The QA Engineer will develop and execute comprehensive test plans for a publication management system, covering UI, API, and backend components. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify defects, validate data integrity, and ensure high-quality software releases.
Job Description – QA Engineer
Publication Management System
Role Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented QA Engineer to ensure the quality, reliability, and usability of a modern publication management system. This role will be responsible for validating end-to-end functionality across user interfaces, APIs, integrations, and data workflows. The QA Engineer will work closely with developers, architects, and business stakeholders to ensure high-quality releases throughout the development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.
Validate end-to-end workflows including publication ingestion, metadata management, curation, reporting, and integrations.
Perform manual testing across UI, API, and backend components.
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for UI and API testing.
Participate in requirements and design reviews to ensure testability and quality considerations.
Identify, document, and track defects, and work closely with development teams for resolution.
Validate data accuracy, integrity, and reporting outputs.
Support testing across multiple environments and deployment phases.
Ensure non-functional requirements such as usability, accessibility, performance, and security are addressed as needed.
Required Skills & Experience
Proven experience as a QA Engineer testing enterprise-scale web applications.
Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.
Experience testing:
Web-based user interfaces
RESTful APIs
Database-driven applications
Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, or similar).
Experience with defect tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail).
Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into effective test coverage.
Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience testing greenfield applications and phased delivery models.
Familiarity with publication management systems, research information systems.
Knowledge of scholarly metadata standards such as DOI, ORCID, MeSH, PubMed, or similar.
Experience validating reports, dashboards, and analytics.
Background in research, healthcare, academic, or life sciences environments
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