We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. To start a career that is out of the ordinary, please apply...Job DetailsWe 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.
Location
Bangalore, Prestige Technology ParkIndia
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We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.
We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.
We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
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