Job Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented Manual QA Tester to join our quality assurance team supporting Marriott projects. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in manual testing, test case design, functional testing, and defect management. The candidate will work closely with business analysts, developers, and other QA team members to ensure applications meet business requirements and deliver a high-quality user experience.

Key Responsibilities
Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories to understand application functionality.
Create, review, and execute test plans, test scenarios, and detailed test cases.
Perform functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.
Validate application workflows, business rules, data integrity, and user interface functionality.
Identify, document, track, and retest defects using defect-tracking tools such as Jira.
Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other QA team members to resolve issues.
Perform cross-browser and cross-platform testing to ensure consistent application behavior.
Conduct backend and database validation using SQL queries, where applicable.
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Prepare test execution reports, defect summaries, and QA status updates.
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and release validation activities.
Ensure applications meet quality standards and business expectations.

Required Skills and Qualifications
3–6 years of experience in software quality assurance and manual testing.
Strong understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Hands-on experience in writing and executing test cases, test scenarios, and test scripts.
Experience with functional, regression, integration, smoke, sanity, and end-to-end testing.
Experience with defect management and tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Basic SQL knowledge for database validation and data verification.
Experience testing web-based applications and understanding API testing concepts.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

Preferred QualificationsExperience working on enterprise-level applications.
Experience in the hospitality, travel, hotel booking, or loyalty management domain.
Familiarity with reservation workflows, room availability, booking modifications, cancellations, payments, and customer loyalty programs.
Exposure to API testing tools such as Postman.
Basic understanding of browser developer tools and web application debugging.