Engineer (Manual and Automation Testing)

NielsenIQ is seeking a talented Quality Engineer with 3-5 years of experience to join our QA team. You will work across Manual Testing, Test Automation, Performance Testing, and Data Migration initiatives to ensure the quality, reliability, and scalability of our products. Our team focuses on delivering high-quality solutions through robust test strategies, automation frameworks, and data validation practices. As a Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in driving quality excellence, improving testing efficiency, and ensuring seamless user experiences across our platforms. Roles and Responsibilities Design and execute comprehensive test strategies covering functional, regression, integration, performance, and data migration testing. Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks using Selenium (Java/Python) and Playwright . Create scalable and reusable automation suites that support continuous integration and delivery pipelines. Perform end-to-end validation of web applications, APIs, and complex business workflows. Design and execute load, stress, and performance tests to identify bottlenecks and ensure system scalability. Validate large-scale data migration activities, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across systems. Develop and execute SQL queries for data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance purposes. Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot complex defects and drive root cause analysis with development teams. Collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to ensure quality requirements are met throughout the software development lifecycle. Define and implement quality metrics, test coverage standards, and best practices to improve overall product quality. Participate in requirement reviews, test planning, risk assessments, and release readiness activities. Contribute to CI/CD processes by integrating automated tests and improving quality gates. Apply strong logical reasoning and analytical thinking to uncover edge cases, business rule validations, and complex test scenarios. Evaluate and adopt modern testing tools, frameworks, and AI-assisted testing approaches to enhance testing effectiveness.

You have at least 3-5 years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Engineering and a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related Engineering discipline. You possess strong analytical, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience working in Agile development environments. Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver using Java and/or Python . Experience developing and maintaining automation frameworks using Playwright . Strong experience in manual testing, test case design, defect management, and regression testing . Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, k6, or similar technologies . Strong knowledge of SQL and database testing , including data validation and reconciliation. Experience validating data migration and ETL processes across large datasets. Familiarity with API testing using tools such as Postman, Rest Assured, or equivalent. Experience with CI/CD tools and processes (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions). Exposure to cloud platforms and modern engineering practices is preferred ( AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes ). Demonstrated ability to solve complex business and technical problems through structured logical reasoning and analytical thinking.

Our Benefits Flexible working environment Volunteer time off LinkedIn Learning Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP) NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and