Associate Quality Assurance Engineer

About Vista Equity Partners

Vista Equity Partners is a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses. With over $100B in assets under management and a portfolio of 90+ software product companies worldwide, Vista accelerates growth through operational excellence, shared expertise, and long-term partnership. In India, Vista’s presence continues to expand with 45+ portfolio companies employing more than 17,000 professionals across technology, product, customer success, and operations - reinforcing India’s strategic role as a hub of innovation and talent within the Vista ecosystem.

Through its Agentic AI Factory, Vista is embedding Generative AI across its global portfolio - enabling companies to integrate intelligent, responsible AI into products, operations, and decision-making. This initiative is strengthened through portfolio-wide learning programs, leadership workshops, and AI hackathons that foster innovation, build fluency, and accelerate practical AI adoption across teams.

About Amtech

Amtech is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for the packaging, printing, and manufacturing industries. Our integrated systems streamline order management, production planning, scheduling, inventory, and business analytics - empowering customers to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve operational performance. With a strong commitment to innovation and customer success, Amtech delivers reliable technology backed by deep industry expertise.

Our Employee Value Proposition

At Amtech, our people are our greatest differentiator. We create an environment where you can:

Purpose

Shape the future of manufacturing and supply chain operations by delivering mission-critical enterprise software used by industry-leading organizations.

Growth

Access continuous learning, leadership development, and cross-portfolio opportunities through Vista’s global network - accelerating both technical and managerial career paths.

Culture

Work in a collaborative, transparent, and people-first environment where values, accountability, and integrity guide every decision.

Innovation

Engage with cutting-edge technologies, including AI-driven automation, and contribute to modernizing financial systems and operational processes across the business.

Role Description  

Amtech is seeking an Associate QA Engineer to join its Quality Engineering team. This entry-level role is designed for an individual who is passionate about software quality and interested in developing strong capabilities across manual testing, test automation, Agile delivery, and AI-assisted testing. 

The Associate QA Engineer will work closely with experienced Quality Engineers, developers, product owners, and business analysts to validate well-defined product features, execute manual and automated tests, document results, and report software defects. The role provides hands-on exposure to Playwright automation, API and database testing, Scrum practices, and modern AI-enabled testing techniques. 

Key Responsibilities

• Review assigned user stories, acceptance criteria, product requirements, and designs to understand expected system behavior.  

• Create, update, and execute manual test cases for functional, regression, smoke, integration, usability, and exploratory testing.  

• Prepare test data and maintain clear test evidence for completed testing activities.  

• Identify, document, and track defects with accurate reproduction steps, expected and actual results, screenshots, logs, and supporting evidence.  

• Retest resolved defects and support regression and release-readiness testing.  

• Develop and maintain basic automated tests using Playwright under the guidance of senior team members.  

• Learn and apply JavaScript or TypeScript fundamentals for test automation.  

• Perform basic API validation using tools such as Postman and database validation using SQL.  

• Participate in Agile and Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.  

• Communicate progress, testing risks, blockers, and defects clearly and promptly.  

• Use approved AI-assisted testing tools for test-case ideas, test-data generation, exploratory-testing support, and defect summarization.  

• Review and validate all AI-generated outputs before incorporating them into testing activities.  

• Follow established quality, coding, security, data-protection, documentation, and automation standards.  

• Seek feedback, raise questions early, and demonstrate increasing ownership of assigned tasks. 

Skills& Qualifications  

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.  

• Typically, 1-2 year of software testing experience, including internships or academic projects.  

• Basic understanding of software testing principles, SDLC, STLC, defect lifecycle, and test-design techniques.  

• Foundational understanding and  knowledge of manual, functional, regression, smoke, and exploratory testing.  

• Basic understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.  
• Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, or a similar work-management and defect-tracking platform. 

• Introductory knowledge of Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or another UI automation framework. 

• Basic programming knowledge, preferably in JavaScript or TypeScript.  

• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, communication, and willingness to learn.  

• Ability to work collaboratively and respond constructively to feedback. 

• Familiarity with API testing, SQL, Git, and CI/CD concepts is preferred.  
• Basic exposure to generative AI or AI-assisted software testing tools , certification in testing or AI (preferred) 

Why Join Amtech  

At Amtech, you will drive meaningful financial impact in a growing enterprise software organization while benefiting from Vista’s world-class ecosystem. You’ll collaborate with talented peers, leverage cross-portfolio learning programs, and help shape the future of Amtech’s financial operations and systems. Build your career with Amtech - backed by the strength, scale, and innovation culture of Vista.With Vista’s investment and strategic guidance, we combine the agility of a growing technology organization with the scale, stability, and career mobility of a global software ecosystem.