Becoming a Full-Stack QA Engineer – The Non-Functional Edge

In today's modern software development lifecycle, QA professionals are expected to go beyond functional testing. This course is specially designed to help you transition from a manual tester to a full-stack QA engineer, by equipping you with critical non-functional testing skills, foundational DevOps practices, and basic automation capabilities that every QA professional should know.

Through this hands-on, beginner-friendly course, you’ll explore performance testing with JMeter, SQL for data validation, security testing basics with OWASP, shell scripting for automation, and CI/CD using Jenkins—giving you the edge to operate across both functional and non-functional landscapes.

What You’ll Learn:

• Understand the importance of non-functional testing in modern QA roles

• Perform performance/load/stress testing using Apache JMeter

• Write and execute SQL queries for backend validation

• Learn essential shell scripting commands to automate QA tasks

• Explore the basics of security testing and OWASP vulnerabilities

• Gain hands-on experience with Jenkins and implement simple CI/CD pipelines

• Automate test execution as part of your DevOps workflow

Course Content & Modules:

1. Basics of Performance Testing using JMeter

• Load testing vs Stress testing

• Creating test scripts and simulating users

• Adding assertions and timers

• Executing scripts and analysing performance reports

2. Introduction to SQL for QA

• Writing SQL queries for data validation

• Understanding CRUD operations: Create, Read, Update, Delete

• Performing joins to verify data relationships

• Basics of indexing and query optimisation for testers

3. Basics of Security Testing

• Overview of application vulnerabilities

• Introduction to penetration testing techniques

• Understanding and applying OWASP Top 10 guidelines

4. Shell Scripting for QA Automation

• Learn common Linux/Unix commands

• Automate repetitive tasks with simple scripts

• Write, save, and execute shell scripts to support test automation

5. CI/CD Fundamentals Using Jenkins

• Concepts of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

• Setting up Jenkins, creating jobs and pipelines

• Automating test builds, running scripts post-deployment

• Integrating with tools like Git and Postman

Who This Course is For:

• Manual testers aiming to become full-stack QA professionals

• QA engineers looking to expand into performance, security, or DevOps

• Developers who want a QA-focused understanding of CI/CD pipelines

• Freshers or IT professionals wanting to diversify their QA toolkit

Tools & Technologies You’ll Use:

• Apache JMeter for load and stress testing

• SQL for database validation

• Bash/Shell scripting

• Jenkins for CI/CD automation

• OWASP guidelines for security testing foundations

By the End of This Course, You’ll Be Able To:

• Independently plan and execute performance tests

• Validate and query backend data using SQL

• Understand and report basic security risks

• Write shell scripts to automate test-related operations

• Set up CI/CD jobs using Jenkins to automate builds and test runs

Upgrade Your QA Skill Set – Become a Full-Stack Tester!

Enroll now to unlock your potential as a well-rounded QA professional, capable of handling both functional and non-functional aspects of software testing. Whether you're transitioning into DevOps, performance, or security testing, this course lays a strong foundation for your QA career growth.