Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: India, Bangalore

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us.

About the Role :
We are hiring an experienced and analytical QA Engineer to join our team. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality, stability, and performance of our core business applications. This position requires a strong focus on both manual testing methodologies and implementing automated test solutions to maintain high quality standards throughout our fast-paced development lifecycle.

Required Qualifications :
- Experience : 1 year + of progressive, hands-on experience in Quality Assurance, with a focus on automation testing. Manual Testing is a plus.
- API Testing Mastery : Solid practical experience with API testing tools postman or APIDOG for direct service interaction and test execution.
- Domain Expertise : Well versed in the end-to-end testing cycle (STLC) for complex, business-critical applications within an Agile environment.
- Tooling & Version Control : familiarity with CI/CD concepts.
- Data Validation : Practical knowledge of SQL to query databases for data setup, validation, and integrity checks.
- Scripting Skills : Familiarity with scripting to perform automated testing of data or APIs.
- Performance testing : Experience in API Performance testing.

Key Responsibilities :
- API and Service Testing : Execute and automate tests for back-end APIs (REST/gRPC) to validate data exchange and business logic using tools like Postman or dedicated automation libraries.
- Defect Management : Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects, collaborating directly with development teams to ensure timely verification and release readiness.
- Exploratory Testing : Self driven mindset to uncover edge-case defects that automation may miss, providing feedback on overall usability and user experience.
- Non-Functional Testing : Contribute to performance, load, and scalability testing efforts to ensure the product meets reliability expectations.

Good to have :
- Experience with ticketing tools like Clickup, Jira, Asana
- Familiarity with the automation tools like selenium, cypress.
- Familiarity with the languages like python, Javascript for automation.

Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don't perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for!

The successful candidate's starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email [email protected].

Itron is transforming how the world manages energy, water and city services. Our trusted intelligent infrastructure solutions help utilities and cities improve efficiency, build resilience and deliver safe, reliable and affordable service. With edge intelligence, we connect people, data insights and devices so communities can better manage the essential resources they rely on to live. Join us as we create a more resourceful world: www.itron.com