Software Quality Engineer

S&P Global; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 09

The Team:

The Quality Engineering team works in partnership with other Technology Functions and the Business to ensure quality delivery of our products. The team works in an Agile environment and is located globally. The team is independent in driving all decisions and is responsible for continuously improving customer experience, revenue growth and operations enablement through quick turn-around of development of our products with high quality.

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Develop automation scripts that meet organization standards and build reliable, reusable, and maintainable automated regression suites & test harness.
• Leverage tools and frameworks to build automation scripts with quality code to simplify testing scenarios.
• Design and develop test plans, test cases based upon functional and design specifications, execute test cases and analyze and report test results to the teams.
• Focus on building efficient solutions for Web, Services/APIs, Database, mobile testing requirements.
• Participate actively in functional, system and regression testing activities.
• Contribute towards identification, creation, execution, and automation of test scenarios with quality first mindset.
• Be the voice of quality within and outside of scrum teams, ensuring quality throughout the SDLC process from requirement gathering to production release.
• Support and implement Quality Assurance Metrics architecture within Scrum Teams.
• Contribute towards execution ensuring adoption towards frequent prioritization, frequent changes, and quality releases.
• Independently implement in-sprint test automation and performance across team deliverables.
• Have detailed knowledge of QA and metrics architecture processes.
• Have detailed knowledge of the functioning, database, architecture, dependencies, and business use of the application/components that the scrum team is responsible for.
• Solve a range of routine problems and analyze possible solutions using standard procedures.
• Solve problems with general oversight or interaction on routine work and with detailed instruction on new work assignments.
• Independently reach out to members outside of the immediate teams to help resolve problems that the team faces.
• Work independently and within own team.
• Build internal and external working relationships.
• Achieve personal objectives and contribute to the achievement of team objectives.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in software testing or development with good understanding of testing, coding and debugging procedures.
• Experience in programming using Python/C#/Java or other languages.
• Experience in design and development of automated tests using automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Appium) with exposure in testing across the application layers (UI/Service/Data layers/Mobile).
• Experience in advising team to identify automatable test cases at different layers (UI, Services and Data layer tests). Ability to work with developers to build automation/performance friendly code is a plus.
• Experience in refactoring test automation/performance suites as necessary.
• Experience working with SOAP and REST service and understanding of SOA architecture.
• Experience of SQL/PL-SQL, writing SQL queries.
• Exposure to Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices and experience in Agile methodology is highly desirable.
• Exposure to testing in CI, DevOps, rolling deployment/upgrade model is highly desirable.
• Experience in developing Test Plans and Test Cases, engage in Exploratory Testing, creating and maintaining Defect Reports.
• Demonstrate ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong communication skills and ability to produce clear, concise and detailed documentation.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills.

About S&P Global Ratings:
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Benefits:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Inclusive Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [e-mail] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

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