Sr SDET I (Selenium& Python)

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

This role will support the testing requirements for software developed and maintained by Verisk Maplecroft's Technology team. This covers a range of projects and technologies including DataX and GRiD.

The DataX project is Verisk Maplecroft's data storage and monitoring platform, written largely in the Python programming language and hosted on AWS. GRiD is Verisk Maplecroft's web-based data delivery platform based on the Angular web framework and the Django Rest Framework. Both projects are presently in active development by Agile based project teams in the UK and are presently supported by a part-time test engineer who works across both projects.

The Test Engineer role will be flexible, detail-oriented, and skilled at working with internal customers (Software and Product Team). The Tester will champion the quality of our data and products via automated and manual tests, quality assurance and regression testing as well as being proactive in reporting and verifying bugs and/or data errors.

The Test Engineer Will

Work closely with the UK-based Technical Project Manager to create test strategies and plans that provide acceptable coverage for a given dataset or product

Attend requirement gathering meetings with Product and Stakeholders to better understand business needs, functionality and system requirements

Work in an Agile delivery methodology

Provide regular and open communication across the program for transparency of progress and roadblocks

Take ownership of test processes and implementing them

Coordinate with the Technical Lead and UK Technical Project Manager to align tests with requested timelines

Produce detailed testing documents, including test scripts to automate and rapidly perform testing iteratively

Qualifications

Required:

At least 4+ years of software testing experience which includes selenium testing.

Excellent and proven Troubleshooting skills

Programming experience in language such as Python, Django is must.

Experience configuring, deploying and testing software updates

Demonstrable experience in either Postman, Selenium or Playwright

Ability to identify issues and escalate as appropriate

Ability to understand propagation of data through environments and components

Familiarity working with APIs providing structured data

Ability to communicate technical matters effectively to a variety of Stakeholders

Familiarity working in an Agile environment and with Atlassian products, such as JIRA

Fluency and clarity in spoken and written English, being able to concisely communicate technical ideas internally and to UK/US staff

Additional Information

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.

At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and second consecutive year in Poland. We value learning, caring and results and make inclusivity and diversity a top priority. In addition to our Great Place to Work® Certification, we've been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World's Best Employer and Best Employer for Women, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.

We're 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.

Verisk Businesses

Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision

Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences

Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient

Extreme Event Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.

Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance

Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement

Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.

Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.

Unsolicited resumes sent to Verisk, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Verisk business mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to Verisk employees, will be considered Verisk property. Verisk will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Full time