Test Engineer (Manpower Pooling)

Location Requirement: This is a Philippines-based position, and we are currently seeking applicants who are Filipino residents currently residing in the Philippines. Only applicants who meet this location requirement will be considered.

Essential Responsibilities

1. Test Planning & Strategy

Develop and maintain test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and technical requirements.

Review requirements, specifications, acceptance criteria, and technical designs to identify potential quality risks and testing requirements.

Determine appropriate testing approaches, coverage, priorities, and resource requirements for assigned projects.

Ensure testing activities are aligned with project timelines and release requirements.

Identify potential quality risks early in the development lifecycle and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.

2. Functional & Technical Testing

Execute functional, regression, integration, system, exploratory, and other applicable software testing activities.

Validate application functionality against approved requirements and acceptance criteria.

Conduct testing across different environments, platforms, devices, and configurations as applicable.

Perform API, database, and other technical testing where required.

Validate software fixes and enhancements before release.

Conduct regression testing to ensure changes do not negatively affect existing functionality.

3.Defect Management & Quality Assurance

Identify, document, classify, prioritize, and track software defects through resolution.

Provide clear and complete defect reports containing relevant steps, evidence, impact, and expected versus actual results.

Collaborate with Software Engineers and other technical stakeholders to investigate and resolve defects.

Perform defect retesting and confirm successful resolution.

Monitor recurring defects and identify trends requiring corrective or preventive action.

Escalate critical quality issues and release risks in a timely manner.

4.Test Automation & Continuous Improvement

Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts where appropriate.

Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of test automation frameworks and processes.

Identify repetitive or manual testing activities that can be automated.

Support integration of automated testing into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.

Evaluate testing tools and technologies and recommend improvements to increase testing efficiency, coverage, and reliability.

Leverage automation and AI tools to improve testing productivity and effectiveness.

5.Release Quality & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Software Engineers, AI Engineers, Product, and other stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.

Provide quality and release-readiness assessments based on test results and identified risks.

Participate in sprint planning, requirement reviews, technical discussions, release planning, and post-release reviews.

Support production validation and investigation of quality issues affecting released applications.

Maintain accurate test documentation, testing records, and quality reports.

Participate in cross-functional strategic initiatives and special projects involving software quality and process improvement.

6.General Responsibilities

The responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive and may evolve based on the changing needs and priorities of the business. The incumbent is expected to consistently meet or exceed performance expectations, demonstrate sound professional judgment, collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders, and comply with all applicable company policies, procedures, and standards.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
2. 3+ years of professional experience in software testing, quality assurance, test engineering, or a related discipline.
3. Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies and software development lifecycle processes.
4. Experience developing test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and defect reports.
5. Experience with functional, regression, integration, system, and exploratory testing.
6. Experience with test management and defect-tracking tools.
7. Knowledge of API testing and database testing is preferred.
8. Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent is an advantage.
9. Experience with CI/CD and automated testing processes is an advantage.
10. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
11. Attention to detail and ability to identify quality risks.
12. Strong communication and collaboration skills.
13. Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and meet testing and release timelines.
14. Experience working in a technology, pharmaceutical/biopharma, or high-growth organization is an advantage.
15. Process oriented.
16. Ability to leverage automation and AI to improve testing efficiency and software quality.