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)

API Testing (Postman)

Database Testing (MySQL / SQL)

Java for Testing

Test Case Design & STLC

 

AI Tools

Defect Tracking (Jira)

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

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

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

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

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

Quick Mapping

Selenium → Automation / Performance

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Experience → Test Manager

API & DevOps → API / Security / Lead

Java → Automation Tester

Manual Testing → QA Tester

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