QA Engineer I (Manual + Automation)

About Astra:

Astra is a cybersecurity SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one-of-a-kind AI-led offensive Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behavior to scan applications for 13,000+ security tests.

CTOs and CISOs love Astra because it helps them to achieve continuous security at scale, fix vulnerabilities in record time, and seamlessly transition from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's powerful CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 800+ companies across 70+ countries. In 2024 Astra uncovered 2.5 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $110M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities.

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, Dream 11, OLX Autos etc. are a few of Astra’s customers

Role Overview:

As an QA engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our application testing process. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the reliability, performance of our SaaS solution, and give the product & engineering team release confidence.

You will collaborate closely with our engineering, scanner & product teams to create and execute comprehensive test plans. Your expertise in test automation, API validation, manual testing will be vital in helping our engineering team maintain the high standards that our customers rely on.

This is a hybrid role in Bangalore.

At Astra you will be working on:

• Manual Testing: Perform thorough manual testing to supplement automated testing efforts and ensure a comprehensive test coverage.
• Test Automation: Design, develop, and implement automated test suites to cover functional, integration, and end-to-end testing for our Symfony APIs, Next.js dashboard, and FastAPI scanner.
• API Testing: Perform thorough testing of our APIs to validate their functionality, performance, and security standards.
• Test Planning and Execution: Create detailed test plans and execute test cases to validate new/existing features, enhancements, and bug fixes for ensuring comprehensive coverage of all product features.
• Bug Tracking and Reporting: Identify, log, and track issues using appropriate bug tracking tools, and collaborate with developers to facilitate timely resolution.
• Test Environment Management: Set up and maintain testing environments to facilitate efficient and accurate testing.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with the latest testing tools, methodologies, and industry trends, and actively propose improvements to enhance the testing process.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with development, DevOps, and Product teams to ensure a smooth software development lifecycle.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (MCA/BTech)
• Proven experience as an QA engineer roles with a minimum of 1 year of experience.
• Solid understanding of test automation and proficiency in using test automation frameworks and tools - Playwright framework
• Experience in testing web applications, RESTful APIs, and front-end applications.
• Candidate should have experience in integrating automated tests in CI/CD pipelines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Ideal candidate should be a self-starter, able to handle ambiguity and establish new processes independently.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Comfortable travelling to Bangalore in a co-working hybrid setup.

Good to have:

• Familiarity with testing REST APIs and React applications is a plus.

Benefits of being an Astra-naut:

• Adrenalin rush of being a part of a fast-growing company.
• Health insurance & other benefits.
• Open and supportive culture & agile working environment.
• A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment where you get to build things from scratch, improve and influence product design decisions.
• Holistic understanding of SaaS and enterprise security business.
• Opportunity to engage and collaborate with developers globally.
• Experience with the security side of things.
• Annual trips to beaches or mountains (Think Jim Corbett, Chikmangaluru, and the last one was at Wayanad).