Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description

Appealing Points

• Contribute to both manual and automated testing, including integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Work closely with Product Managers, Software Engineers and Business Analysts throughout the software development lifecycle to improve overall product quality
• Promote quality best practices and a culture of quality within the engineering organization, including Agile and DevOps quality practices

Annual Salary: 7.8 Million Yen and above 

Job Description

The Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability and performance of software applications through comprehensive testing practices. The role works closely with Product Managers, Software Engineers, Business Analysts and other stakeholders to identify defects, validate requirements and improve overall product quality throughout the software development lifecycle. The QA Engineer contributes to both manual and automated testing activities, supports release readiness and promotes quality best practices across the development team.

Job Responsibilities

Test Planning and Execution

• Analyze business and technical requirements to develop effective test strategies and test plans
• Design, create and maintain test cases, test scenarios and test scripts
• Execute functional, regression, integration, system and user acceptance testing
• Validate software releases against defined requirements and acceptance criteria
• Identify, document, track and verify defects through resolution

Automation Testing

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
• Improve test coverage and reduce manual testing effort through automation
• Analyze automation results and address test failures

Quality Assurance Activities

• Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, backlog grooming and design discussions
• Ensure software meets quality, security, usability and performance standards
• Conduct root cause analysis of defects and recommend preventive actions
• Monitor quality metrics and report testing outcomes to stakeholders

Collaboration

• Work closely with developers to reproduce, troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Partner with Product Management and Business Analysts to clarify requirements
• Support production validation and post-release verification activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and standards

Process Improvement

• Recommend enhancements to testing tools, methodologies and processes
• Support adoption of Agile and DevOps quality practices
• Assist in establishing quality gates and release criteria
• Promote a culture of quality within the engineering organization

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance and testing
• Both manual and automation testing experience (mandatory)
• Experience testing web, desktop, API and/or cloud-based applications
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools
• Knowledge of manual and automated testing techniques
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress or equivalent
• Experience testing REST APIs using Postman, SoapUI or similar tools
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or Jenkins
• Knowledge of SQL and database testing
• Experience with performance and load testing tools
• ISTQB or equivalent QA certification
• Experience working in travel technology, GDS, airline or hospitality domains (travel and airline domain knowledge preferred)

Language Required: Fluent level Japanese (JLPT N1 and above) and Fluent level English.

Company Description: 

One of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. 
Their unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. 
Headquartered in the U.S., this company is one of the Fortune 500 companies and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

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