QA Engineer

Auto req ID BR SR Number DBS/DBS/2026/ Designation Contractor Location California City San Francisco No. of Positions 1 Job Description (Posting). Project description We are looking for an intermediate-level QA Engineer with a strong engineering mindset to join our product development team. This role sits at the intersection of product understanding, test design, and technical analysis, working closely with developers and Software Development Engineers in Test (SDETs). The ideal candidate is not a "button-clicker," but someone who can read specifications, reason about system behavior, anticipate edge cases, and make testing visible as a core part of the development process. Task Description Key Responsibilities Design, maintain, and execute clear, structured test cases based on product specifications, acceptance criteria, and technical designs. Translate product requirements and implementation logic into meaningful test coverage, including edge cases and negative scenarios. Actively analyze defects: Reproduce issues reliably Investigate root causes Provide actionable insights to developers Collaborate closely with SDETs by: Providing input on test scenarios and system behavior Explaining business logic and edge cases Helping shape automation coverage strategy Ensure test work is visible and traceable within the development lifecycle by linking test cases, execution results, and defects to requirements, development tasks, and releases. Participate in refinement, grooming, and release discussions to ensure quality is built in early. Maintain accurate and up-to-date test documentation and execution results in TestRail. Track defects, test tasks, and quality risks using Azure Boards. Validate complex workflows typical to a cybersecurity SaaS platform (scans, reports, configurations, permissions, user flows) Experience >11 Years Qualification Bachelor of Technology/ Engineering Buy Rate Vendor $48 Other Requirement San Francisco CA Hybrid NO REMOTE LOCAL TO SAN FRANCISCO Required skills and qualifications, working experience Core Skills & Mindset 3-5 years of experience in software quality assurance. Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills. Ability to craft test cases from specifications, not just from UI behavior. Comfortable reasoning about: Data flows State transitions Business rules Failure modes Confidence in debugging and issue analysis, including reading logs, inspecting responses, and isolating root causes. Clear communicator who can explain why something fails, not just that it fails. Collaboration & Process Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams. Comfortable working closely with: Developers Product managers SDETs Able to give structured input to automation efforts without needing to write automation themselves. Values quality as a shared responsibility, not a final gate. Tools & Technologies Test Management: TestRail Work Tracking: Azure Boards Testing Types: Functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing Nice to Have: API testing experience Basic understanding of test automation concepts (Playwright, API automation, CI pipelines) Experience with SaaS platforms, security products, or complex configuration-driven systems What Success Looks Like Test cases clearly reflect product logic and system behavior. Defects are reported with precision, context, and actionable insight. SDETs receive high-quality scenario input that improves automation coverage. QA work is visible, respected, and integrated into the development process. Fewer surprises late in the release cycle. Why Join Us Work on a mission-critical cybersecurity platform. Be part of a QA culture that values thinking, reasoning, and engineering judgment. Collaborate with experienced developers and SDETs in a mature, evolving quality practice. Opportunity to grow toward Senior QA or SDET paths over time. Personal Must have Hands-on mentality Passionate for success and execution at speed Team player Excellent stakeholder relationship skills Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Ability to hit the ground running, quickly absorb new subject areas and start delivering valu