TESTING MANAGER

Job Purpose Having quick turnaround and increased test coverage is the need of the hour; hence the increased emphasis on automation testing across projects. Publicis Sapient is looking for automation experts who in addition to the expertise in the tools and techniques also have the knack to understand the business needs, ROI and accordingly create the automation strategy. Assures consistent quality of Software Applications production by developing and enforcing robust Automated Software QE strategy, practices, and processes, providing documentation and managing people. They collaborate the with the project, business and (QE) teams, to develop detailed automated scripts, test frameworks to make the overall system more effective and efficient for our clients. Responsible for the overall quality of the project through effective QE leadership and management to ensure that all deliverables in terms of time, price and quality are met. This individual must have a proven track record of success building, leading, and managing a functional and technical QE team with a strong sense of quality ownership. This is a hands-on job that requires strategic thinking and planning to provide leadership and expertise throughout the entire QA lifecycle, ensuring the success of the team's manual and automation efforts in an agile working environment. Experience Required: 4-9.5 years Role: Senior Quality Engineer Education: Full time Bachelor’s/Master’s engineering degree Role Requirements Technical skills: Must Haves • Experience with QE for distributed, highly scalable systems • Good understanding of OOPS concepts and strong programming skills in Java, Groovy or JavaScript • Hands on experience of working with at least one of GUI based test automation tools for desktop and/or mobile automation. Experience on multiple tools will be added advantage • Proficient in writing SQL queries • Familiarity with process of test automation tool selection & test approach • Experience in designing and development of automation framework and creation of scripts using best industry practices such as Page object model • Integrate test suites into the test management system and custom test harness • Familiar with implementation of design patterns, modularization, and user libraries for framework creation • Can mentor team as well as has short learning curve for new technology • Understands all aspects of Quality Engineering • Understanding of SOAP and REST principles • Thorough understanding of microservices architecture • In-depth hands-on experience of working with at least one API testing tool like RestAssured, SOAP UI, NodeJS • Hands-on experience working with Postman or similar tool • Hands-on experience in parsing complex JSON & XML and data validation using serialization techniques like POJO classes or similar • Hands-on experience in performing Request and Response Schema validation, Response codes and exceptions • Good Understanding of BDD, TDD methodologies and tools like Cucumber, TestNG, Junit or similar. • Experience in defining API E2E testing strategy, designing and development of API automation framework • Working experience on build tools Maven / Gradle, Git etc. • Experience in creating test pipeline – CI/CD Preferred: (Mostly for people being hired at the Senior Associate Career Stage) • Possess domain knowledge to identify issues across those domains, understand their impact, and drive resolution [(familiar / expert in domains like retail banking, automobile, insurance, betting, food-markets, hotel industry, healthcare) • Used /Exposure to automation tool for automating mobile applications • Used /Exposure to automation tool for non-functional testing • To setup test environment for execution on cloud environments such as Sauce labs, browser stack • Knowledge of new tools (open source & licensed) in the automation world and have the knack to explore them and keep abreast with the latest tools in the market • Expertise in creating test automation frameworks, implementing and maintaining them on a project Experience in the modern agile practices such as BDD/Cucumber , Devops • Knowledge and experience in service virtualization and tools like CA Lisa • Hands-on knowledge of setting up PACT Broker and writing PACT tests is desirable • Experience in test management tools like Xray & Zephyr and integration of test framework with these tools • Understanding of commonly used software design patterns like Builder, Factory, Singleton and Façade. Test Management: Must Haves • Able to estimate for low and medium complexity applications and have used at least one of the estimation techniques. • Able to handle/oversight a small team ranging from 2 -5 people and can guide them during the complete SDLC cycle starting from test case creation till test closure activities • Well-versed with the most of the activities in defect management process, can define/enhance the defect documentation and TAR lifecycle process independently • Have expertise to enforce/adhere defect or other processes in the team Preferred (Mostly for people being hired at the Senior Associate Career Stage) • Mentored or coached at least one person • Can define Automation Test strategy and test plan for low and medium complexity applications taking into account the business needs, ROI etc. • Able to maintain and report test coverage matrix • Able to identify device coverage for the application in question. • Can devise regression testing approach Soft Skills: • Possess excellent Communication skills (written, verbal both formal & informal) • Helps to create a positive, collaborative working environment for the team. • Quick grasping and flexibility to adapt to new technologies/processes • Ability to multi-task under pressure and work independently with minimal supervision. i.e. Ability to prioritize when under pressure • Efficiently makes tough decisions and communicates them effectively. • Independently manages operational level client meetings. Develops strong relationships with appropriate client stakeholders. Acts as the primary POC/facilitator for planned (regular) client meetings. Manages peer-level client relationships (expectations, communications, negotiations, escalation, feedback, etc.)

