Sr Quality Analyst

Springer Healthcare; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Springer Nature in Pune, Maharashtra, seeks a Senior Quality Analyst to architect and evolve automated testing frameworks and mentor developers in quality practices. You will collaborate with global teams in Germany, the UK, and India to shape testing strategies and contribute to scalable solutions used by the scientific community.

You will work on end-to-end testing (UI, API, database) with Java/Scala/React stack, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud deployments, driving reliability and continuous

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience as a Senior Quality Analyst, Automation Engineer, or similar role.
• Expertise in scalable test automation frameworks and manual testing fundamentals.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages (Java, Scala, Python, JavaScript, React).
• Proven experience with test automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, JUnit, TestNG).
• End-to-end testing experience (UI, API, database).
• Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured).
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling).
• Strong database testing skills (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Concourse).
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain robust automated testing frameworks.
• Mentor developers and guide effective testing practices.
• Define and communicate best practices for test automation and governance.
• Create and manage comprehensive test-suite strategies and coverage.
• Analyze test results and optimize reliability across domains.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and product managers to align testing with needs.
• Stay updated with new tools and practices and drive improvements.
• Support global teams in automation design, implementation, and release.
• Diagnose live issues and propose innovative solutions to strengthen resilience.
• Onboard and mentor new team members to spread quality culture.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

JavaScript

React

Selenium

Cypress

JUnit

TestNG

UI/API testing

Postman

REST Assured

Jenkins

CI/CD

SQL/NoSQL

Tools

Selenium

Postman

REST Assured

Jenkins

Job description

Role Overview

As a Senior Quality Analyst in Springer Nature, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability and scalability of our digital products. You ll architect and evolve automated testing frameworks, mentor developers in quality practices, and collaborate with global teams across Germany, UK, and India. This role offers the opportunity to shape testing strategies, influence product architecture, and contribute to impactful solutions used by the scientific community worldwide.

Role Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain robust, extensible automated testing frameworks that align with SN-Software Engineering Systems Integration standards.
• Mentor developers and guide effective testing practices, fostering accountability and embedding SN-Quality Management principles across the team.
• Define and communicate best practices, guidelines, and standards for test automation, ensuring compliance with SN-Governance, Risk and Compliance Management.
• Create and manage comprehensive test suite strategies, applying SN-Process Systems Design to focus on high-value scenarios and optimize reliability.
• Analyze test results, optimize coverage, and uphold application reliability, leveraging SN-Data Analytics / Quantitative Skills for evidence-based decision-making.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and product managers to align testing with business needs, demonstrating strong SN-Decision Quality and SN-Accountability.
• Stay abreast of emerging tools and practices, proactively implementing improvements that support SN-Continuous Improvement and SN-Process Optimization.
• Support global teams in design, implementation, and release from an automation perspective, effectively managing complexity through SN-Manages Complexity.
• Diagnose live issues and propose innovative solutions, applying SN-Problem Solving Innovation to prevent recurrence and strengthen system resilience.
• Guide teammates, onboard new members, and foster knowledge-sharing, reinforcing SN-Mentorship Leadership while embedding a culture of quality.

Experience, Skills Qualifications

Essential

• 6-10 years of experience as a Senior Quality Analyst, Automation Engineer, or similar role.
• Expertise in scalable test automation frameworks and manual testing fundamentals.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages (Java, Scala, Python, JavaScript, React).
• Proven experience with test automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, JUnit, TestNG).
• End-to-end testing experience (UI, API, database).
• Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured).
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling).
• Strong database testing skills (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Concourse).
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience with accessibility testing tools (Axe, WAVE).
• Exposure to cloud-based testing environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of security testing methodologies and tools (Burp Suite).
• Certification in testing methodologies (e.g., ISTQB).
• Experience applying AI/ML techniques to quality assurance workflows (e.g., intelligent test case generation, anomaly detection, predictive defect analysis) to increase productivity and efficiency.

What you will be doing

Within 3 Months you will

• Get familiar with our technology stack. Our application is built in Java,Scala and React, Docker, Unix. Our applications is deployed to GCP.
• Get to know the various Stakeholders and their general requirements.
• Take part in reducing technical debt by working with team mates to add test coverage.
• Get to know all members of the team.

By 3-6 months you will

• Have a basic understanding of the team s context, product s business model.
• Build more knowledge of the product, domain and mentor new teammates.
• On-board new team members and setup their machines and help them get up to speed fast.
• Be able to understand and discuss business requirements with stakeholders and Product Managers and help other disciplines with these conversations.
• Gain trust and confidence of project stakeholders.
• Hold technical discussions with the team in order to improve the product architecture and code quality and build more understanding of the overall product.

By 6-12 months you will

• Build solid understanding of the product s business domain and have a technical expertise to participate in discussion for Design and architectural changes.
• Onboard new members to the team or help other teams in the onboarding process.
• Transform high level requirements into actionable work.
• Work with global teams on plan, Design, implementation from an Automation perspective and release.
• Architect, develop, and maintain a robust, extensible automated testing framework for a product in Java/Scala for a product and help the team to solve different scenarios innovatively to avoid issues in LIVE.
• Proactively provide useful and actionable feedback to all team members and stakeholders.
• Triage support queries and diagnose issues in the live applications.