Lead Engineer - Custom Platforms, Analytics

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Job Details

We currently have a truly outstanding opening for Lead Engineer - QA for Custom Platforms Team at our Bangalore office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, execution, and management of functional, automation, and performance testing efforts to ensure robust quality assurance.
• Act as a key contributor to QA project teams, ensuring compliance with established quality standards, best practices, and processes across the project lifecycle.
• Conduct thorough requirement analysis to develop comprehensive test scenarios and plans, ensuring all functional aspects are covered

​Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor's (BE/B.Tech) or Master's (ME/M.Tech/MS) degree in Computer Science or a related field with 6+ years of experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective collaboration across teams and with clients.
• Proficient in programming languages, with expertise in Java.
• Hands-on experience with Python (understanding of Pandas library)
• Hands-on experience with JMeter (Performance testing).
• Extensive experience in developing automation frameworks and test suites for automated testing.
• Solid understanding of core QA methodologies and principles.
• Skilled in utilizing tools such as Maven, TestNG, Selenium, JMeter, Azure DevOps, and Azure Boards for automation and project management.
• Exceptional ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively at all organizational levels, including with external stakeholders.
• Coordinate and manage testing activities, collaborating effectively with the QA and development teams to ensure smooth execution.
• Develop clean, efficient, and high-quality scripts for testing functionality, ensuring reusability and scalability.
• Monitor and log issues or bugs in tracking systems (e.g., Azure DevOps, Azure Boards), providing detailed documentation for timely resolution.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including development, and operations, to ensure alignment and a seamless testing process.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions to propose innovative ideas and designs, contributing to the continuous improvement of features quality.
• Continuously improve test coverage and processes, leveraging feedback and metrics to optimize testing efficiency.

​At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients.  Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity, therefore we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

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Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.