Senior Associate Software QA Engineer

Make an impact with NTT DATAJoin a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive. Your day at NTT DATAThe Senior Associate Software Quality Assurance / Testing Engineer is a developing subject matter expert, responsible for supporting with every phase of the development process to ensure that the design and software adhere to company standards.This role provides support in the development and execution of exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality. Key responsibilities:Proactively supports the planning, execution, reporting, and successful completion of QA activities for all new development cycles for various releases.Contributes to Agile-related user story review meetings and/or work with relevant business stakeholders and developers to understand the new or modified application functionality.Receives instructions to work with the required user community (such as Regions or the Product Owner) to understand business requirements and uphold quality of each release by ensuring a comprehensive end-to-end testing coverage.Contributes to designing and implementing end-to-end test scenarios, as well as debugging and defining corrective actions.Supports the review of system requirements and tracking of quality assurance metrics (e.g. defect densities and open defect counts).Contributes to performing and documenting risk analysis and record test progress and results. Performing thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.Receives instructions from various stakeholders to review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.Contributes to the creation of detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.Proactively supports the design, development, coding, and execution of automation scriptsReceives instructions to identify, record, document thoroughly, and track bugs and develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs.Contributes to the development of standards and procedures to determine product quality and release readiness.Contributes ideas and suggestions that will enable innovation and streamline overall testing processes.Proactively supports and documents established QA processes and best practices in Agile Scrum development methodology and influences the continuous improvement of the QA activities.Performs any other related task as required. To thrive in this role, you need to have:Some expertise in software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.Interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.Team player with good attention to detail.Ability to understand and analyze complex systemsUnderstanding of SQL and scripting.Understanding of software development process.Some expertise in agile development such as Scrum.Understanding of software integrated development environments.Ability to handle client and customer issues tactfully and professionally.Understanding of object-oriented programming. Academic qualifications and certifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.Relevant certifications such as Leading SAFe would be advantageous. Required experience:Moderate level hands-on testing experience in AGILE/DevOps Methodology, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.Moderate level work experience in software development.Moderate level work experience in software quality assurance.Familiarity with working in an Agile/Scrum development process.Familiarity with performance and/or security testing is a plus.Moderate level hands-on experience with automated testing tools.Moderate level experience working within a geographically dispersed company is desirable.Workplace type: Hybrid WorkingAbout NTT DATANTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services.  Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.Equal Opportunity EmployerNTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. 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