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Tata Consultancy Services · 13 hours ago

Mobile QA Engineer

McLean, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$130K/yr - $140K/yr

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a Mobile QA Engineer to ensure the quality of mobile applications. The role involves owning the test strategy, designing test cases, validating hybrid and native components, and collaborating with DevOps to integrate testing into CI/CD processes.

Business Information SystemsConsultingInformation TechnologyIT Management

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own test strategy and coverage for features implemented with Ionic + Capacitor/Cordova and native Swift components

Design, write, and maintain test cases, checklists, and automation for smoke/regression/performance suites

Validate hybrid ↔ native bridges: ensure Capacitor/Cordova plugins behave consistently across iOS versions/devices; verify permission flows, fallbacks, and error handling

Execute builds on Simulators & Real Devices; triage issues with reproducible steps, logs, and videos; drive quick root‑cause with developers (front‑end, native, backend)

Set up and maintain QA environments, test data, mocks/stubs; collaborate with DevOps to wire suites into CI/CD with clear pass/fail signals

Gate releases: run release checklists, TestFlight validation, app upgrade paths, and store‑submission readiness (screenshots, privacy labels, review notes)

Champion quality metrics (defect escape rate, flaky test rate, runtime, coverage) and continuously improve the test pyramid (component → integration → E2E)

Security & Privacy checks in collaboration with AppSec (TLS, cert pinning behavior if applicable, PII handling, clipboard/pasteboard policies, ATS, tracking transparency)

Test plans, decisions, edge cases, and known limitations; provide clear defect reports with logs, HAR files, and device context

Qualification

IonicCapacitor/CordovaIOS (Swift)Test strategyJavaTypeScriptPythonXcode InstrumentsTraffic inspectionTestFlightSecurity checks

Required

Core Mobile Tech in Scope

Ionic (Angular/React/Vue front‑end), Capacitor/Cordova plugin ecosystem and bridge behavior (JS ↔ native), WebView rendering (WKWebView) nuances, and offline/online hybrid flows

iOS (Swift) basics needed for black‑box/gray‑box validation: view lifecycle, networking, push notifications, background modes, Keychain, and deep links/universal links

Plugin Testing: validating Capacitor/Cordova plugins (Camera, Geolocation, Push, Filesystem, In‑App Purchases, Biometric/Auth), permission prompts, and error states

Build & Packaging Awareness: Xcode schemes, provisioning profiles, signing, TestFlight distributions; Podfile/SPM dependencies for iOS; understanding how Web assets are bundled in Ionic builds

Strong grounding in test strategy, test plans, risk‑based testing, functional and non‑functional coverage (performance, reliability, security, accessibility)

(Java/TypeScript/Python) for cross‑platform E2E on hybrid apps

(if React‑Native is used in parts) and Charles/Proxyman for traffic inspection & mocks

Proficiency with Xcode Instruments (crash logs, memory, energy), Console.app, device syslogs, and Safari Web Inspector for WKWebView