Software Test Engineer At GfK, we are on a mission to drive sustainable growth for our people, our clients, and the world around us. We combine prescriptive insights and consulting expertise to analyze, explain and predict what is happening in today\xe2\x80\x99s fast-changing world. Our employees, the shapers of tomorrow, are empowered to bring new bold ideas to life by connecting unique datasets, science, and digital research. We encourage innovation and offer global career and fast development opportunities. This is why the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest companies and leading brands know GfK as their trusted partner. We are looking for a Software Test Engineer to deliver product quality along with the development team. You will\xe2\x80\xa6 Participate in "3 Amigos" (Business, development, testing) - pair with the PO and Developer and create Acceptance Criteria for the user stories. Review the acceptance criteria and identify the test scenarios. Provide test estimates during sprint planning. Create a pragmatic test plan to cover testing within all phases of software development. Develop automated acceptance tests for the features. Develop and implement integration, regression and system tests for the new features. Create and maintain test data and test environment needed for testing. Log defects and track them to closure. Conduct exploratory testing as part of every sprint. Develop automated tests for non-functional testing. Collect quality metrics for the product and enhance the testing process for continuous improvement. You have\xe2\x80\xa6 The ability to review user stories to ensure that acceptance criteria stated are correct, unambiguous and verifiable The ability to work as an embedded tester in the context of a scrum team The ability to evaluate the complexity of user stories, contributing to estimates during sprint planning The ability to develop high quality, maintainable and performant test code The ability to ensure test execution is appropriately conducted by cross-functional scrum team members A good ability to judge when a proposed technical solution requires discussion and consensus within the cross-functional team Good understanding of the software testing methodology and process of the development team and being able to fulfil the tasks and ceremonies required from software test engineers Good knowledge of Exploratory testing techniques, Rapid software testing and Session-based testing, testing heuristics The ability to triage issues found and report on progress The ability to plan, execute and validate tests across the full test spectrum (functional, non-functional, infosecurity, integration, regression, smoke, UAT and OAT) The ability to identify opportunities to improve the quality assurance processes and actively contribute to test automation initiatives Understanding of BDD/TDD methodologies The ability to work in an automated test approach and page object design / facade / singletons patterns Basic understanding of Micro-Services architecture Knowledge in automated API testing Experience in Acceptance Test Automation in Selenium Webdriver, Cucumber The ability to work in CI tools like Jenkins and cloud infrastructure like AWS
GfK has been a global leader in data and analytics, providing consumer and market insights for over 85 years. We are a digital organization with global presence with 8,000++ workforces in more than 50 countries. GfK is the unparalleled, always-on, AI-powered intelligence platform and consulting service for the consumer products industry, globally. We are revolutionizing real-time access to critical knowledge. In a world of data overflow, disruption and misuse, picking up the right \xe2\x80\x9csignal from the noise\xe2\x80\x9d is key to success. Together with our attention to detail and advanced AI, we provide you with world-class analytics that deliver not just descriptive data but also actionable recommendations \xe2\x80\x93 helping to boost sales, as well as organizational and marketing effectiveness. We are independent and trusted. GfK is impartial, with no vested interest. It is a testament to this integrity that our highest standards serve the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading brands, and reset industry benchmarks. We turn knowledge into an engine for sustainable growth for the shapers of tomorrow. For more information, kindly visit our website : http://www.gfk.com.
Bachelor\'s or Equivalent