Software QA (Postman)

Main Responsibilities of a Manual QA:

Understand Business & System Requirements

• Review and analyze BRD (Business Requirement Document), FRD (Functional Requirement Document), or User Stories.
• Communicate with BA / PM / Developers to clarify requirements and workflows.
• Break down requirements into testable functional points.

Design & Maintain Test Cases

• Create Test Cases / Test Scenarios covering:
  • Happy paths (normal flows)
  • Negative cases (error handling)
  • Boundary conditions
• Ensure test cases are executable and reusable.
• Document and manage them using tools like JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr, Excel.

Execute Manual Functional Testing

• Manually test website or application features step by step.
• Record Expected Result vs Actual Result.
• Log bugs into Bug Tracking System (e.g., JIRA) and follow up on fixes and regressions.

Basic API Testing (Postman / Swagger)

• Use Postman (or Swagger) to test backend APIs.
• Validate request/response, including status codes, response payload, error messages.
• Help identify whether an issue is frontend-related or backend-related.

Defect Management

• Report, track, and retest defects.
• Collaborate with developers, PMs, and BAs to prioritize defects.
• Ensure the Defect Life Cycle is closed: discovery fix verification closure

Support UAT & Acceptance Testing

• Prepare UAT-friendly test cases so business users can easily follow and execute.
• Assist in troubleshooting UAT issues: distinguish between configuration/data/user errors vs real system bugs.