Hybrid Software Development Engineer in Test II chez Kensho

Kensho is S&P Global’s hub for AI innovation and transformation. With expertise in Machine Learning and data discovery, we develop and deploy novel solutions for S&P Global and its customers worldwide. Our solutions help businesses harness the power of data and Artificial Intelligence to innovate and drive progress. Kensho's solutions and research focus on speech recognition, entity linking, document extraction, automated database linking, text classification, natural language processing, and more.

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The Role: Software Development Engineer in Test II

The Location: Hyderabad or Gurgaon

The Team: The team works in the SAFe agile environment and adheres to all principles of Agile. As SDET, you will work with a team of intelligent, ambitious and results-oriented software professionals. The team is independent in driving all decisions and is responsible for the design and quick turnaround of development of our products with the highest quality.

The Impact: In the SDET role, you will make a significant contribution in building solutions to test across data platforms, API, web and services platforms using efficient data comparison methods. Your challenge will be to reduce “time to market” for products without compromising quality whereby leveraging automation/performance testing as well as innovation. You will use a wide range of technologies and have the opportunity to interact with different internal teams.

What’s in it for you?
Be an integral part of a successful team that works on delivering top priority projects and will directly contribute to the company’s strategy. Drive the testing initiatives, which include building automation, performance and API testing. This is the place to enhance your testing skills while adding value to the business. As an experienced member of the team, you will have the opportunity to own and drive a project end-to-end, and collaborate with developers & product owners (SMEs) which can help you to build multiple skill sets.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop automation/performance/load testing solutions that meet organization standards for APIs/services, database, and web
• Build reliable, reusable and maintainable automated regression suites & test harnesses
• Implement CI/CD by integrating automation builds in development pipelines
• Design and develop test strategies/test cases based on acceptance criteria, execute test cases, analyze and communicate test results to the team/manager
• Perform in-sprint automated & performance/load testing to fulfill the Definition of Done
• Participate actively in functional, system and regression testing activities
• Work in the agile environment, attend and contribute to all scrum ceremonies (daily scrum, sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospectives)
• Present work during sprint reviews to wider IT, Product, and Business audience
• Ensure best practices are followed and testing activities stay on schedule
• Capture test metrics
• Work with team members in other geographic locations
• Investigate new testing methodologies, keeping abreast of latest advances/techniques

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor's/PG degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
• 4 to 6 years of experience in software testing or development with good understanding of testing, coding and debugging procedures
• Experience in programming using Java & other languages e.g. Python, C#
• Experience in design and development of automated tests using automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Appium) across the application layers (UI/Service/Data layers)
• Automation script creation knowledge with UFT/VB Script is a plus
• Experience in API testing using Postman, Rest-Assured (preferred), Ready API and Soap UI
• Strong performance script creation using Jmeter (preferred), Load Runner/Performance Center
• Experience with SQL/PL-SQL, writing SQL queries, and stored procedures
• Good scripting skills using ANT &/or Maven, Shell, PowerShell, and Perl
• Experience with source control tools such as GIT, TFS, SVN
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS)
• Experience with CI Engines (Jenkins, Hudson, Cruise Control) including distributed build system management and understanding of the pipeline system
• Proficient in Agile, QA methodologies, defect management system, and documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong communication skills and ability to deliver clear, concise documentation and presentations

#LI-USA

At Kensho, we pride ourselves on providing top-of-market benefits, including:  

•  Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance   

• 100% company paid premiums  

• Unlimited Paid Time Off  

• 26 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave (paternity and maternity)  

• 401(k) plan with 6% employer matching  

• Generous company matching on donations to non-profit charities  

• Up to $20,000 tuition assistance toward degree programs, plus up to $4,000/year for ongoing professional education such as industry conferences  

• Plentiful snacks, drinks, and regularly catered lunches  

• Dog-friendly office (CAM office)  

• Bike sharing program memberships  

• Compassion leave and elder care leave  

• Mentoring and additional learning opportunities  

• Opportunity to expand professional network and participate in conferences and events 

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We are an equal opportunity employer that welcomes future Kenshins with all experiences and perspectives. Kensho is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with an additional office location in New York City. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.