QA Engineer

This is a technical role for Dynata’s Cmix team. Our engineers are deeply involved in the production and support of the Cmix platform. Engineers are responsible for direct technical support of clients and performing software QA as part of the Cmix engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Drive the creation or enhancement of automated test suites for both UI and API software.
• Perform functional testing of new features and incorporate new requirements into test suites.
• Investigate, replicate, and troubleshoot customer issues reported by Dynata’s primary support organization.
• Escalate software bugs with explanations of and instructions to replicate reported issues.
• Support feature deployments to cloud infrastructure.
• Accumulate expert knowledge of the Cmix platform, both technical and UX.
• Participate in bi-monthly sprint cycles.

Skills and Attributes

• Solid understanding of software QA methodology and principals.

·Understanding of CI/CD best practices.

• Experience writing test plans, test strategies, test automation, and test cases.
• Manual, automated testing experience of complex web applications and RESTful APIs.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Experience creating and executing application load testing.
• Experience with cloud environments and highly-available web services.
• Knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues.

Education and Experience

• 3+ years of professional software QA experience.
• Degree in Computer Science (or a closely-related discipline) or equivalent experience.
• Experience with troubleshooting customer issues.
• Experience with scripting languages, preferably Typescript.

Dynata is the world’s largest first-party data and insights platform. With a reach that encompasses 62 million consumers and business professionals globally, and an extensive library of individual profile attributes collected through surveys, Dynata is the cornerstone for precise, trustworthy quality data. The company has built innovative data services and solutions around its robust first-party data offering to bring the voice of the customer to the entire marketing continuum – from strategy, innovation, and branding to advertising, measurement, and optimization. Dynata serves nearly 6,000 market research, media and advertising agencies, publishers, consulting and investment firms and corporate customers in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Learn more at www.dynata.com.

At Dynata, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. Dynata welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. We are committed to an inclusive work culture for all our employees. Accommodations by request can be made for all aspects of the selection process.

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