The Role
About the role
- As the Lead Quality Assurance, you will Collaborate with Business Analysts and the Development teams to understand the requirements and develop test strategies that will validate the project deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Design & build automated test frameworks and test suites
- Take defined Acceptance Criteria and turn this into usable artifacts that can be used by the development teams to execute against, and for the QA team members to validate to.
- Work with the Tech Lead to deliver high quality software, on time
- Actively implement, execute and maintain smoke, regression test suites and test data pool Track multiple test executions simultaneously and synthesize the results
- Report on test progress, metrics, issues and risks, as part of an Agile delivery team
Key Skills
- Domain Expertise
- ○ 5+ years of experience as a lead / senior developer in agile teams
- ○ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering, with a preference for an MS or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or Statistics
- ○ Proven experience in leading and managing quality assurance teams.
- ○ Expertise in big data processing tools/languages and strong cloud implementation in cloud architecture.
- ○ Comprehensive knowledge of storage, network, compute services, and multi-zone, region-based designs.
Technical Skills
- Knowledge of Enterprise testing tools: JMeter, RunDeck, Ranorex, RunDeck and HP
- Load Runner/VuGen
- Microsoft Batch/PowerShell scripting
- Knowledge of C++, C# and HTML/JavaScript (for scripting)
- Ability to drive consensus within a team and influence outcomes in technical decision-making
- Analytical and creative thinker
- Previous SDLC experience in Agile Scrum, Kanban or Lean
- Atlassian suite – JIRA, Confluence
- Microsoft Visual Studio experience
- Work environments with a large focus on R&D
Mindset and attributes
- Exceptional verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership qualities and the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
- Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and guide the team in execution.
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The Company
What We Do
Nielsen shapes the world’s media and content as a global leader in audience insights, data and analytics. Through our understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, we empower our clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their audiences—now and into the future.
An S&P 500 company, Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) operates around the world in more than 55 countries.