About UserIQ:

UserIQ offers a Customer Success Platform that empowers software companies to deliver a better experience to their customers whether that consists of high-touch engagement or tech touch interactions within the application. As a result, customers can effectively scale onboarding, increase feature usage, accelerate time-to-value, reduce churn and ultimately drive more revenue throughout the customer journey.

The best companies are built one customer at a time and those customers grow by making each user interaction meaningful. UserIQ takes this approach very seriously and works with Customer Success leaders who are also passionate about maximizing success at every user moment.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years experience in automation testing as SDET or similar role. 
• Strong in UI, API automation using Cypress(preferred).
• Strong knowledge in any programming languages - JavaScript(preferred), Python, Java.
• Strong in automation framework development(must)
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) tools such as Github Actions, Jenkins.
• Experience with distributed source control systems such as Git.
• Strong in Database concepts, noSQL and writing SQL queries
• Strong in API testing using Postman
• Familiarity in performance testing using Jmeter or similar tools a plus.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills with attention to details.
• Experience in early stage tech startups is an added plus.

What's it like to work here?

As a SDET at UserIQ, you'll test and automate user scenarios of the UserIQ products & will get opportunities to work on:

• Automation: Cypress,Javascript
• CI/CD: Github, Github actions, Terraform
• Tools: Postman, TestRail, Postico, VScode, Android Studio, Xcode

Who should apply for this post?

• You are passionate about testing and finding edge cases.
• You are hands on coder with strong problem-solving abilities, logical 
• thinking, and a logical inclination. You are enthusiastic about programming and 
• delivering well-designed, scalable code.
• You have good understanding on programming concepts such as OOPs, Design Patterns, 
• algorithms, data structures, networking, and so on, and are not rigid with respect 
• to choice of technology and are open to adopting the right technology for the task at hand.
• flexible to work in US shift

We are looking for a self-motivated independent thinker who can contribute to our Engineering Team. In this role you will take part in various projects, assessing software quality by designing and implementing software testing processes. You will take ownership of code quality through exploratory and automated tests. You will hunt bugs, identify issues, report them, and see that they’re dealt with. 

Core Responsibilities:

• You would have the opportunity to work with a number of leading edge technologies. 
• Write test cases to test code using automation frameworks, as well as create and continuously improve our test automation environment.
• Develop & maintain automated test scripts covering functional correctness using Object Oriented programming concepts, for both new features & Regression testing of existing functionality
• Understand software internals, debug code, automate repetitive tasks, and implement new tools and frameworks needed to streamline our QA process
• Work directly with both Software Development Engineers and Product Managers to understand features, review technical implementations, and implement testing strategy.
• Plan, create and manage the overall Quality Planning strategy, design documentation for automation processes 

Skills and Expertise: 

• Minimum 4 Years’ Experience
• Knowledge and proficiency in the use of various automated tools that are used in the Automated testing procedures. Execute interactive test procedures. Proficient in writing Automation scripts.
• Sound knowledge of programming and/or scripting languages. Java and Java script
• Good knowledge of SQL queries. Practical knowledge of web-based technologies
• Proven experience with Web-application Automation testing, Mobile apps testing.
• Understanding of OO concepts & its application to Automation framework
• Willingness to proactively engage in continuous process improvement
• Ability to communicate clearly with different areas of the business.Clarity of written communication when describing and issue or QA failure
• Experience in working with an Agile Development Methodology like Scrum
• Keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence 

 Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering 

• Minimum 7 years of Manual and automation experience.
• Experience of testing Application hosted over Cloud for various platform and OS.
• Web and Mobile testing expertise
• Experience on Agile and Scrum methodology

• To be responsible for effectively converting US into manual/Automation test cases for WEB and Mobile apps as per the coding standards.
• Expert in Database
• Help other team members on writing and reviewing test cases and provide sufficient help for any blocker.
• Certified as ready for release to Production follow all necessary test phases and meet the pre-agreed quality standards.
• Creates traceability records, from test cases back to requirements
• Work closely with Automation team members to understand automation progress and take ownership of analyzing any failures are there
• Provides regular quality reports on test progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with project testing