Quality Assurance Associate

The Role: QA Engineer

Grade/Level (relevant for internal applicants only): 5

The Location: Virtual CA or US

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is 65,000 – 105,000. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location.

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here.

The Team:

We design, develop, and host data rich, full featured, high traffic web and mobile applications for financial institutions, brokerages, and media clients around the world. We use modern API-driven client-side rendered frameworks and .NET server-side rendered applications to deliver custom user interfaces that complement our clients' existing brand. With access to thousands of in-house data feeds, we utilize highly leveraged service tier applications to create solutions that delight our customers.  Working in an agile and highly collaborative environment, our teams join together as one to deliver world class products.

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The Impact:

Do you want to build solutions for the biggest names in the finance industry? Our public and private sites generate over 2 billion hits per week.  If you manage your investments online, you may already be using our solutions.

What’s in it for you:

Do you want to build solutions for the biggest names in the finance industry?  Our public and private sites generate over 2 billion hits per week.  If you manage your investments online, you may already be using our solutions.

Do you want to lead teams that create modern web applications with cutting edge UI/UX designs?  Our team of 40+ designers work closely with our engineering teams to design and build the next generation of online of experiences for finance.

Are you looking for an exciting and engaging place to work?  A place where you can continue to grow your skills, in a stable environment where we put our people first?  We’ve been in business for over 25 years and continue to be the premier provider of digital solutions for the financial industry today.

Responsibilities:

• Setup test frameworks and help teams setup automation infrastructure
• Develop and execute [automated] test scenarios for testing of back-end operations (APIs, Deployment, Scaling, etc)
• Work with QA teams to create, maintain, and improve automated test suites for applications
• Work with developers to ensure that all features and bug fixes come with automated test coverage
• Create, execute, and automate test scenarios from use cases for existing and new solutions
• Deliver quality process training to technical staff and acts as an internal quality consultant to advise or influence business or technical partners
• Identify and implement ways to provide efficiencies to test cycles
• Analyze and troubleshoot issues
• Interact with team members to analyze complex projects and break them down into detailed and functional tasks
• Assist with the creation and analysis of test results
• Advocate for quality and the user experience
• Create test strategies in collaboration with the Agile team that consider all phases of testing, such as unit, integration, API, feature testing, design, accessibility, compatibility, performance and load, regression, etc.
• Own the continuous improvement of quality processes including, required documentation, testing processes, and the overall quality of the agile team's software
• Ensure all products conform to WCAG Accessibility guidelines. Interpret guidelines and suggest changes that will make the product more accessible, in the absence of concrete requirements.
• Validate products are ready for submission to a third-party Accessibility Certification provider

Required qualifications

• Must have JavaScript development experience
• Proven experience designing and creating automation frameworks and test suites
• Experience testing RESTful API’s through Postman collections
• Experience with TestCafe or Selenium
• Experience writing test strategies and creating test cases
• Experience with at least one major UI framework (Svelte, Vue, React, Angular)
• Experience with Git version control
• Experience setting up, modifying, and maintaining CI systems (Jenkins preferred)
• Experience with WCAG 2. 0 A and AA standards
• Web and Mobile Accessibility
• Jaws/NVDA/Voice Over/Talk back screen readers
• WAVE for facilitating web accessibility evaluation by providing a visual representation
• Experience with other assistive technologies

Preferred qualifications

• An understanding of Atomic design
• Experience with Nodejs
• Experience with API testing
• Experience with SonarQube
• Experience with Sentry.io
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong organization skills and the ability to work on multiple concurrent projects, with a high standard of quality
• The ability to quickly shift priorities and adapt to change
• Can-do attitude
• Works independently under minimal direction with strong work ethic
• Ability to lead the development team in testing efforts
• Able to work quickly and productively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Flexible Working (optional)

We pride ourselves on our agility and diversity, and we welcome requests to work flexibly. For most roles, flexible hours and/or an element of remote working are usually possible. Please talk to us at interview about the type of arrangement that is best for you. We will always try to be adaptable wherever we can. 

Return to Work

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative https://careers.spglobal.com/jobs, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

About Company Statement:

S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world’s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, you’ll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.

S&P Global Market Intelligence partners with customers to broaden their perspective and operate with confidence by bringing them leading data sources and technologies that embed insight in their daily work.

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race/ethnicity, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), sexual orientation, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. 

The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.

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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.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. 

US Candidates Only:

The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.

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