• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing. • Validate end-to-end workflows including publication ingestion, metadata management, curation, reporting, and integrations. • Perform manual testing across UI, API, and backend components. • Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for UI and API testing. • Participate in requirements and design reviews to ensure testability and quality considerations. • Identify, document, and track defects, and work closely with development teams for resolution. • Validate data accuracy, integrity, and reporting outputs. • Support testing across multiple environments and deployment phases. • Ensure non-functional requirements such as usability, accessibility, performance, and security are addressed as needed.