QA Automation Engineer

Your Team Responsibilities

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Associate – Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Private Capital Solutions (PCS) QA team. This role offers hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing while working on high-impact investment analytics applications and dashboards. You will collaborate with senior QA engineers and cross-functional teams to execute test cases, contribute to automation frameworks, and ensure quality across ongoing product development and business-as-usual (BAU) initiatives.

• Support QA efforts for applications including dashboards, data grids, and financial reporting modules.

• Work closely with senior QA engineers, developers, and business analysts to align test efforts with sprint goals.

• Participate in BAU and feature-specific QA activities across test design, execution, and defect triage.

• Assist in maintaining the integrity of automated test suites and frameworks.

• Contribute to the Agile SDLC by participating in stand-ups, sprint planning, and quality reviews.

• Continuously learn and apply MSCI’s best practices in QA methodology and tools.

Your Key Responsibilities

Manual Testing:

• Review functional requirements and assist in writing detailed, traceable test scenarios.

• Execute manual test cases and document results aligned with project goals.

• Identify, report, and track defects in JIRA to closure.

• Perform regression testing for product releases and patches.

• Validate UI workflows, filters, entitlement controls, and data accuracy in dashboards.

Automation Testing:

• Assist in building and executing test scripts using Microsoft Playwright with guidance.

• Contribute to basic automation framework tasks using the Page Object Model (POM).

• Automate API testing and contribute to script maintenance and debugging.

• Gain exposure to YAML-based pipeline integration via Azure DevOps.

Performance Testing (Optional but preferred):

• Create and run simple JMeter-based test plans for API and endpoint validation.

• Learn to analyze test results and understand performance bottlenecks.

• Optionally enhance test logic using basic Groovy scripting.

Collaboration & Documentation:

• Work closely with team members to understand project requirements and timelines.

• Maintain QA documentation including test scenarios, logs, and test execution reports.

• Engage in learning new tools and adapting to emerging QA practices and technologies.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• 4-5 years of experience in software testing or a strong academic foundation in QA concepts.

• Understanding of QA lifecycle, defect management, and test planning.

• Exposure to manual testing practices including UI, regression, and API validations.

• Basic knowledge of automation frameworks such as Playwright or Selenium WebDriver.

• Familiarity with JavaScript, XPath, and SQL for test scripting and validation.

• Experience or willingness to learn tools like JIRA, Git, Visual Studio Code, and Azure DevOps.

• Good communication and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.

• Eagerness to learn in a fast-paced Agile development environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.