Engineer - QA

Company Description

 About this Job  

The #NielsenIQ technology teams are working on building a unified, global, open data ecosystem powered by Microsoft Azure. Our clients around the world rely on #NielsenIQ data and insights to innovate and grow. We are looking for an experienced Automation engineer to be part of our Technology hub in India to build, maintain and transform our factory systems, which are critical to the business.

Job Description

Responsibilities  

As a Mid Test Automation Engineer specializing in Python and Selenium, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products. You will lead the development and implementation of automated test scripts using Python and Selenium, contributing to the enhancement of our testing processes and frameworks. 

 Job Description 

Responsibilities 

• Develop, troubleshoot, debug and make application enhancements and create automation framework leveraging Python/Pyspark, Selenium, SQL as the core development languages 

• Develop and build scalable automation frameworks and test suites working across technologies. 

• Develop documents and maintain test plans, procedures and scripts and perform well defined product level integration tests. 

• Implement execute and debug automated test scripts using various technologies and tools. 

• Perform manual testing, the scope of which will encompass all functionalities of services as prequel to automation 

• Work closely with other quality and development engineers to build, evolve and maintain a scalable continuous build and deployment pipeline.  

• Deploy application components using CI/CD pipelines 

• Build utilities for monitoring and automating repetitive functions 

• Collaborate with Agile cross-functional teams - internal and external clients including Operations, Infrastructure, Tech Ops 

• Research and evaluate a variety of software products and development tools. 

• Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues such as code reviews, testing and software documentation as required. 

• Write complex, maintainable code to develop scalable, flexible and user-friendly applications, using backend Java and front-end JavaScript, Oracle and Python 

• Leverage multiple first- and third-party data sources and develop highly efficient data access RESTful APIs against data stored Relational databases 

• Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes 

• Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and ‘fixes’ 

• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended 

• Collaborate with Agile cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

Qualifications 

• 5-7 years of applicable experience working with Selenium Automation, Bigdata, Pyspark, and Oracle Technologies including support functions   

• Expertise testing all layers of web application, including front end, Services and backend - testing 

• Hands on experience in Test Automation, Creating Automation framework, API microservice automation. 

• Strong technical skill in Selenium, TestNG, Python, SQL and JAVA. 

• Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies and best practices. 

• Must have strong experience in Selenium UI Automation frameworks. 

• Familiarity with Continuous integration and Continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines 

• Indepth knowledge on QA methodologies, life cycle and processes. 

• Strong understanding of REST/HTTPS/SOAP and JSON.  

• Good to have experience on retail Domain. 

• Experience with implementing continuous integration and delivery concepts (CI/CD) using Jenkins. 

• Strong object-oriented design and coding skills.  

• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly 

• Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface across cross-functional technology teams and the business  

• Software development experience using Oracle, Python programming 

• Experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar software engineering role 

• Proficient with git and git workflows 

• Working knowledge of databases and SQL 

• Expertise with configuration management tools (GIT), configuration concepts, and continuous integration tools (Jenkins / Bamboo) 

• Experience in agile software development practices 

• Strong fundamentals in front and back-end object-oriented programming, including proficiency in Javascript 

• Experience designing and developing front-end UIs 

• Familiarity integrating Restful APIs and an understanding of microservices architecture 

• Experience working with relational databases 

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field 

Additional Information

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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NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion