QA Engineer (Manual / Functional Testing) (Local Candidates Only)- FTE
Job Title: QA Engineer (Manual / Functional Testing) - FTE
Location: Vancouver, BC (Onsite – 5 Days/Week from Day 1) - Only Locals
Experience: 3–8+ Years
Position Summary:
We are seeking a detail-oriented QA Engineer (Manual/Functional Testing ) to join our Quality Assurance team in Vancouver, BC. The ideal candidate will be responsible for executing manual testing activities, validating new features, performing end-to-end functional testing, and ensuring high-quality software releases. This role requires strong experience in test planning, test execution, defect management, and mobile application testing within a fast-paced Agile environment.The successful candidate will work closely with QA Leads, Developers, Product Teams, and offshore testing teams to identify issues, validate fixes, and improve overall product quality.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute manual test cases for new features, enhancements, and complex business scenarios.
- Perform end-to-end functional, regression, smoke, and sanity testing.
- Review defects and testing tasks submitted by offshore QA teams before assignment to developers.
- Analyze test results and perform detailed bug validation and reproduction.
- Track, prioritize, and follow up on high-priority and blocking defects.
- Create high-quality defect reports with clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence.
- Collaborate closely with QA Leads, Developers, Product Managers, and offshore teams.
- Validate incremental product changes and ensure adequate test coverage.
- Participate in test planning, test case design, and test execution activities.
- Provide regular status updates and weekly testing reports.
- Support release validation and production readiness activities .
Testing Expertise
- Strong experience in Manual Testing and Functional Testing
- Knowledge of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
- Experience in Test Planning, Test Case Design, Test Execution, and Defect Tracking.
- Expertise in:
- Regression Testing
- Smoke Testing
- Sanity Testing
- End-to-End Testing
- Feature Testing
- Strong understanding of defect management processes.
- Hands-on experience testing mobile applications (iOS and/or Android).
- Experience validating mobile UI/UX, workflows, and functionality.
- Experience working with onsite-offshore delivery models.
- Strong communication and coordination skills.
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional Agile teams.
- Agile/Scrum methodologies
- JIRA, Azure DevOps, Bugzilla, or similar defect tracking tools
- Test Documentation and Reportibg
- Root Cause Analysis
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Support
- Release Validation