Lead QA Engineer

Job Summary

Grade Level (for internal use): 10

The Role: Lead Quality Engineer

The Team: The S&P Dow Jones Indices Technology Quality Engineering team comprises of global teams that are responsible for the quality and delivery of applications and infrastructure that power global markets.

The Impact: Our SPDJI QE team is a dynamic group that thrives in a fast-paced environment while working on innovative projects that drive S&P Global's technology solutions forward. We value collaboration, technical excellence, and the ability to adapt quickly to evolving business needs while delivering impactful solutions that serve our global financial markets.

Responsibilities

Be a self-starter; operate independently as part of an agile team, advocate for software testing best practices.

• Develop, execute, and improve application test suites based on software requirements, technical specifications, and end users workflows.
• Design and perform hands on test automation solutions and scripts using Cucumber / Selenium, and other technologies determined to best suit our needs.
• Test and respond to Software Quality with related groups such as Development, Database, Integration, and Customer Support.
• Manage, maintain QA and UAT environments along with build and deployments, co-ordinate production deployments and release planning.
• Keep abreast in understanding business domain and customer needs to constantly perform gap analysis and remediation in application test coverage.

What We're Looking For

Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Systems or Engineering is required, or in lieu, a demonstrated equivalence in work experience.

• 8+ years of experience in complete software testing activities.
• Hands on experience working with testing frameworks, Selenium web driver, Cucumber, Carina and/or equivalent specifically for Web applications.
• Hands on experience with API / Web Services testing and Framework is a must.
• Hands on experience with Object oriented language like Java or Python.
• Experience in SQL a must. Knowledge of PL/SQL, No SQL DB, Linux/UNIX, Jenkins preferred.
• Excellent communication skills are essential, with strong verbal and writing proficiencies.
• Demonstrated skills to work in cross functional teams, and proactively resolves issues and escalate appropriately.
• Experience in Capital markets with exposure to Equities, futures and options is a plus.