Sr Test Engineer (Irving, TX)

Hiring near our Irving Center of Excellence

Hybrid, flexible environment

Irving, TX

Gartner offers a hybrid, flexible environment, with remote work that allows associates great flexibility to work from home, and opportunities to connect with colleagues for moments that matter on-site. Candidates that apply should be located within a reasonable proximity to one of Gartner’s Centers of Excellence office locations.

About Gartner IT:
Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About the role:
Gartner is looking for a well-rounded and motivated test engineer to join its agile, scrum-based Product/Platform technology team which is responsible for testing web-based and mobile applications and integrations to support its continuous delivery.

What you will do:

• Execute functional testing along with identifying opportunities for automation and create scripts using Selenium

• Design, build, and maintain effective test automation solutions which meet requirements and specifications. (Smoke, Functional, Regression, etc.)

• Exposure to web technologies

• Experience with Behavior Driven Development tools like Cucumber

• Prepare functional matrix for test areas assigned and perform a walkthrough with the appropriate project team members to ensure accurate and complete converges of designated areas.

• Write effective manual/automated test scripts within the framework of approved testing tools using documented requirements and technical specifications provided by project team

• Provide test status, raise issues and potential risks

• Execute manual/automated scripts using automated tools during system, regression, acceptance.

• Effectively document defects using automated defect tracking software.

• Prepare metrics to provide test status and effectively communicate issues and potential risks to project schedule.

What you will need :
Strong IT professional with 4-6 yrs of experience in testing applications via both manual and automated tests. The candidate should have strong qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills along with high level of ownership and accountability. Ability to work in a collaborative team environment with good interpersonal skills.

 Must have:

• 4+ years’ experience in an IT or Business environment testing highly scalable applications

• Experience in automating web applications across platforms using test automation tools and frameworks, such as Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber and JUnit/NUnit etc.

• Strong understanding of basic concepts of testing principles

• Well-versed in Java/Git Source control.

• Hands on experience testing web services.

• Able to independently support projects and work with various stakeholders

 Nice to have :

• Experience in writing SQL queries is good to have.

• Knowledge of Test management tools JIRA, QC is good to have

• Mobile Testing is good to have

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field require

• Excellent communication and prioritization skills.

• Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.

• Owns success — Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions.

• Strong desire to improve upon their skills in software testing and technologies

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

What you will get:

• Competitive compensation.

• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.

• Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!

• A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.

• A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.

• A hybrid work environment—enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.

• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.

• Extensive medical, dental