Job Description

Department overview:

The EDM Quality Assurance team comprises of Highly skilled and experienced Testing professionals located in US, Europe and India. The team supports the high quality of software by independently verifying that software functionality conforms to business requirements using a combination of manual and technical testing techniques. The team is also responsible for verifying technical aspects of the implementation including the performance and scalability of the solution.

Position summary

IHS Markit is seeking experienced testing professionals to join its EDM team. This position is a hands-on test build /execution role. It is a highly technical position and will require strong knowledge of automation and more specifically testing of microservices based architectures. We are looking for individuals that can lead, provide thought leadership, work in an agile manner and are passionate about technology.

• Strong Experience working with Test Automation Frameworks, for example Protractor/Selenium
• Minimum 6+ years exp in Automation scripting
• Practical experience with automated testing of RESTful APIs,
• Strong programming skills/Postman/DB knowledge
• Experience in version control example Git, bitbucket or any other
• Ability to define appropriate testing approaches for given requirements
• Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks such as NodeJS, Angular and TypeScript
• Must be prepared to be a hands-on contributor
• Experience in testing distributed, service-oriented systems will be a plus
• Experience in Docker would be a plus
• Experience in Cloud technologies would be a plus

Roles and Responsibilities

Technical

• Create overall Automation approach and provide ongoing effort estimations to build out tests for each user story for sprint
• Demonstrable experience building deterministic, repeatable tests that assert business specifications
• Closely working with PO/Dev and work toward signing off the stories
• Proactively learn new languages, libraries, and platforms as needed. Adapt quickly to changing requirements.
• Leverage frameworks for Contract Testing (eg PACT / DREDD or equivalent)
• Implement the above frameworks in CI/CD environments / nightly runs in TeamCity/ GITLAB or Equivalent
• Maintain and Contribute to existing framework
• Implement Shift-left approach and execute system under test using API test-doubles/virtualization

Soft

• Must have experience in implementing automation solutions within an Agile development lifecycle
• Knowledge and experience of financial markets
• Demonstrated ability to work in a globally distributed software development team
• Define best-practice testing approaches

Business competencies

Education and experience

• A graduate / post graduate
• Fluent in English, spoken and written
• Solid technical background in implementing object-oriented systems

Management requirements

• Able to provide regular progress and status updates on your development tasks to your manager and peers
• Manage and track progress of ongoing items you depend on

Personal competencies

Personal impact

• Passion for quality assurance and attention to detail
• Strong desire to learn new technologies, methods and tools
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team

Communication

• Great communication and interpersonal skills - both verbal and written.
• Ability to report accurate test status and progress to the QA manager and other stakeholders

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.

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US Candidates Only:

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