Senior QA Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 17, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026. Persistent Systems scores B on the Alion truth index.
About Persistent
We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.
Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026.
About Position:
We are looking for an experienced Senior QA Engineer to join our BFSI practice and drive quality assurance initiatives across banking and financial services applications. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in software testing, defect management, requirement analysis, and quality engineering practices. In this role, you will work closely with business analysts, developers, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure high-quality software delivery across banking platforms while adhering to regulatory requirements, project timelines, and quality standards.
- Role: Senior QA Engineer
- Location: Hyderabad
- Experience: 8 to 10 Years
- Job Type: Full Time Employment
What You'll Do:
- Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for BFSI applications.
- Prepare detailed test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and test data.
- Execute end-to-end testing activities across various test phases.
- Perform Functional Testing, Manual Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Validate business workflows, transaction processing, and financial application functionality.
- Identify, log, track, retest, and close defects using defect management tools.
- Work closely with developers and business teams to investigate and resolve issues.
- Ensure complete test coverage and traceability across project requirements.
- Participate in sprint planning, requirement reviews, and test estimation activities.
- Perform impact analysis for application changes and releases.
- Support production validation and release testing activities.
- Create and maintain test execution reports, defect metrics, and quality dashboards.
- Follow organizational QA processes, standards, and best practices to ensure quality delivery.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the QA practice.
Expertise You'll Bring:
- 8-10 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing.
- Strong experience working on Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) applications.
- Proven experience supporting enterprise-scale software testing initiatives.
- Experience working in Agile and fast-paced delivery environments.
- Good understanding of Banking Operations, Financial Services Applications, Lending Platforms, Payments & Transactions, Customer Management Processes, Regulatory & Compliance Requirements.
- Experience validating business-critical financial workflows.
- Familiarity with data validation and transaction lifecycle testing.
- Strong hands-on experience in Manual Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Experience creating comprehensive test cases and test scenarios.
- Ability to identify functional gaps and quality risks during testing.
- Experience managing end-to-end test execution activities.
- Experience managing defect lifecycles from identification through closure.
- Strong understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle), Defect Lifecycle Management, Quality Assurance Processes.
- Experience performing root-cause analysis and defect triaging.
- Ability to maintain high-quality documentation and reporting standards.
- Hands-on experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, HP ALM / Quality Center, Similar Test Management Tools.
- Experience generating testing reports, quality dashboards, and defect metrics.
- Familiarity with requirement traceability and test management practices.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of Selenium, API Testing, Postman, Test Automation Frameworks.
- Understanding of automation concepts and test automation strategies.
- Ability to collaborate with automation teams to improve test coverage.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Participation in sprint planning, grooming sessions, retrospectives, and reviews.
- Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience working closely with developers, product owners, business analysts, and QA teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
- Annual health check-ups
- Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents
Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:
Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
- We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
- Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
- If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment
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“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”