Software Engineer - QA

Overview

Kennedys is looking for a Software Engineer - QA to join the Kennedys IT team in Kerala. The successful candidate will work as part of the Development team based in Kerala.

The development team, spread globally with the largest presence being in Kerala and in the UK, are responsible for building and maintaining in-house developed solutions, including those under the bracket of Kennedys IQ as well as those developed for and used internally by the LLP.

Our QA team facilitate and manage the technical and end user acceptance testing process for new releases, new solutions, and following major upgrades and migrations. This role will report to the Testing Manager and work closely with colleagues across multiple products, solutions, jurisdictions and skillsets.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute test cases for functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing.
• Validate new releases, new solutions, upgrades, and migrations.
• Log, track, and verify defects; work closely with developers on resolutions.
• Collaborate with global development teams across Kerala, UK, and other regions.
• Support end‑user acceptance testing and ensure test coverage meets requirements.
• Produce clear test documentation, results, and release readiness reports.
• Follow QA processes, standards, and security/compliance expectations.
• Identify opportunities to improve QA processes and contribute to continuous improvement.
  
  

• Hands‑on experience designing and executing functional, regression, system integration, and UAT test cases.
• Strong background in software testing processes, defect logging, root‑cause analysis, and working with developers to resolve issues.
• Experience testing web applications across multiple browsers/devices (e.g., Edge, Chrome, Safari)
• Familiarity with test documentation (test plans, scripts, results, release sign‑off).
• Experience collaborating with distributed/global development teams.
• Understanding of test environment setup, test data preparation, and configuration management.
• Ability to follow structured QA standards, governance, and security/compliance requirements.
  
  

Desirable

• Exposure to automation tools or willingness to contribute to automation initiatives.
• Knowledge of API testing, data validation, or integrations.
• Experience working across multiple products or jurisdictions in complex organisations.
  
  

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 48 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

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