Job Description

A Manual Test Engineer is responsible for testing software applications manually to identify bugs, verify functionality, and ensure the application works according to business requirements before release.

This role mainly focuses on:

• Functional testing
• API testing
• Database testing
• Bug reporting
• Quality assurance

Role Description

The Manual Test Engineer checks whether applications are working correctly by executing test cases manually without automation tools.

They work closely with:

• Developers
• Business analysts
• QA teams

to ensure software quality and stability.

Key Responsibilities

Manual Testing

• Execute test cases manually
• Verify application functionality
• Identify and report defects/bugs
• Perform:
  • Functional testing
  • Regression testing
  • Smoke testing
  • Integration testing

API Testing

• Test REST APIs using tools like:
  • Postman
  • Swagger
• Validate:
  • Request/response
  • Status codes
  • Authentication
  • Data accuracy

Database Testing

• Validate backend data using SQL queries
• Check:
  • Data integrity
  • Data consistency
  • Stored procedures
  • Table relationships

using databases like:

• MySQL
• SQL Server
• Oracle

Bug Tracking

• Log defects in tools like:
  • Jira
  • Bugzilla
• Track issue status until closure

Documentation

• Prepare:
  • Test cases
  • Test plans
  • Bug reports
  • QA reports

Required Skills

Technical Skills

• Manual Testing
• API Testing
• Database Testing
• SQL Queries
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Bug Tracking
• Test Case Writing