Manual QA Tester

We are looking for a detail-oriented Manual Tester with 2-3 years of experience in testing web applications, hands-on ETL testing, and basic performance testing. The ideal candidate should have strong QA fundamentals and experience validating data pipelines and system behavior to ensure data accuracy, consistency, reliability, and acceptable performance under load.
Responsibilities:
Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to create test scenarios.
Design and execute manual test cases for functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and performance testing.
Perform hands-on ETL testing: Validate source-to-target data mapping.
Verify data transformation rules.
Check data completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
Validate data ingestion from multiple sources (APIs, files, integrations).
Perform basic performance testing to identify response time issues for critical workflows.
Validate system behavior under expected load.
Detect bottlenecks related to data processing or integrations.
Identify, log, and track defects using bug tracking tools.
Perform exploratory testing to identify edge cases, data issues, and performance risks.
Collaborate with Product, Development, and Data teams to clarify functional and performance-related requirements.
Validate bug fixes and perform regression testing.
Ensure proper test coverage for business-critical workflows, including performance-sensitive flows.
Requirements:
1-3 years of experience in manual testing.
Strong understanding of SDLC/STLC and testing fundamentals.
Hands-on experience in ETL testing (mandatory).
Ability to validate data mapping, transformations, and data quality.
Basic understanding of performance testing concepts (load, stress, response time, throughput).
Familiarity with performance testing tools (e. g., JMeter, Postman, or similar) is a plus.
Basic to intermediate knowledge of SQL for data validation.
Experience testing web-based applications.
Hands-on experience with bug tracking tools (Jira, Linear, etc. ).
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Skills
Manual Testing, Performance Testing, Quality Assurance, JMeter

Experience
1-4 yrs