Manual Tester – Functional & UI Testing

ChiStats is an award-winning, AI-native engineering company focused on building practical AI, data, and cloud-enabled solutions for financial services and other mission-critical industries. We are actively building our Wealth Management and Compliance technology portfolio, including ComplianceAssist — an AI-enabled compliance product initially designed for AMCs regulated by SEBI, with identified potential to extend to AIFs and PMS firms.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Manual Tester with 2–3 years of experience in functional and UI testing. The candidate will be responsible for validating application functionality, user experience, and business requirements across web-based applications.

The role may involve working directly with US-based clients and project stakeholders. Strong communication, analytical thinking, and attention to detail are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Review business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories.
  
• Prepare test scenarios, test cases, test data, and test execution reports.
  
• Perform functional, UI, usability, regression, integration, and system testing.
  
• Validate application behaviour across different browsers, devices, and screen resolutions.
  
• Identify, document, track, and retest defects.
  
• Work closely with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other project stakeholders.
  
• Participate in requirement discussions, sprint planning, daily meetings, and defect triage sessions.
  
• Perform impact analysis and regression testing for application changes.
  
• Maintain test documentation and provide clear testing status updates.
  
• Support client demonstrations and user acceptance testing, when required.
  

Mandatory Skills

• 2–3 years of hands-on manual software testing experience.
  
• Strong understanding of software testing concepts, methodologies, and the software development lifecycle.
  
• Experience in functional and UI testing of web applications.
  
• Ability to prepare detailed test scenarios and test cases.
  
• Experience in defect reporting, tracking, retesting, and closure.
  
• Understanding of regression, integration, system, smoke, and sanity testing.
  
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum delivery environments.
  
• Familiarity with defect and test management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
  
• Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively with US-based clients and stakeholders.
  
• Willingness to work close to US business hours, when required.
  
• Willingness to visit the Pune office a few days per month or on a need basis.
  
  
  
  
  

Good-to-Have Skills

• Knowledge of PL/SQL and ability to perform basic database validation.
  
• Experience in API testing using tools such as Postman or Swagger.
  
• Exposure to the insurance domain, preferably the US insurance industry.
  
• Previous experience working directly with US clients.
  
• Basic understanding of automation testing concepts.
  

Educational Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.