The journey begins with foundational Manual Testing and Test Planning, transitions into Automation and API verification, and culminates in advanced expertise in Performance Engineering and CI/CD pipelines.

Learners develop comprehensive, end-to-end Quality Assurance expertise, ensuring they master the full Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) rather than just acquiring isolated testing skills.

Manual Testing

Automation Testing (Selenium)

Database Testing (MySQL / SQL)

API Testing (Postman)

Database Testing (MySQL / SQL)

API Testing (Postman)

Java for Testing

API Testing (Postman)

API Testing (Postman)

Test Case Design & STLC

 

Defect Tracking (Jira)

 

AI Tools

CI/CD Integration

KEY REPONSIBILITIES

RELEVENT JOB ROLES

NOTE: The salary range for Software Testing positions is ₹2.5 LPA to ₹6 LPA, subject to the candidate’s skill set, relevant experience, and proficiency in testing methodologies and tools.

  • Manual Tester
  • Automation Tester
  • QA Engineer
  • API Tester
  • Performance Tester
  • Security Tester
  • Test Lead
  • AI Test Engineer

Manual Testing builds your foundation, and automation makes you faster and more valuable. Without manual testing Knowledge & Experience, It becomes very difficult to survive and grow in an automation Testing role especially as Fresher.

MANUAL TESTER ?

WHAT

I DO...

HOW ?

AUTOMATION TESTER ?

Career Growth Path

Manual Tester

  • Focus: Quality Assurance → Bug-Free Software → Client Satisfaction
  • Modules: Requirement Analysis, Test Case Design, Test Execution, Defect Reporting, Regression & API Testing
  • Growth: Junior Tester → Associate → Senior → Lead → QA Manager

Automation tester

  • Focus: Test Efficiency → Faster Releases → Reliable Software
  • Modules: Selenium, Cypress, Java/Python, Test Scripts, CI/CD, API & Regression Automation
  • Growth: Junior Automation Tester → Associate → Senior → Lead → Automation Architect / QA Manager

Job counter :- 700+

Job counter :- 650+

QA Engineer

  • Focus: Quality Assurance → Bug-Free Releases → Customer Satisfaction
  • Modules: Manual Testing, Automation Basics, API Testing, Regression, Test Case Management, Defect Tracking 

  • Growth: QA Analyst → Senior QA → QA Lead → QA Manager → QA Director

API Tester

  • Focus: API Reliability → Integration Accuracy → Seamless Communication

  • Modules: APIs, Postman, Swagger, JSON/XML, Automation, Security, Load Testing

  • Growth: API Tester → Senior API Tester → API Lead → QA Lead → QA Manager

Job counter :- 450+

Job counter :- 300+

Performance Tester

  • Focus: Application performance, load & stress testing, optimization
  • Modules: Selenium, Postman / API Testing Tools, DevOps Tools (Jenkins, CI/CD)

  • Growth: Tester → Senior → Lead → Performance Manager

Security Tester

  • Focus: API Reliability → Integration Accuracy → Seamless Communication

  • Modules: Postman, Selenium, Secure Scripting, Security in CI/CD

  • Growth: Entry → Associate → Senior → Lead → Security Expert / Manager

Job counter :- 300+

Job counter :- 450+

Test lead

  • Focus: End-to-end QA strategy, team management, test planning & coordination
  • Modules: Test Planning, Manual & Automation Testing, API & Performance Testing, Defect & Risk Management, CI/CD Integration

  • Growth: Tester → Senior → Lead → Test Manager

AI Test Engineer

  • Focus: AI model validation, test automation, data quality & bias detection

     

  • Modules: Python, AI/ML Testing Frameworks, Automation Scripts, API & Model Testing, Data Validation, Monitoring Tools

  • Growth: Tester → Senior → AI Test Engineer → AI QA Lead

Job counter :- 260+

Job counter :- 10,000+

Quick Mapping

Selenium → Automation / Performance

  •  

Experience → Test Manager

API & DevOps → API / Security / Lead

Java → Automation Tester

Manual Testing → QA Tester

ST-Jobroles

By Content ITV

ST-Jobroles

  • 28