QA Tester (Manual Testing + DevOps)

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented QA Tester who knows manual testing and is interested in DevOps technologies. You will test application features, find defects, validate APIs, and verify monitoring functionality across applications, infrastructure, and containerized environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform manual testing, including functional, regression, integration, and smoke testing.
• Analyse requirements and prepare test scenarios, test cases, and test data.
• Execute test cases, and report, track, and verify defects.
• Perform API testing using tools such as Postman.
• Validate application functionality, user interfaces, and data accuracy.
• Test monitoring features, including logs, metrics, traces, alerts, and dashboards.
• Perform basic testing of applications deployed in Docker containers.
• Validate application behaviour in Kubernetes and other containerised environments.
• Verify application behaviour across environments such as development, testing, and production.
• Test deployments and validate functionality after each release.
• Use basic Linux commands to investigate application and system issues.
• Work with the development and DevOps teams to reproduce, analyse, and resolve issues.
• Take part in CI/CD testing workflows and understand how automated pipelines support software releases.
• Maintain test documentation and give feedback on product quality.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic understanding of software testing principles and the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Knowledge of manual testing techniques and the defect life cycle.
• Ability to write and execute test cases based on requirements.
• Basic knowledge of REST APIs and API testing.
• Familiarity with Linux commands and Git.
• Basic understanding of Docker and containerisation.
• Awareness of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn DevOps tools, cloud technologies, and application monitoring.

Good to Have

• Familiarity with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD.
• Basic knowledge of a cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools.
• Basic scripting in Python or Bash/Shell.
• Understanding of application logs, system metrics, and troubleshooting techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Candidates with relevant technical knowledge and hands-on project experience are encouraged to apply.

Location & Eligibility

• On-site in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Open to 2026 graduates and candidates with 0-2 years of experience.