Senior QA Engineer (Manual / Automation) - Business and Technology Insights

About Gartner IT: 

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team. 

About this role:

The Senior Test Engineer position design, build, review, execution, and automation of test cases and demonstrates expertise in all areas of testing.

Skills & experience

• Strong exposure on Manual/Feature testing along with strong automation experience in UI, API, and DB automation.

• Experience in development of new test framework.

• Hands on experience in implementation of automation test solutions and maintenance to ease out manual testing.

• Experience in CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins/Gitlab to help building / configuring continuous integration tool to reduce testing cycle.

• Sound knowledge of methodologies and approaches such as Agile, DevOps, etc.

What you will do: 

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Develop test plans, strategies and ensure the development & execution of test cases meet project goals and QA standards.

• Lead functional testing of new requirements and enhancements of applications.

• Maintenance of regression test suite and driving the test execution.

• Identify, track, and prioritize defects with right severities; work collaboratively with technical teams to resolve issues swiftly and effectively.

• Ensure the overall quality, reliability, and performance of products by managing the design, execution, and reporting of testing activities, including functional and non-functional testing like performance, DB and API testing.

• Ensure delivery against Quality Engineering department goals and objectives, meeting commitments.

• Provide clear and detailed status, including metrics, assess and mitigate risks to ensure timely delivery of excellent quality.

• Implement best practices, including a variety of different testing protocols, tools, and metrics.

• Drive innovation and integration of modern technologies into frameworks and activities in the software test architecture to increase the performance and efficiency of the Quality Engineering department.

What you will need

Strong IT professional with 5-7 years of experience in software testing (websites and/or mobile applications). The candidate should have strong qualitative and quantitative critical thinking skills along with high on ownership and accountability.

Must have:

• 5+ years of experience in QA, handling all testing activities independently.

• Experience implementing and executing defined standards for manual and automated testing.

• Experience leading automation scripting and expertise in JavaScript.

• Experience with test automation tool such as Playwright.

• Experience in estimation, prioritization, and planning/coordination of QA activities in a Scrum environment

• Proficiency optimizing test case management and defect management software and processes, including JIRA.

• Solid experience in SQL queries and database testing.

• Strong attention to details, end-user quality, and usability

• Experience in developing/maintaining Test automation frameworks.

• Experience in integrating test suites with tools in the DevOps/CICD pipelines - GIT, Jenkins, etc.

• Self-motivator and excellent problem solver

        Good to have:

• Hands on experience in JUnit, TestNG, JMeter, Cucumber, Appium, Postman.

• Hands on exposure to AI driven testing

• Experience in Disaster Recovery (DR) testing

• Hands on experience with cloud service platforms is a plus (Azure or AWS)

• Deep knowledge of design patterns, best code practices and automation industry trends, as well as Continuous Integration concepts and tools.

• Experience with Performance, and Mobile testing

• Experience using various bug tracking tools such as Jira and test management tools such as Xray, AIO.

Who you are

• Graduate/Postgraduate in BE/B tech, ME/MTech or MCA are preferred.

• Excellent communication and prioritization skills.

• Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.

• Owns success – Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions.

• Ardent desire to improve upon their skills in software development, frameworks, and technologies.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

• Competitive compensation.

• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.

• Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!

• A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.

• A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.

• Hybrid Work Environment - enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.

• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.

• Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.

• 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.

• Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.

• Parental leave.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Gartner Gives Charity Match.
  And much more!

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Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

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At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 72,000 USD - 100,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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