learn is present;
• Design, execute, and automate REST API tests using Postman (collections, environment variables, pre-/post-request scripts), ensuring coverage of all critical endpoints;
• Identify, record, document thoroughly, and track bugs;
• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved;
• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet the company's objectives;
• Liaise with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) to identify system requirements;
• Monitor debugging process results;
• Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions;
• Demonstrate an ability to quickly learn and adopt new testing frameworks and tools (e.g.,Playwright for UI, Postman for API) to ensure we remain at the cutting edge of QA practices;
• Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies.

• 4 years or more of full-time experience working as a QA or Test Engineer;
• Solid hands-on experience in Web automation testing (any framework) is required;
• Proficiency in JavaScript is strongly preferred, especially for building and maintaining JavaScript-based UI test frameworks;
• But, general JavaScript coding experience is also acceptable if you can learn quickly;
• Proficiency in PHP is nice to have.
• Experience with troubleshooting test framework issues or pipeline infrastructure issues;
• Practical experience with REST API testing is a must (e.g., using Postman or equivalent);
• Must have a decent understanding of HTTP protocol and client-server architecture;
• Experience with Web manual testing, including creating test cases, executing tests, and reporting defects;
• General solid troubleshooting and problem-solving skills;
• Great requirement analysis and gap analysis skills;
• It is nice to have basic knowledge of SQL, Bash, Docker, Git and GitLab;
• Interest in working in a dynamic and “tech-first mindset” environment;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Experience in exploratory testing is welcome;
• Comfortable with agile development such as Scrum or Kanban;
• Interest in learning or deepening technical/automation skills.

• Passion for Quality Assurance;
• Eager to assume the responsibility for QA processes;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Ability to handle high-pressure situations, such as:
• rapidly diagnosing critical production issues;
• multiple competing concurrent priorities;
• or occasionally working under tight release deadlines, etc.
• Organised, efficient and able to adapt to independently or collaborative work arrangements;
• Experience in collaborating with multiple Scrum/Kanban teams;
• Embrace changes that lead to continuous improvement.

Benefits

Independent Contractor Perks:

• HMO Coverage for eligible locations
• Permanent work from home
• Immediate hiring
• Steady freelance job

Please note that since this is a permanent work-from-home position and an “Independent Contractor” arrangement, the candidates must have their own computer and internet connection. They will handle their own benefits and taxes. The professional fees are on hourly rates and the rate depends on your performance in the application process.

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