• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to understand requirements and risks. • Develop test plans and cases covering functional, regression, integration, and performance. • Perform manual testing for exploratory and edge-case scenarios. • Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites (UI, API, regression). • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous feedback. • Track, prioritize, and report defects; work with developers to debug and verify fixes. • Provide transparent reporting on test coverage and quality metrics. • Participate in design reviews and suggest process improvements to prevent defects.