Job description
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.
Why we’re hiring:
WPP Enterprise Technology provides IT services for WPP, the world’s largest communications services group. As a creative transformation company, WPP is helping its clients transform the future through extraordinary work. WPP Enterprise Technology is an integral part of that journey, and we are proud to provide technology for some of the world’s most creative brands.
What you’ll be doing:
- Test legacy and new test cases with the use of formal test cases or scripts. Execute smoke, regression, and functional tests
- Interpret test cases and compare them to established specifications
- Be able to go beyond the specification and anticipate problem areas in the product design and document test cases results and compare to expected results
- Analyzing Business Requirements, assessing the quality of these to ensure they are Cohesive, Comprehensive, Concise, Clear and Correct, and assures the work of others to ensure conformance to standards.
- Work closely with team members on requirement analysis and reviews to ensure 100% test coverage
- Participate in various scrum meetings to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, estimates or potential problems
- Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness, or to mitigate risks
- Defect and issue identification, logging, tracking, reporting and timely verification of resolved items
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team including Development, QA, Implementation, Documentation, Support and Sales
- Support the product through its full life cycle of design, code, test, and maintenance
- Assist in assessing product quality and release readiness
What you’ll need:
- 3 to 5 years’ experience in software testing a clear interest in developing skills within the QA field including experience in the Agile / Scrum development lifecycle
- Experience in writing, testing, and executing SQL queries
- Experience in comprehensive testing on data solutions and bespoke applications
- Strong understanding of acceptance testing, test case development, execution of test procedures
- Experience executing test cases, scripts, plans and procedures to support various development methodologies including waterfall and agile
- Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and an ability to work with technical and non-technical staff. Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with a curious mind for investigating and breaking software.
- Detail-orientation with the ability to understand how each aspect interacts with the big picture.
- A solid understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and programming fundamentals. You do not need to be able to program our systems, but a working knowledge will help you excel in this role.
- Proven perseverance to carry a set of software deliverables from requirements to testing completion.
- Ability to write clear, concise, unambiguous, and accurate requirements
- Experience executing test cases, scripts, plans and procedures to support various development methodologies including waterfall and agile
- Ability to write clear, concise, unambiguous, and accurate requirements
- Experience in logging bugs in Azure DevOps or any other tools as hands-on
- Experience on different types of testing that includes Black Box testing, Smoke testing, Functional testing, System Integration testing, End-to-End Testing, Regression testing & User Acceptance testing (UAT) & Involved in Load Testing, Performance Testing & Stress Testing.
- Media / advertising industry experience is a plus
- Languages: very good English skills, any other language is a plus
- Education: completed university studies in Computer Science, Information Technology or comparable
- Personality and Working Practice: team player, good communication skills, analytical thinking and structured, keen eye on detail
Who you are:
You’re open : We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
You’re optimistic : We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
You’re extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What we’ll give you:
Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.
Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?
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We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
