QA Engineer

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.  Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.  

A Hybrid working model

Now offices are fully open we have embraced a hybrid working model, which allows our employees to split their time between the office and other locations, something we hope will provide everyone much more flexibility to their working week. The expectation is that working life at Hogarth will involve working from the office for about 50% of the time for most people. Please speak to the Talent Acquisition team to find out more information.

What does a QA Engineer does at Hogarth

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to test websites, platforms, and other deliverables. Primary responsibilities include executing test plans, updating test reports, debugging and writing defect reports, verifying fixes, developing test automation scripts, and building automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and execute tests for testing web and mobile applications
• Maintain and improve existing automation frameworks
• Review technical requirements, author detailed test plan, and test case documentation
• Identify, isolate and replicate software defects, research root causes, and debug issues
• Write detailed and easy to understand bug reports and verify fixes
• Communicate projects risks based on test execution
• Conduct visual tests on desktop and mobile devices along with execution of automation tests and analyzing of bugs from automated reports.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional development experience
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting, and diagnostic skills
• Experience with UI testing 
• Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to escalate any QA issues and push for a suitable resolution in a timely manner
• Experience with planning, scheduling, and performing QA activities
• Coding experience with object oriented programming languages, preferably JavaScript
• Experience with automation scripts using tools like, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Protractor, Mocha, Jasmine, TestNG
• Good understanding of web technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, JSON and REST APIs
• Good understanding of modern front-end frameworks such as React
• Experience with databases, API, backend systems, and mobile testing (iOS/Android)
• Experience with GitLab and continuous integration build system such as Jenkins
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Required Skills:

• Expert in Manual and UI testing
• Understanding of Web Technologies - HTML & CSS
• Mobile Testing
• Understanding of Git and continuous integration build system such as Jenkins

Preferred Skills:

• Coding experience with object-oriented programming languages
• Familiarity with macOS, iOS, iPadOS

Shift Flexibility Requirement: The incumbent must be available and open to working flexible hours, with the potential for night shifts being required a few times per year during peak periods. 

Compensation (Night Shift Allowance) NSA: The company will provide a night shift allowance on top of regular pay for any period worked during night shift per the terms of company policy. This provision is aimed at ensuring balanced work conditions and fair compensation.

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