Sr. QA Analyst

Job Description: Job Title: QA Analyst – Anaplan & Custom Applications Location: Hyderabad Experience: 4+ years in software quality assurance Employment Type: Full-time Role Summary Nextpower is looking for a QA Analyst to support projects involving Anaplan, custom applications such as ASN, and full-stack solutions. The role will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, and project teams to understand requirements, prepare test plans, identify defects, and help deliver reliable, high-quality applications. Key Responsibilities Review business and technical requirements and prepare test scenarios, test cases, and test data. Perform functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and user acceptance testing. Test Anaplan models, calculations, workflows, data loads, integrations, and user access. Validate custom applications such as ASN across user interfaces, business workflows, and backend services. Test full-stack functionality, including front-end behavior, APIs, integrations, and database interactions. Use SQL or other data query tools to validate application data and backend processing. Log, track, and follow up on defects; work with developers to reproduce issues and verify fixes. Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, design discussions, and release readiness activities. Maintain clear test documentation and provide regular updates on test progress, risks, and results. Support production validation and investigate reported issues when needed. Identify opportunities to improve test coverage and introduce automation where appropriate. Required Qualifications and Skills Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 4+ years of experience in software QA, including hands-on testing of enterprise applications. Experience testing Anaplan solutions, including models, data flows, calculations, or integrations. Experience testing web-based custom applications and full-stack solutions. Good understanding of APIs and experience with tools such as Postman or similar. Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and troubleshooting. Familiarity with defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira. Understanding of software development life cycles and Agile delivery. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience with test automation tools or frameworks. Exposure to integration testing across enterprise applications. Familiarity with front-end and backend technologies, such as JavaScript, React, .NET, Java, or similar. Experience testing cloud-based applications and data pipelines. Anaplan certification or relevant Anaplan project experience. Success in This Role The successful candidate will help teams catch issues early, validate that solutions meet business needs, and support smooth releases across Anaplan, ASN, and other custom applications.