Strong Middle Manual QA Engineer Offline
About the project
You will join a project for Harmonic, a global provider of broadband and video solutions for communication service providers.
The project involves software-based networking solutions that enable Internet, IPTV, and VoIP services using powerful servers instead of traditional hardware network equipment. The product is designed to help Internet Service Providers move toward cloud-based infrastructure.
The team also works on ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) — a web-based system supporting the manufacturing of Harmonic hardware products.
This is an opportunity to work with a technically complex product in a highly engineering-focused environment and contribute to the development and quality of modern networking solutions.
We are looking for a Middle Manual QA Engineer with 3+ years of commercial experience and a strong technical background.
You will work on testing backend services, web applications, REST APIs, and end-to-end scenarios. The role requires strong knowledge of software testing and test design, as well as hands-on experience with Linux, SQL, networking, and API testing.
What we’re looking for:
- 3+ years of commercial experience in manual software testing
- Strong knowledge of software testing theory and test design techniques
- Experience with requirements analysis and identifying gaps, risks, and required test coverage
- Hands-on experience creating and maintaining test cases, test scenarios, test plans, and defect reports
- Experience with different testing types: functional, integration, regression, exploratory, and end-to-end
- Good knowledge of Linux
- Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols
- Good knowledge of SQL
- Hands-on experience with REST API testing
- Practical experience with Postman or similar API testing tools
- Understanding of web application architecture
- Experience using browser Developer Tools
- Basic scripting skills in Python or another scripting language
- Experience with Jira, TestRail, or similar test management/defect tracking tools
- Upper-Intermediate English (B2+)
You should be able to:
- Analyze complex requirements and determine appropriate test coverage
- Independently investigate issues using logs, SQL, Linux, and network analysis
- Clearly document and communicate defects with detailed reproduction steps and technical evidence
- Take ownership of testing activities within your area
- Proactively identify potential quality risks
- Collaborate effectively with developers, Product Owners, and QA engineers in a distributed international team
What you will do:
- Perform manual testing of backend services, web UI, REST APIs, and end-to-end scenarios
- Analyze requirements and design test coverage
- Create, maintain, and review test cases and test documentation
- Execute functional, integration, regression, exploratory, and end-to-end testing
- Test REST APIs using Postman
- Investigate issues using Linux, SQL, logs, and networking tools
- Report, analyze, and track defects
- Prepare test plans and test reports
- Work closely with developers and Product Owners to clarify requirements and resolve issues
- Identify and communicate quality risks throughout the development process