Software Test Engineer

Job description

Date: Sep 10, 2018

Location: Oldsmar, FL, US

Company: Nielsen

Software Test Engineer - 25536

Technology and Engineering - USA Oldsmar, Florida

Referral Bonus Amount -$2,000.00

Nielsen‘s mission is to help marketers and media companies measure and improve advertising performance by accurately reporting on what consumers watch, see, or hear (whether on television, the web, in print, or on the radio).

Nielsen is seeking a Software Test Engineer to join our TAM panel team. The primary goals of this position are to assist the testing effort by providing hands-on development of automated testing suites in an Agile-Scrum environment, review of test cases, strategies & approaches, and to help define the metrics required to measure testing performance in an Agile methodology. The ideal candidate for this position is an individual who is technical, innovative, creative, analytical, and wants to utilize their passion to make a difference in bringing quality deliverables to our clients.

As a Software Test Engineer, you will be directly involved with Agile-Scrum teams in order to implement test solutions by providing test direction as well as test automation designs from conception to implementation. The position requires a high degree of expertise in analyzing and constructing automation designs, as well as, deep hands on programming experience/knowledge.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

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Responsible for ensuring that all company products and initiatives (from new product development to enhancements) are of the highest quality.

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Responsible for formulating test strategies, test plans, developing/executing/maintaining test cases, test procedures, and test scripts in an Agile-Scrum environment.

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Plan, develop, and execute automated test cases, and develop modular, robust, and maintainable automation scripts in an Agile-Scrum environment.

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Participate in all Agile-Scrum ceremonies.

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Expert Understanding of Software Quality Assurance (SQA) concepts and practices to identify risks, and prepare action plans to mitigate them in an Agile-Scrum environment.

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Design, build, and execute test scenarios by using epics and user stories to uncover defects.

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Ability to work with developers and other testers in an Agile-Scrum environment.

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Responsible for ensuring that testing meets audit standards and follows appropriate processes

REQUIRED:

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Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other advanced technical or science degree, or equivalent work experience.

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8 + years of IT experience

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5+ years of test experience

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2+ years of automation experience

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Experience with developing test automation using JAVA, Selenium Webdriver and TestNG

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Strong Manual testing proficiency leveraging any test management tools such as HP quality Center, Zephyr, Fitnesse, etc

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Experience working with relational database testing techniques and strong understanding of database schemas

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Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of testing and quality methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.

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Excellent communication and presentation skills

PREFERRED:

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Prior experience in Cloud technologies (AWS preferred)

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Prior experience testing Pega applications

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Prior Agile/Scrum experience.

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Experience working with Atlassian tool set

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Experience working with performance Engineers or Performance tools

About Nielsen:

Nielsen N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers Watch and Buy. Nielsen’s Watch segment provides media and advertising clients with Total Audience measurement services across all devices where content — video, audio, and text — is consumed. The Buy segment offers consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers the industry’s only global view of retail performance measurement.

By integrating information from its Watch and Buy segments and other data sources, Nielsen provides its clients with both world-class measurement as well as analytics that help improve performance. Nielsen, an S&P 500 company, has operations in over 100 countries that cover more than 90 percent of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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.