What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior QA Engineer position at WPP Production?
About WPP Production
We are WPP Production - the unified global production company that brings together all of WPP's content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world-class human craft with next generation technology to originate, design, and deliver multi-channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for today's always on, AI driven marketing world.
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What does a Senior QA Engineer do at WPP Production?
Role summary:
We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer who will play a key role in our Quality Engineering team. Primary responsibilities include leading projects, developing tools, updating frameworks, executing and maintaining automation scripts, working with QA Leads to support projects, maintaining test plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver projects in a fast paced environment, and interfacing with development teams.
Key responsibilities:
- Participate in all aspects of QA product lifecycle: scoping, strategizing, test case creation and execution including feature, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Lead a project, manage multiple priorities, drive quality initiatives, establish metrics, apply industry best practices, and develop new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met.
- Identify, isolate and replicate software defects, research root causes, debug issues, and propose regression tests to discover reoccurrences.
- Promote QA productivity through automation, tools, and other best practices.
- Collaborate with the teams to identify efficiencies and process improvements at all levels and automate routine tasks.
- Maintain the current automation framework and automated test case repositories, along with participating in code reviews
- Discuss architecture, integration, and design decisions both internally and with application development team.
- Lead and mentor other QA engineers on the team.
Requirements:
- BS in computer science or equivalent with 5 years hands-on professional experience in testing and automation.
- Proficient coding experience with languages like Java or JavaScript.
- Knowledge of industry standard test automation tools, such as Selenium WebDriver, Appium, WDIO, TestCafe, TestNG, Mocha, Jasmine, etc.
- Contribute to development of self-service tools, APIs, and scripts for continuous end-to-end test automation which will be used across multiple teams.
- Develop test scripts based upon business requirements and processes, in line with defined workflows, acceptance criteria, and other documentation.
- Strong understanding of CMS, Databases, Web Services, XML, HTML, CSS, JSON, and DOM elements.
- Experience with Unix, source control, and CI/CD.
- Good understanding of modern front-end frameworks such as Vue.js, React, Angular.
- Advanced working knowledge of SQA processes and methodologies; expertise in test planning, test case management, code coverage and defect analysis.
- Proven experience, mentoring and problem solving skills combined with flexibility working in a dynamic, fast moving and fast growing product development environment.
- Strong team player with the ability to interact effectively with team members across the organization.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Expertise in researching root causes, debugging issues, and testing web services and related technologies.
- Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus.
The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, go to https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details.
This is a Contract role.
Pay rate range: $70-$78
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Why work here:
At WPP Production, you'll help shape the future of content production at a truly global scale. We bring together world-class talent, cutting-edge studios, and advanced technology to solve some of the most complex creative and production challenges in the industry. You'll work in a collaborative, borderless environment where craft excellence is valued, innovation is encouraged, and AI and next-generation tools are used to amplify not replace human creativity. With access to diverse projects, global career opportunities, and the backing of WPP's unmatched network, this is a place where you can grow your skills, make real impact, and create work that performs for every audience, across every channel, at every moment.
Inclusion and Impact
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Salary : $70 - $78