Senior Manual QA Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLEIn this role, you will work as a Senior Manual QA Engineer on large-scale corporate systems supporting grants and expert management within a European public-sector environment.

You will focus on functional, regression, integration, UAT, and end-to-end testing, working closely with Business Analysts and development teams to validate complex business processes and interconnected systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define test plans, test cases, scenarios, scope, and priorities
• Review user stories and acceptance criteria, validating business logic, dependencies, and edge cases
• Prepare and manage complex test data
• Apply exploratory testing, equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, and other test design techniques
• Perform functional, regression, integration, UAT, and end-to-end testing
• Validate complete submission lifecycles and cross-system data consistency
• Track TEST, INT, and PREPROD environments, deployments, availability, and downtime
• Capture test evidence, logs, screenshots, and results
• Create, prioritize, and track defects with full traceability in Jira
• Analyze application logs and backend data to investigate issues
• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, developers, and support teams

REQUIREMENTS

• University degree corresponding to EQF Level 7, typically a Master’s degree or equivalent
• 10+ years of professional IT experience
• Strong knowledge of manual software testing principles and test design techniques
• Hands-on experience with functional, regression, integration, UAT, and end-to-end testing
• Strong experience working with user stories and acceptance criteria
• Experience with exploratory testing, equivalence partitioning, and boundary value analysis
• Experience with Jira and Zephyr for test and defect management
• API testing experience with SoapUI
• Strong SQL skills using Oracle SQL Developer for test data preparation and backend validation
• Experience working with XML and structured data using XML Notepad, Notepad++, or similar tools
• Experience with log analysis using Kibana
• Experience with JMeter for performance testing
• Basic Selenium knowledge for test execution/support
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Familiarity with ChatGPT or other Generative AI tools for test case optimization
• Knowledge of grant and audit business processes will be a strong advantage
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher; French will be a plus

SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.