Job Openings at Euromonitor International

Job description

Do you like working in an agile environment? Do you also like to work with the latest technologies and tools? And want to grow in a company?

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with a strong background in building scalable, predictable, high-quality and high-performing web applications on the Microsoft technology stack.

As a Senior, you will be responsible for building and maintaining internal and external facing applications. You will work with a team of experienced developers and business resources to build high-performing enterprise systems that assist clients in making the best strategic decisions for their business.

What are we looking for?

• 5 years + development experience of: ASP.NET (3.5/4.0), MVC, C#, HTML, XML, XAML, JavaScript, ASP.NET AJAX / JQuery, Telerik/Kendo Controls, AngularJS/KnockoutJS, XML, Unit Testing

   

• Entity Framework/NHibernate
• Mobile Development
• Understanding of WCF Services, WEB API, IIS configuration and webserver performance monitoring a plus.
• OOP programming (theoretical and practical experience of OO design principles and patterns)
• Domain Driven Design (DDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Agile methodologies
• Familiarity with Visual Studio programming environments and Team Foundation server (TFS)/GIT.
• Keen to learn, make mistakes and not get defensive about them
• Open minded
• Degree or National Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related area is preferred.

   

• Microsoft certifications are a plus.

To be successful in this role you will have some or all of these skills: good understanding of technology, ASP.NET (3.5/4.0), MVC, C#, HTML, XML, XAML, JavaScript, ASP.NET AJAX / JQuery, Telerik/Kendo Controls, AngularJS/KnockoutJS, XML, Unit Testing, Domain Driven Design (DDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD)

Job description

The position

The QA team is part of the IT department, providing Software Testing and Quality Assurance (QA) for a variety of Euromonitor development projects, which include web applications (Passport, Research Monitor, e.Com, Intranet and Castle) as well as client-server applications such as EMMA and Grinder.

Our objective is to ensure that software meets business and end-user requirements and ensure that the software is robust and stable.

The QA team is located in Bangalore and Cape Town, working closely with all software development teams in Cape Town, Chicago, London, Vilnius and Bangalore.

Main responsibilities

• Write test cases based on the business / technical requirements
• Execute tests cases in the related test environment to check the functionality of the code
• Conduct Peer Test Case Reviews & provide feedback based on missing coverage or test runs.
• Design, Record and Execute Automated Tests
• Generate & Manage the Automated Test Execution Results
• Create & Maintain Test Execution plans including Release and Regression Plans
• Find, Troubleshoot, Log and Manage bugs/defects found during testing & prioritize them based on criticality/business value.

Skills/Proficiencies required:

• Methodical yet creative approach to testing tasks

• Effective communicator

• Motivated, passionate,positive and hardworking

• proven ability to multitask, assist in the delivery of concurrent global project efforts, and work under pressure in a team environment.

   

• Knowledge of web and database technologies such as HTML, XML, SQL, JavaScript.

• Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM processes would be beneficial as would exposure to Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS)

• Test automation experience

   

• Self-confidence and diplomatic skills to deal with a range of people

To be successful in this role you must have all or some of these attributes: Test automoation experience, Agile/Scrum processes, HTML, XML, SQL, Javascript