Hire QA Manual Engineer

Imagine that your team was rushing to provide new product features, and marketers were driving traffic to the site, but consumers weren’t submitting requests. Sometimes, little yet crucial problems can cost a corporation thousands of dollars! To avoid this, the IT teams employ a QA Manual Engineer. 

Let’s figure out how to hire a professional and ensure product quality.

Who is a manual QA engineer?

A Quality Assurance Engineer is a software tester. This role’s primary function is identifying errors (bugs), finding ways to improve the product, describing the findings, and then passing them on to other specialists. The typical workflow of a QA engineer includes the following steps:

1. Checking product requirements.
2. Assessing the risks.
3. Designing solutions to improve product quality.
4. Planning the testing process (writing a test plan describing test cases).
5. Testing.
6. Analyzing the results.

Quality Control is another process. QC specialists analyze if the product fits the requirements and is ready for release. The primary distinction is that QA focuses on defect detection, whereas QC concentrates on overall functionality. In fact, recently, this difference has been increasingly blurred.

There are two types of QA: Automation QA and Manual QA Engineers. The latter focuses on “manually” testing the product without specific software routines.

What a manual QA engineer should know: essential skills and tools

What skill set is needed for a successful QA tester career? Read more about it below.

 The following are examples of standard testing tools.

●   Bug tracker (for example, Jira).

●   BDD tools: Cucumber (Capybara, SpecFlow), Serenity BDD, Behat (for PHP), RSpec (for Ruby).

●   Test platforms: Allure, Robot Framework, Test Complete, Karma (for JavaScript), Codeception (for PHP).

●   Management tools (for example, TestRail).

●   API testing tools (for example, Postman).

●   UI testing tools (for example, Selenium and WebDriver).

You don’t need to list some of these tools in the vacancy description because they are obvious. As an example, almost all manual testers have used Jira or an analog (it’s easy to learn). Other tools may be critically important. The candidate must know Postman or its alternative if the vacancy requires API testing.

An example of Middle Manual Quality Assurance Engineer (backend) vacancy requirements:

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Strategies for recruiting manual testers

Filling manual testing vacancies is more complex than it seems.

Mykola Kliestov

CTO and ITExpert co-Founder

“Selection of QA Manual Engineers is tough due to the high quantity of applications that must be screened thoroughly. The internal team of recruiters may not always have the resources to devote enough time to screening, providing feedback to candidates, and controlling test tasks for them.

Not every tester will be a good fit for your project, either. There is a difference between frontend and backend testing. Additionally, there is a specialist who checks the entire architecture with E2E tests (“End-to-end” means a full process from start to finish). In the testing world, they can be considered full-stack — such vacancies are harder to fill.

The tester’s background in the same domain areas is also a plus in the eyes of hiring managers. Working with Mobile requires knowledge of specific tools (like Android studio), so it’s easier to find a proficient candidate rather than teaching someone from scratch. GameDev positions usually only opt for engineers with experience in games. Finding relevant candidates with expertise in the field requires an in-depth analysis of each company where the specialist has worked.”

Where to find candidates for your vacancies? Here are some manual QA engineer search channels.

LinkedIn

On this professional social network, you may send personalized letters to candidates. Profiles can be selected using special filters and boolean search. The most difficult part is picking the correct keywords and considering all the platform’s restrictions (unless you’re using a LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate).

Job boards

You can use IT job search resources such as Wellfound, as well as primary job posting portals such as Indeed. The latter is ideal for employing Trainee/Junior specialists or not difficult tech postion. Remember that processing responses can take a long time, and unrelated specialists may apply for vacancies.

IT recruitment agency

The IT recruiting agencies usually have a warm database of candidates. Recruiters already know the nuances of each specialist’s experience. This is the fastest and most cost-effective way to find suitable CVs for your vacancy.

Why is ITExpert the ultimate choice in finding a Manual QA Engineer?

Are you looking to streamline your hiring process for a manual tester QA position? We value your time and offer a solution that allows you not to spend hours filtering CVs. Get professional IT assistance from the ITExpert team! Our skilled IT recruiters have been sourcing top tech and non-tech talent for a wide range of products for over 8 years.

Let’s discuss vacancy details and choose the best search strategy!