Roadmap for a Test Engineer (QA/QC)

A comprehensive guide to becoming a professional Software Quality Assurance and Testing Engineer.

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Phase Main Topic Content & Tools Product Goal
1 Fundamentals of Testing
  • Levels & Types of Testing
  • 7 Principles of Testing
  • Test Documentation
Write a basic test plan for a simple login functionality.
2 Test Case Design
  • Equivalence Partitioning
  • Boundary Value Analysis
  • Exploratory Testing
Design test cases for a user registration form using BVA and EP.
3 Core Technical Skills
  • Programming: Python/Java
  • Web & API: HTML, CSS, Locators
  • Databases: Basic SQL
Write a simple script in Python/Java to print "Hello, QA!".
4 Web UI Automation
  • Selenium WebDriver / Playwright
  • Page Object Model (POM)
  • Waits and Assertions
Automate a login test case using Selenium or Playwright.
5 API Automation
  • Postman
  • Automation with Code
  • Schema Validation
Use Postman to send a GET request and verify the response status.
6 Version Control
  • Git Basics
  • Branching & Merging
  • GitHub / GitLab
Create a new branch, make a change, and create a pull request on GitHub.
7 CI/CD Integration
  • GitHub Actions / Jenkins
  • Report Integration
Set up a simple GitHub Actions workflow to run automated tests on push.
8 Performance Testing
  • Performance Concepts
  • JMeter / k6
Run a basic load test against a sample API using JMeter.
9 Mobile Testing
  • Appium
  • Emulators & Simulators
  • Device Farms
Set up Appium and inspect elements on a mobile app using an emulator.
10 Advanced Topics
  • BDD & Gherkin
  • Basic Security Testing
  • Containers (Docker)
Write a simple feature file using Gherkin syntax.