Quality Assurance Engineer Consultant (Functional & Automation)

Objectives of the Assignment

• Ensure functional accuracy of ERP workflows, APIs, and integrations.
• Build and maintain automated test suites for regression, API, and UI testing.
• Strengthen CI/CD pipelines with reliable automated QA coverage.
• Validate data integrity across Fineract CBS–ERP–integration workflows.
• Reduce defect leakage and production incidents through proactive testing.

Scope of Work & Key Responsibilities

Functional QA

• Analyze business requirements, BRDs, and user stories.
• Create detailed test plans, test cases, and structured test scenarios.
• Perform regression, smoke, UAT, and integration testing.
• Validate ERP workflows (roles, permissions, data flows).
• Test UI/UX across browsers and devices.
• Verify data integrity between Fineract CBS, ERP, and integrations.
• Report, track, and prioritize defects using Jira.
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

Automation QA

• Design and implement automated test scripts.
• Build API test automation (REST endpoints).
• Automate regression test suites and integrate into CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor automated test reliability and flakiness.
• Collaborate with DevOps for pipeline integration.
• Maintain and improve automation coverage.

QA, Security & Compliance

• Support audit readiness through detailed test documentation.
• Ensure security awareness in test design (authentication, data handling).
• Validate compliance with organizational standards.

Collaboration & Documentation

• Work closely with Developers, DevOps, and PMs for sprint delivery.
• Maintain technical and functional documentation for all QA processes.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and sprint retrospectives.

Deliverables

• Comprehensive test plans, test cases, and QA reports.
• Automated test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Validated ERP workflows and Fineract CBS–integration data flows including videos for UAT guidance.
• Monthly QA progress reports highlighting defect trends, automation coverage, and regression cycle time.
• Reduced defect leakage and improved production stability.

Requirements

Essential

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BSc/HND).
• 5+ years QA experience (manual + automation).
• Strong understanding of SDLC & Agile.
• API testing experience (Postman / Swagger).
• Automation tools: Selenium / Playwright / Cypress; PyTest / JUnit / TestNG.
• SQL proficiency for data validation.
• Git familiarity is a must.

Preferred

• Experience testing Odoo systems.
• CI/CD knowledge (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Performance testing (Locust, JMeter, k6).
• Security testing awareness.
• Experience in microservices architecture.