Lead QA engineer

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Experian Consumer Services (ECS) is looking for Software QA Engineer in Hyderabad, India to work alongside our UK colleagues to deliver business outcomes for the UK&I region.

Background:

This is an incredibly exciting time for the Experian UKI Region, as we look to build our presence out in Hyderabad and embark on a technology transformation programme to meet our global aspiration to significantly scale our business over the next five years. This an opportunity to join us on this journey and be part of a collaborative team that uses Agile principles to deliver business value. 

Our unique culture and agile ways of working offer a great opportunity to those seeking to join a talented set of diverse problem solvers to design, build and maintain our products. We pride ourselves in excellence, adopting best practices and holding ourselves to the highest standards.

The Role:

Experian ECS are building a New Growth domain to help us meet a wider range of consumers financial needs throughout their financial lives. To reach our strategic ambition we must expand our offerings to areas most aligned with what our consumers want.

As an experienced Software QA Engineer with an experience in automation testing in the New Growth team, you will be responsible for quality of features and core services that power the applications and solutions our customers rely on.  Working closely with other QAs, Developers, Architects and Product Owners you will grow to understand the domain before bringing your own ideas to solve real business problems.

Responsibilities:

•       As a member of our agile team, you’ll have a passion for building and shipping high-performance, robust, and efficient AWS based services that you can be proud of

•       You'll be responsible for feature delivery for our New Growth initiative

•       Write API tests using Postman to validate backend functionality.

•       Convert manual test cases into automated test cases to enhance testing efficiency.

•       Maintain excellent attention to detail and critical thinking skills to identify potential issues.

•       Experience with BDD frameworks.

•       Collaborate with product and development teams to understand requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.

•       Implement best practices for automation testing and continuous integration.

•       Find and address risks through thorough testing processes.

•       Analyse test results, identify defects and ensure timely resolution.

•       Extend the QA automation frameworks and tools.

•       Knowledge of project SDLC and agile methodologies

•       Strong knowledge of Quality Assurance methodologies.

•       Experience with the CICD concept

•       Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

•       Stay updated with modern technologies and best practices to continuously improve development processes.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in automation testing 
• Team leading/people managemenet experience
• Good knowledge of microservice architecture delivered on .NET Core, Node.js & React, hosted using AWS technologies such as CloudFront, S3, Fargate, EC2, Lambda, SNS, SQS & DynamoDB
• Good with feedback, continually looking to improve and develop.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and software analytics.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with acceptance test automation.
• Quick learner with the ability to adapt to new technologies.
• We expect you to have good experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of building mission-critical, high-volume transaction web-based software systems.

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