QA Analyst/ Engineer - LATAM

QA Analyst/Engineer

Location: LATAM

Job type: Contractor Full time

Flexible working arrangements: Remote/Hybrid

Why QS? 

At QS, our culture fosters a flexible working environment that encourages our employees to own their career whilst personally and professionally thriving. We collaborate, respect, and support each other – and as a company, our values underpin these. 

Our mission is to empower motivated people around the world to fulfil their potential through higher education, and to ensure everyone has the same opportunity to achieve that potential. We celebrate the diversity of our teams and believe through sharing our experiences we can learn from one another and become stronger together, which enables us to achieve our goal. 

At QS, you’ll be responsible for implementing real change in the international higher education landscape, full of exciting and interesting challenges where you can drive positive impact across the business. 

In October 2023 we were thrilled to be included in Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® in the UK list which is compiled using employee sentiment and satisfaction data.  

Using insights from more than two million employees in organisations with 50 to 100,000 members of staff, the list recognises workplaces where employees feel most respected and appreciated.  

The Role

As a QA Analyst in our team, you will play an instrumental role in elevating the quality and reliability of our university student-facing platform. Your mission will be to integrate and refine testing strategies, ensuring the software not only meets our high standards for functionality and performance but also delivers a seamless and impactful user experience to the academic community. The ideal candidate would take over our QA testing efforts but also have experience to aid in developing automatic and integrated QA pipelines. By collaborating closely with both development and operations teams, you will bridge the gap through DevOps practices, enhancing the continuous delivery pipeline and implementing automated testing solutions that drive efficiency and precision in our release cycles.  

Role responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive QA strategies that encompass API testing, performance evaluation, regression testing, load testing, and unit testing to ensure the application's robustness and reliability.
• Review application functionality and report any revisions or iterations during the QA flow
• Aid in the set up and manage automation frameworks for efficient and accurate testing processes, reducing manual effort and increasing the coverage and speed of tests.
• Aid the DevOps team to integrate QA processes into the continuous integration and delivery pipelines, ensuring that quality checks are an integral part of development and deployment workflows.
• Utilize advanced testing tools and platforms to conduct thorough web browser compatibility and usability tests, ensuring the application performs optimally across various environments.
• Monitor application performance, identifying bottlenecks and collaborating with developers to implement solutions that enhance speed, efficiency, and user experience.
• Maintain detailed documentation of testing plans, processes, and outcomes, providing clear reports and feedback to the development team to guide improvements.

Key skills and experience:

• A broad skill set that supports API testing, performance testing, regression testing, load testing, unit testing, etc..., ensuring a thorough validation process for all aspects of the application.
• Proficiency with web browser testing tools like BrowserStack, enabling comprehensive cross-browser and cross-platform testing.
• Experience in setting up and managing automation testing frameworks, particularly Selenium, to streamline testing processes.
• Some knowledge of React, JavaScript, or NodeJS, that could help in the QA testing of our stack is a plus.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and practices, with experience in integrating QA into continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
• Excellent analytical skills with a problem-solving mindset, capable of identifying issues and crafting effective solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams using agile methodologies
• A commitment to continuous learning of the latest technologies and testing methodologies, ensuring the application leverages cutting-edge practices for quality assurance.

So, who are we and what do we do? 

QS is the world’s leading provider of services, analytics, insights, and intelligence to the global higher education sector - supporting university excellence across the world. Our student recruitment and enrolment solutions enable universities and business schools to connect with talented individuals seeking to further their academic progress and career development. Our portfolio of professional services includes consultancy, student mobility and academic partnerships management, and branding solutions. We publish highly visible and influential rankings of international universities, including the QS World University Rankings® which reaches a global audience of hundreds of millions of people.  

Founded in 1990, our activities span across 50 countries, working with over 2000 of the world’s leading higher education institutions and over 12,000 employers.  
 
Headquartered in London, QS has over 800 employees globally with offices in Australia, Malaysia, India, Romania, Singapore, France, Germany, and the USA. QS keeps growing organically, through acquisition and by recruiting top talent across key regions. 

We take investing in our people very seriously. 

Outside of the standard benefits we also offer resources to allow professional growth and wellness initiatives to nurture a healthy mindset: 

• Free subscription to the Calm App – the #1 app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation  

• A focus on welfare which is led by our global wellness team, with mental health first aiders globally 

• Access to a variety of diversity and inclusion initiatives and groups  

• Strong recognition and reward programs – including a peer-to-peer recognition platform, quarterly and annual QS Applaud Awards, Connect with your Career annual PD event 

• Support for volunteering and study leave  

• Free subscription to LinkedIn learning – with over 5000 courses and programmes at your fingertips  

• Options to join our outstanding global Mentorship programme      

Like what you’ve heard? Great, apply now! 

As a candidate, we know the application and interview process can be daunting and so it’s important that you have a great experience with us. Our dedicated Talent Team will work hard to ensure you are fully informed at all stages and you are really excited by this opportunity to do meaningful work in the education space.  

Equal opportunities  

QS Quacquarelli Symonds is proud to be a fair and equal organisation where everyone has the same opportunity to achieve their full potential, irrespective of their background or personal attributes. We celebrate our diversity and believe through sharing our experiences we can learn from one another, be stronger together, and enable our business to thrive. 

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