Position: Middle/Senior Manual QA Engineer
Company: Valtech
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

The Ideal Candidate:
— 3+ years of experience in QA within commercial projects, especially in manual testing of web-based applications or/and e-commerce solutions; 
— strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, processes, and tools;
— clear understanding of software development lifecycle, and process for quality assurance; 
— solid understanding of testing fundamentals, process, and SW quality standards.
— creation/maintenance of test documentation;
— experience in working with requirements and without it;
— knowledge of HTML, CSS, XML; 
— using browser tools and add-ons to verify CSS and JS code;
— strong understanding of working client-server applications; 
— experience in Jira and Confluence systems;
— Agile / Scrum experience; 
— understanding of bug source FE,BE;
— tracking and resolving issues after UAT, acceptance criteria: Bug, CR;
— experience in test result evaluation, reporting, and metrics;
— ability to plan own tasks and utilize time in best way;
— constantly learn from experience and be proactive;
— ability to learn and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment;
— UX testing approach and understanding;
— ability to deal with multiple projects;
— stress-resistant, being able to work towards deadlines;
— strong verbal and written communication skills;
— Upper-Intermediate English level (or higher).

Optional:
— SFCC testing experience;
— experience with Busines Analysis 
— experience with creating User Stories and FSD description 
— basic experience with version control systems (CVS / SVN / GIT);
— experience with leading a QA team or building a QA process  
— experience in different types of non-functional testing.

What Balance Means to Us:
— a modern office, comfortable work environment, and the best available tools;
— business trips to Europe/US;
— 20 working days of vacation;
— medical insurance;
— sick leave (up to 20 days a year);
— unpaid leave (up to 20 days a year);
— paid days off (2 days);
— private entrepreneur leave (2 days);
— ability to work from home;
— professional certifications coverage — 100% (successfully passed);
— English classes;
— sport hobbies compensation;
— ability to participate in Global Valtech R&D initiatives (AR/VR projects and IoT projects).

The Role:
— review requirements specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback;
— create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test documentation;
— estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities;
— regression, Functional, Exploratory, UI, Integration, Performance testing;
— work in a QA team to analyze business requirements, report and verify bugs’ to guarantee the quality of the developed ecommerce solutions;
— keep all project QA-related documents/files up-to-date;
— ensure that developed QA-related documentation and other artifacts of testing meet the agreed standards/guidelines;
— actively participate in daily project team meetings and brainstorming activities related to the project;
— collaborate with project team;
— track problem reports using a bug-tracking system;
— produce test evaluation reports;
— participate in software design reviews;
— manage testing environment;
— provide support to junior team members;
— provide updates to the task estimates and status of assigned tasks. 
As a consultant you are expected to develop expertise both in technology and in communicating complex concepts and rationale to non-techies. We’ll encourage and support this with frequent opportunities to share ideas internally. We also have consultants frequently deliver at regional, national and global conferences.

The Opportunity
We are looking for a Manual QA Engineer to join our growing global team.
We design, build, and support enterprise level ecommerce solutions for global players. Numerous new and ongoing projects including global opportunities to work with different industry verticals: retail & luxury, healthcare, travel & hospitality, automotive, and FMCG in a true Agile environment.