Senior QA Engineer I

Nielsen Holdings Plc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Nielsen Holdings Plc in Bengaluru, India, seeks a seasoned Full Stack QA Engineer to ensure quality across UI and API layers for our Media Planning tools. You will join a distributed team across India and Europe, driving risk-based test plans and automation strategies.

The role emphasizes strong collaboration with Product and Engineering, automation framework ownership, and active participation in Agile ceremonies to continuously improve QA processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Technology or equivalent.
• 5+ years of full stack testing across UI and API in an Agile/XP environment.
• ISTQB/SAFe certification is a plus.
• Strong ability to analyze complex functional requirements and define risk-based test plans.
• Proven track record advising engineering teams on testing tools, frameworks, and automation practices.
• Familiarity with CI pipelines, automated deployment flows and feature flag/controlled rollout mechanisms.
• Familiarity or strong interest in AI/LLM evaluation testing.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and usability of Media Planning products by collaborating with Product and Engineering.
• Translate business requirements into risk-based test plans, acceptance criteria and test cases.
• Highlight quality risks and edge cases early in backlog grooming sessions.
• Advise Engineering on test design of automated tests, manual testing, and validation.
• Act as an expert on testing tools, methodologies, and automation architecture.
• Execute testing with continuous feedback to inform release decisions.
• Update test coverage and suites based on QA findings and customer feedback.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to QA process improvements.

Skills

QA Automation

Manual Testing

UI Testing

API Testing

Agile

CI/CD

Python scripting

AI/LLM testing interest

Education

Bachelor of Technology

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

K6

Job description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future

Job Description

As a Full Stack QA Engineer supporting our Media Planning tools, you will act as a key quality enabler across the software development lifecycle.
You will focus on early risk identification, establish test strategies, identify testing gaps, advise on best practices and testing tools, and perform manual and automated testing.
You will join our office in Bangalore, working as part of a team distributed across India and Europe

Qualifications

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure the quality and usability of our Media Planning products by collaborating with Product and Engineering.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Developers to understand business requirements and translate them into risk based test plans, acceptance criteria and test cases.
• Highlight quality risks, edge cases, and cross-feature scenarios early during backlog grooming sessions.
• Assess required testing scopes, identify gaps in coverage, and advise Engineering on test design of automated tests, manual testing, and validation.
• Act as an expert and advisor on testing tools, methodologies, and testing framework architecture for the team.
• Execute testing, providing continuous feedback to Product and Engineering to inform release decisions.
• Continuously update test coverage and test suites based on QA findings and customer feedback.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and automation frameworks.

Additional Information

• Bachelor of Technology or equivalent.
• Over 5 years of experience with full stack testing across UI and API layers in an Agile / XP environment. ISTQB / SAFe certification is a plus.
• Strong ability to analyze complex functional requirements, identify missing test scenarios, and define risk-based test plans.
• Proven track record of advising engineering teams on effective testing tools, frameworks, and automation practices.
• Familiarity with continuous integration pipelines, automated deployment flows and feature flag or controlled rollout mechanisms.
• Familiarity or strong interest in AI/LLM evaluation testing.
• Knowledge of E2E QA tools like Cypress and Playwright and performance tools like K6.
• Good Python scripting skills. Knowledge of other programming languages is a plus.
• Structured and detail oriented.
• Collaborative approach focused on coaching, advising, and enabling high team velocity.