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Work within the overall release process rather than in dedicated feature teams
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Focus on validating ready functionality — strong integration testing skills are important
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Perform manual functional, smoke, regression, and UAT testing
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Validate releases in staging and production environments
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Develop and maintain test cases (Zephyr) and test scenarios
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Run automated tests and analyze results
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Verify correct UI display and behavior across different browsers
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Work with logs (ELK), APIs (Postman), and message queues (Kafka)
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Maintain test documentation in Jira / Confluence
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Collaborate with PM and QA TL on release processes
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Participate in QA estimation and release preparation
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Proactively identify defects in already delivered functionality
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3+ years of experience in manual testing
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Experience in REST API testing (Postman, Swagger)
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Strong SQL skills for common operations (SELECT, JOIN, UPDATE, etc.)
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Ability to develop test cases, test scenarios, and checklists
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Experience in testing:
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web applications
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client-server solutions
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Understanding of software requirements quality criteria
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Strong defect analysis and root cause investigation skills
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Experience participating in the release cycle (build verification, smoke, sanity, UAT)
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Knowledge of test documentation and QA process standards
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Understanding of microservices architecture
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Experience in UI testing across different browsers and screen resolutions
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Experience working with Kafka
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Experience working with logs and using them for defect analysis
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Experience running automated tests and analyzing reports (Jenkins, Allure)
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Ability to plan and estimate testing scope
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Attention to detail, analytical mindset, and high level of self-discipline