Lead QA Engineer

Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers, and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video, and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.About the Role:

We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer to function as a software tester across multiple teams and multiple divisions of OPIS, a Dow Jones Company. You will play an integral role in the development and deployment of software in a fast-paced environment. You will embrace many different roles, offering input on development impact on our existing internal environment as well as anticipating impact on customer files, software, and experience. 

Reporting to the Associate Director of QA, you will contribute to the expansion of our internationally distributed Quality Assurance team by leveraging automation; seeking opportunities to increase team efficiency by building automated software tests and working with our development teams to integrate these into our development processes. 

You Will:

• Develop and document automated and manual tests using our cross-divisional automation testing framework

• Identify and track recurring issues and design/code automated tests to prevent future recurrence 

• Participate in agile/scrum ceremonies and production deploys with several project teams simultaneously 

You Have:

• 4+  years professional experience in IT Quality Assurance

• Extensive experience in two or more programming languages such as C#, Javascript, Python

• Hands-on experience with one or more API testing tools such as SoapUI/POSTMAN/Rapid-API 

• Extensive experience in the Software Testing Life Cycle and performing functional, exception, edge, integration and regression tests 

• Deep understanding of one or more test frameworks, such as xUnit, nUnit, Selenium

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to interact and communicate with all levels of the organization from junior team members to senior leadership

• Experience with source control tools such as Git a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field preferred

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement Plans

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

• Education Benefits

• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

• Commuter Transit Program

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - OPIS

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $110,000 - $135,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..