Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Pune, India

About This Role

The Quality Assurance Engineer will conduct thorough product testing and maintain agreed upon quality standards in order to provide the highest quality software products. The QA Engineer will work to understand the business requirements and objectives relative to the desired functionality of products and applications. Were looking for a great team member with strong manual testing experience to include cross-browser, Windows & Mac OS (iPhone and Android are OK too!). Testing at the registry level or any router level testing experience would be very attractive as well.

What You'll Do:
 Develop, implement, operate, and improve test and task automation to support Functional UI, API and Performance testing including test environment setup and validation, test data preparation and data verification.
 Participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including analyzing requirements, developing test plans, test cases, and execution of test scripts.
 Writes and executes detailed test cases; performs complex manual, integration, and regression tests.
 Documents software issues and enhancement requests and assists development with concise and detailed steps for duplication of the problems found while performing manual functional, integration, and regression tests.
 Determines when additional initiative is required to meet scheduled work and undertakes it.
 Verifies resolved JIRA issues and maintains accurate status for JIRA issues entered and assigned.
 Assists fellow team members and customers with problem reporting and resolution and maintaining appropriate follow-up communications throughout the resolution process.
 Responsible for QA estimation and scheduling process.

What You'll Need:
 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience/knowledge desired.
 4+ years of experience in Quality Assurance required.
 Hands-on experience with development or automation scripting in C#, Java, Python, XCode, Ruby, or Perl (one or more).
 Experience with Selenium Web Driver is required.
 Knowledge and experience with API validation testing (using Postman/JSON/Rest client) is highly desired.
 Knowledge of OS (i.e. Windows, Mac OS, Linux) and/or mobile platforms (i.e. iOS. Android, Windows Mobile, etc.), web browsers, networking skills, and basic hardware knowledge including router setup.
 Knowledge of or experience in the TV, Radio, Digital or Print ratings business desired.
 Excellent logic and troubleshooting skills, independently identifying root causes and possible resolutions.
 Knowledge and experience using Linux/Unix command line highly desired.
 Knowledge and experience writing SQL queries.
 Knowledge and experience using version control software desired.
 Experience with issue reporting and tracking tools such as JIRA desired.
 Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
 Desire and ability to learn new skills and improve upon current skills.
 Familiarity with web debugging/sniffing tools.
 Must be able to work independently and complete projects with minimal supervision.
 Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills, with both technical and non-technical team members.
 Ability to comprehend complexity, to fully understand a product with all its business and technological implications in order to become a subject matter expert, and to approach the improvement of its quality from that perspective.

Shift Timing

The regular hours for this position will cover a combination of business hours in the US and India  typically 2pm-11pm IST. Occasionally, later hours may be required for meetings with teams in other parts of the world. Additionally, for the first 4-6 weeks of onboarding and training, US Eastern time hours (IST -9:30) may be required.

Benefits
 Medical: Comscore offers a collective Private Medical Insurance scheme which is 100% covered by Comscore. The benefit is applicable to employees, an employees spouse, up to two children and parents.
 Pension: Provident Fund: Comscore bears both the employee and employer contribution.
 Time Off Annual Leave:Comscore offers market competitive annual leave of 25 Annual Leave Days (12 Casual and 13 Privilege), following local guidelines and practices.
 National Holidays and Festival Holidays: 10 Days.
 Sick Leave: 12 Days.
 Additional Leave: Paternity, Bereavement, Marriage, Maternity, Additional Pregnancy / Birth Related Leave
 Christmas / New Year Paid Leave, Comscore offers a week of Company paid leave over the Christmas / New Year period.
 Summer Hours: Comscore has a culture that rewards employees for their hard work. When you work hard, you need time to recharge and refresh. Early releases on Fridays are subject to manager approval.
 Internal Career Development Opportunities (minimum of 6 months tenure in the current position and in discussion with supervisors)
 Access to hundreds of professional e-learning courses, specifically created for Comscore
 Be creative: You dont have to follow the norm to be successful  we encourage you to think outside the box. Our culture is built on encouraging innovative ideas, communication and joint success.
 Informal Work Atmosphere: We believe in getting the job done in a comfortable, casual environment!
 The ability to become a truly global engineer, with exposure to markets across the world. With more than 30 offices around the world, many Comscore teams work together across locations.

About Comscore

At Comscore, were pioneering the future of cross-platform media measurement, arming organizations with the insights they need to make decisions with confidence. Central to this aim are our people who work together to simplify the complex on behalf of our clients & partners. Though our roles and skills are varied, were united by our commitment to five underlying values: Integrity, Velocity, Accountability, Teamwork, and Servant Leadership. If youre motivated by big challenges and interested in helping some of the largest and most important media properties and brands navigate the future of media, wed love to hear from you.

Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms. With a data footprint that combines digital, linear TV, over-the-top and theatrical viewership intelligence with advanced audience insights, Comscore allows media buyers and sellers to quantify their multiscreen behavior and make business decisions with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and set-top box audiences and advertising at scale, Comscore is the industrys emerging, third-party source for reliable and comprehensive cross-platform measurement. To learn more about Comscore, please visit Comscore.com.

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