Manual QA

Manual QA – Manual iOS Testing Duration: 12+ Months Location: Cupertino, CA (100% Onsite) Only LOCAL Candidates are encouraged to apply - USC/GC/EAD Only.. Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled QA Engineer with a strong background in Manual Testing of iOS/mobile applications and experience working with test automation using any automation framework . The ideal candidate should have excellent analytical and debugging skills, a passion for delivering high-quality products, and experience validating complex mobile applications and backend services in a fast-paced engineering environment. Required Qualifications 5+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance. Strong hands-on experience in Manual Testing , with a focus on iOS/mobile applications . Experience creating and executing comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios . Hands-on experience performing Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Smoke, Sanity, User Acceptance (UAT), and End-to-End Testing . Experience testing native mobile applications, with strong understanding of the iOS application lifecycle, app installation, upgrades, and release validation. Experience with at least one test automation framework (e.g., Appium, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Espresso, XCUITest, Robot Framework, Cucumber, TestNG, or similar). Experience with API Testing using Postman, REST Assured, Swagger, or similar tools. Experience validating REST APIs, request/response payloads, authentication, headers, and error-handling scenarios. Ability to analyze application logs and troubleshoot issues across mobile and backend components. Experience using defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira, TestRail, ALM, or similar. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience testing consumer-facing mobile applications. Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar). Experience testing backend services, microservices, and distributed systems. Basic programming or scripting knowledge (Java, Python, JavaScript, Swift. Understanding of SDLC, STLC, and quality engineering best practices. Key Responsibilities Execute comprehensive manual testing for native iOS/mobile applications across multiple release cycles. Develop and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and technical requirements. Perform functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, exploratory, and release validation testing. Validate APIs and backend services supporting mobile applications. Identify, document, reproduce, and track software defects through resolution. Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, designers, and cross-functional teams to ensure product quality. Support and maintain automation test suites using the team's preferred automation framework. Participate in release readiness activities and contribute to continuous improvements in QA processes and test coverage.