👉 In this episode, we cover Top 35 JIRA Interview Questions & Answers for 2025, perfect for freshers and experienced professionals aiming to crack JIRA-related roles in software testing, QA, or project management. These questions will help you prepare for interviews, viva, and practical test scenarios.
🔑 Key takeaways:
• What is JIRA? – Issue tracking and project management tool widely used in software development and testing 🔧
• Workflow basics – Tracks bug/issue through stages like Created/Open → WIP → Completed/Closed
• Types of issues – Software bugs, project tasks, help-desk tickets, leave requests, etc. 📄
• Integration – Works with CVS, Git, Subversion, ClearCase, Mercurial, Perforce, and Visual SourceSafe
• Access & mobile – JIRA cloud accessible via mobile; can be disabled per site if needed 📱
• Labeling & Linking – Categorize issues and associate related issues across projects
• Reports – Average Age, Pie Chart, Resolution Time, Workload, Time Tracking, and more 📊
• Cloning & Moving Issues – Duplicate issues, assign tasks to multiple employees, move across projects
• Security & Sharing – Role-based access, issue-level permissions, and email sharing
• Bulk Operations – Edit, move, delete, workflow transitions with optional notifications
• Agile-specific features – User stories, Epic links, backlog management, time tracking, and color-coded estimates
• Add-ons & Schemes – Popular plugins like Zephyr, ScriptRunner, Tempo Timesheets, and configurable notification, permission, and workflow schemes
• Validators & Post Functions – Ensure transitions are valid and trigger updates, comments, and notifications
• Audit Log & Issue Collector – Track changes and collect website feedback without user accounts
• Comparison with Bugzilla – Commercial vs. open-source, workflow flexibility, JQL vs. advanced search, link types 🔄
• JIRA Dashboard – Overview of tasks, workflows, and project progress in one interface
💡 Pro Tips:
• Memorize workflows, issue types, and common reports — they appear often in interviews.
• Know bulk operations, validators, post functions, and scheme configurations for advanced questions.
• Practice explaining Agile concepts like Epics, Stories, and backlog management in JIRA.
• Understand key differences between JIRA and other tools like Bugzilla to highlight your knowledge.
✨ Why this is important:
• These questions cover practical, theoretical, and scenario-based aspects of JIRA used in real projects.
• Helps freshers get confidence and experienced professionals highlight advanced JIRA knowledge.
• Prepares you for interviews, viva, and job tests in QA, software testing, and Agile environments.
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