Associate Engineer - Manual Testing

About the Role

**Job Title \- Associate Engineer – Manual Testing \- Associate \- ACS Song** **Management Level:** **Level** **12 – Associate** **Location:** **Kochi** **Must have skills:** **Manual Testing** **Good to have skills:** **Agile (Scrum/Kanban)** **Experience:** **1\-2 years of experience in Testing** **Educational Qualification:** **Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture)** ### **Job Summary** As a Functional Test Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring software quality through manual testing practices. You will work closely with cross\-functional teams to understand requirements, execute test cases, and support the overall testing lifecycle. This role is ideal for junior candidates with a strong foundation in manual testing. **Roles and Responsibilities** * Understand and analyze project requirements and acceptance criteria. * Design, write, and execute manual test cases for applications. * Perform Functional, UI, Regression, and Smoke testing. * Identify, log, track, and verify defects throughout the defect life cycle. * Prepare and manage test data required for test execution. * Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to clarify requirements and raise concerns. * Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand\-ups, and retrospectives. * Support release activities and maintain test documentation. * Contribute ideas to improve testing processes and efficiency. **Professional and Technical Skills** * Around 1 year of hands\-on experience in manual testing. * Familiarity with Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). * Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban). * Strong understanding of requirement analysis, test case preparation, and execution. * Basic knowledge on API manual testing using Postman or similar tools. * Exposure to test management tools like Jira, Xray, or TestLink is a plus. * Basic understanding of cross\-browser and cross\-device testing. * Good to have knowledge/experience in the E\-commerce domain. * Strong attention to detail with excellent problem\-solving and logical thinking abilities. * Ability to communicate clearly and work well within a team environment. * Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and meet deadlines * Eagerness to learn and grow in the testing domain. **Additional Information** **About Our Company \| Accenture** **(do not remove the hyperlink)**