Software Test Engineer

Software Engineer - SDET, Pune/Chennai

Embark on a journey of professional growth and innovation with us With a legacy spanning 89 years, we have consistently earned the trust of our clients through unparalleled expertise in solving decision-making challenges and driving growth through a profound understanding of consumer behavior and market dynamics. In 2023, the union of GfK and NIQ established us as a global leader in consumer intelligence, marking a pivotal moment in our evolution.

As a dynamic and diverse team driven by data and technology, we are dedicated to uncovering novel pathways to sustainable growth for our clients, our team, and the global community. In this context, we invite skilled and passionate Software Test Engineers in Pune, India.

We're actively seeking candidates who excel in automation, particularly those well-versed in Cypress/JavaScript or TypeScript. We prioritize individuals with a solid foundation in automation, specifically leveraging JavaScript, TypeScript, Cypress, or Playwright as primary tools and languages.

You will

• Participate in "3 Amigos" (Business, development, testing) - pair with the PO and Developer and create Acceptance Criteria for the user stories.
• Review the acceptance criteria and identify the test scenarios.
• Provide test estimates during sprint planning.
• Create a pragmatic test plan to cover testing within all phases of software development.
• Develop automated acceptance tests for the features.
• Develop and implement integration, regression, and system tests for the new features.
• Create and maintain test data and test environment needed for testing.
• Log defects and track them to closure.
• Conduct exploratory testing as part of every sprint.
• Develop automated tests for non-functional testing.
• Collect quality metrics for the product and enhance the testing process for continuous improvement.

• The ability to review user stories to ensure that the acceptance criteria stated are correct, unambiguous, and verifiable
• 3-10 years of experience as a Test Engineer, and at least 3 years of experience in automation
• The ability to work as an embedded tester in the context of a scrum team
• The ability to evaluate the complexity of user stories, contributing to estimates during sprint planning
• The ability to develop high-quality, maintainable, and performant test code
• The ability to ensure test execution is appropriately conducted by cross-functional scrum team members
• A good ability to judge when a proposed technical solution requires discussion and consensus within the cross-functional team
• Good understanding of the software testing methodology and process of the development team and being able to fulfill the tasks and ceremonies required from software test engineers
• Good knowledge of Exploratory testing techniques, Rapid software testing, Session-based testing, testing heuristics
• The ability to triage issues found and report on progress
• The ability to plan, execute, and validate tests across the full test spectrum (functional, non-functional, Infosecurity, integration, regression, smoke, UAT, and OAT)
• The ability to identify opportunities to improve the quality assurance processes and actively contribute to test automation initiatives
• Understanding of BDD/TDD methodologies
• The ability to work in an automated test approach and page object design/facade/singletons patterns
• Basic understanding of Micro-Services architecture
• Knowledge of automated API testing
• Experience in Acceptance Test Automation in Cypress or JavaScript-based test automation frameworks
• The ability to work in CI tools like GitLab and cloud infrastructure like GCP

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world's leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world's population.

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