Software Testing Trainer

At Cokonet, we believe **learning is not listening—learning is living the experience.** We don't do boring 2\-hour slide deck lectures or static theoretical teaching.

We are looking for a **Software Testing Learning Coach** who brings high energy, adaptability, and a practical mindset to the learning space. As a Coach, you won't just teach testing concepts—you will simulate real\-world testing scenarios, mentor learners through practical QA projects, guide portfolio building, and help learners become job\-ready software testing professionals.

Who You Are (Mindset \& Culture Fit)

• **A Facilitator, Not a Lecturer:** You prefer live demonstrations, hands\-on testing, practical challenges, and interactive problem\-solving over passive slide presentations.
• **Obsessed with Growth \& Adaptability:** You continuously explore new testing tools, automation frameworks, and AI\-powered testing solutions.
• **Empathetic \& Outcome\-Driven:** You care about learner transformation and helping students become industry and interview ready.
• **High Energy \& Engaging:** You can engage learners during classroom sessions, online training, bootcamps, workshops, and college hackathons.
• **Open to Feedback \& Continuous Iteration:** You continuously improve learning content based on industry trends, SME inputs, and learner outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1\. Facilitate Experiential \& Hands\-on Learning

• Lead implementation\-focused sessions in Manual Testing, Automation Testing, API Testing, and Software Quality Assurance.
• Explain testing concepts through practical exercises, real\-world applications, and simulated industry scenarios.
• Conduct online and offline training, including evening batches and flexible delivery schedules.
• Prepare lesson plans, testing exercises, assignments, assessments, test cases, and practical lab activities.

2\. Coach, Mentor \& Build Job\-Ready Talent

• Conduct 1\-on\-1 code reviews, test\-case reviews, project evaluations, and skill\-gap analysis.
• Guide learners in building industry\-ready QA portfolios through manual testing, automation scripts, API testing, and database testing projects.
• Mentor learners on test documentation, defect reporting, GitHub, resume building, and interview preparation.
• Conduct mock technical interviews and provide actionable feedback on technical, communication, and problem\-solving skills.

3\. Continuous Curriculum \& Testing Innovation

• Continuously update learning tracks, testing scenarios, automation frameworks, and practical projects based on industry requirements.
• Regularly connect with **Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)** to understand changing industry expectations.
• Introduce modern testing tools, AI\-assisted testing solutions, and automation practices into the learning workflow.
• Continuously upskill and bring emerging QA technologies and best practices into the classroom.

4\. Ecosystem \& Industry Engagement

• Represent Cokonet at college campuses through workshops, bootcamps, hackathons, seminars, webinars, and guest sessions.
• Support internship\-oriented activities and industry\-focused software testing projects.
• Collaborate with Academics, Operations, and Placement teams to support learner progress and hiring outcomes.

Technical Toolkit \& Expertise

We expect our coaches to be **hands\-on testing practitioners who can design test cases, execute tests, automate workflows, identify defects, and demonstrate real\-world QA processes live in front of an audience.**

Manual Testing \& Quality Assurance

• Software Testing Fundamentals
• SDLC and STLC
• Software Testing Life Cycle and testing methodologies
• Test Planning, Test Case Design, Test Scenarios, and Test Data
• Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, and System Testing
• Defect Life Cycle, Bug Reporting, and Defect Management
• Boundary Value Analysis and Equivalence Partitioning
• Agile and Scrum methodologies

Automation Testing

• **Selenium WebDriver**
• Java or Python programming fundamentals
• TestNG and/or PyTest
• Automation Framework Design
• Page Object Model (POM)
• Data\-Driven and Hybrid Frameworks
• Locators, waits, assertions, and web element interactions
• Basic CI/CD integration and automated test execution

API \& Database Testing

• **Postman** – API requests, assertions, collections, and automated test scripts
• REST APIs and HTTP methods
• Status codes, headers, authentication, and response validation
• **SQL** – queries, joins, data validation, and database testing
• Backend data verification and API\-to\-database validation

Performance Testing \& Industry Tools

• Basic performance and load testing concepts
• Tools such as **JMeter**
• **JIRA** – defect tracking and test management workflows
• Git and GitHub – version control
• Test reports, test metrics, and quality documentation
• AI\-powered testing tools and AI\-assisted test\-case generation

Academic \& Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in **Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field**.
• **3–6 years of teaching/training experience preferred.**
• Experience in a relevant **Software Testing / QA technical domain along with teaching/training experience preferred**.
• Preferred: Industry experience with strong training and communication skills.
• Ability to conduct interactive, hands\-on, implementation\-focused sessions that encourage learner engagement, collaboration, and peer learning rather than lecture\-based teaching.
• Strong understanding of testing concepts, SDLC/STLC, test documentation, and defect management.
• Practical knowledge of Selenium, Java or Python, SQL, Playwright, Git, AI Assisted Testing, API Testing with Postman, and JIRA.
• Strong communication, presentation, mentoring, debugging, and problem\-solving skills.
• Passion for teaching, continuous learning, and software quality.
• **ISTQB or equivalent Software Testing certifications** are an added advantage.

Why Join Cokonet?

• **Zero Bureaucracy:** Freedom to innovate, gamify learning, and experiment with practical teaching methods.
• **Continuous Up\-skilling:** Support to learn emerging testing tools, automation frameworks, AI\-powered QA, and modern development practices.
• **Industry Exposure:** Opportunities to interact with SMEs and work on industry\-oriented testing projects.
• **Impact:** Direct ownership in transforming learners into job\-ready software testing professionals.
• **Career Growth:** Opportunity to grow into senior trainer, academic lead, or learning\-content role

Pay: ₹50,000\.00 \- ₹70,000\.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate

• Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience

• Industry / Trainer: 4 years (Required)

Language

• Fluent English (Required)
• Malayalam (Preferred)

Work Location: In person