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QA Tester resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what qa testers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most qa testers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
QA Tester with a background in executing manual and automated test cases across web and enterprise applications. Comfortable working across the software development lifecycle, from writing test cases against requirements to tracking defects through to resolution. Known for clear, reproducible bug reports that developers can act on without back-and-forth.
Key skills
- Manual and automated software testing
- Test case design from business requirements
- Defect logging and prioritisation
- Regression testing
- Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban)
- Data analysis and quality metrics reporting
- Selenium
- TestNG
- JIRA
- Postman
- Azure DevOps
Experience: example bullet points
- Executed manual and automated test scripts across core application features, identifying defects before they reached production
- Documented software defects with clear reproduction steps in JIRA, reducing the average time developers spent clarifying issues
- Designed test cases from business requirements and user workflows, improving coverage of edge cases in regression suites
- Collaborated with developers during bug-fix verification and regression testing to confirm resolutions held across releases
- Built and maintained automated test scripts in Selenium and TestNG, cutting manual regression testing time on repeat test cycles
- Tracked test coverage and quality metrics, reporting results to stakeholders each sprint to support release decisions
Education
A bachelor degree in computer science, information technology or a related field is the most common pathway into this role, though diploma-qualified testers who add ISTQB certification and hands-on automation experience also move into QA roles without a degree.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- QA testing
- Software testing
- Manual testing
- Test automation
- Selenium
- TestNG
- JIRA
- Postman
- Azure DevOps
- Regression testing
- UAT
- SIT
- STLC
- SDLC
- Agile
- Scrum
- Defect management
- Test case design
- ISTQB
- Quality assurance
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.