Software Test Engineer - C# Selenium Testing & SpecFlow
NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state‑of‑the‑art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™.
Responsibilities
- Participate in “3 Amigos” (Business, development, testing) – pair with the PO and Developer and create Acceptance Criteria for user stories.
- Review acceptance criteria and identify 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 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.
Qualifications
- Ability to review user stories to ensure acceptance criteria are correct, unambiguous, and verifiable.
- 5+ years of experience as a Test Engineer, with at least 3 years in automation.
- Experience working as an embedded tester in a scrum team.
- Ability to evaluate the complexity of user stories and contribute to estimates during sprint planning.
- Ability to develop high‑quality, maintainable, and performant test code.
- Ability to ensure test execution is properly conducted by cross‑functional scrum team members.
- Good judgment of when a proposed technical solution requires discussion and consensus within the team.
- Good understanding of software testing methodology and processes of the development team and ability to fulfill required tasks and ceremonies.
- Good knowledge of exploratory testing techniques, rapid software testing, session‑based testing, and testing heuristics.
- Ability to triage issues found and report on progress.
- Ability to plan, execute, and validate tests across the full test spectrum (functional, non‑functional, infosecurity, integration, regression, smoke, UAT, and OAT).
- Ability to identify opportunities to improve QA processes and contribute to test automation initiatives.
- Understanding of BDD/TDD methodologies.
- Experience with an automated test approach and page object design/facade/singletons patterns.
- Knowledge of automated API testing.
- Experience in acceptance test automation in Selenium C#.
- Experience with CI tools like GitLab and cloud infrastructure like GCP.
Additional Information
- Dynamic and energizing work environment fostering collaboration and teamwork.
- Utilize cutting‑edge digital technologies to stay at the forefront of innovation.
- Continuous training programs designed to enhance and support your professional development.
- Unlock avenues for both personal and career growth within our organization.
- Enjoy flexibility of adjustable working hours (hybrid model).
Benefits
- Flexible working environment.
- Volunteer time off.
- LinkedIn Learning.
- Employee‑Assistance‑Program (EAP).
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level.
Employment Type
Full‑time.
Job Function
General Business.
Industries
Market Research.
About NIQ
NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90 % of the world’s population. For more information, visit NIQ.com.
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