Kaplan

Senior Web QA (Hybrid)


PayCompetitive
LocationNot available
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: JR247167

      Job Title

      Senior Web QA (Hybrid)

      Job Description

      We’re looking for a Senior Web QA to join our KLG IT Team. The role would report into the KLG IT Director, and would work closely with the KLG Digital Product Team, KLG IT PMO, KLG and the KLG Sales Operations Team.

      You would be required to work with several different Kaplan Business Units (KIL, ALP & ESL) as detailed above and be expected to become familiar with many of the systems supporting Kaplan’s customer facing & non-customer facing systems.

      You’ll work to ensure that new features are robustly tested and support us in developing a robust testing framework and approach.

      About You

      You’ll have several years of experience working as a Quality Assurance Tester and of taking the lead on testing, quality and assurance. Of benefit would be knowledge of:

      • Web CMS Platforms (Drupal, Wordpress or Other)

      • Angular Applications

      • Salesforce Sales Cloud

      • Salesforce (Mulesoft)

      • AWS Lamba’s

      Tools you should have familiarity with would include:

      • JIRA or similar

      • Slack

      • MS Teams

      • Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint)

      The working language within the Kaplan Languages Group is English. Many colleagues within KLG speak French, Spanish and German; so additional languages skills whilst not essentially may be of benefit.

      Awareness of test automation tools would be of benefit.

      You’ll be detail oriented, a flexible problem solver, and will strive to improve things whilst knowing that change doesn’t happen overnight. You will help build a culture of quality being everyone’s responsibility, and put in place a clear and robust testing approach. You’ll be a good communicator and be able to make very technical concepts easily accessible to non-technical audiences.

      You’ll work closely with our existing Technical, Product and UX teams, bring others on the journey with you and ensure that things are always left better than you found them. You’ll be confident taking ownership of a problems, be a self-starter and an excellent problem solver. You won’t have all the answers – but you’ll be ready to work collaborative and

      Job Description

      Pragmatic way to discover solutions. But most importantly, you’ll operate with empathy, kindness, pragmatism, and an unwavering focus on creating fantastic experiences for your customers.

      Required Skills & Experience

      • 5+ years QA Experience

      • Familiarity & Experience with Agile Methodologies

      • Testing Web Applications & Websites for functionality, performance, usability, security and compatibility across different browsers & device.

      • Identify, document and track bugs, errors and inconsistencies in web applications

      • Collaborate with developers, designers and product teams to ensure high-quality web experiences

      • Develop and execute test plans, test cases and test scripts for web-based applications

      • Perform regression testing to ensure previously resolved issues do not reoccur

      • Validate front-end and back-end integrations, including APIs, databases, and third-party services

      • Conduct cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure responsiveness and compatibility

      • Confident with setting up QA processes

      • Exposure to both manual & automation testing

      • Functional, System Integration & Regression testing experience

      • Stakeholder management skills

      • Hybrid Schedule: 3 days remote / 2 days in office

      • 30-day notification period preferred

      Additional tools you should have familiarity with would include:

      • JIRA

      • Slack

      • Lucid

      • Microsoft Office Suite (MS Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint)

      This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, but it aims to highlight the typical main responsibilities of the role.

      Desirable Skills & Experience

      • Experience with CI/CR tools and integrating tests into development pipelines

      • Knowledge of performance testing tools (Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights etc)

      • A bachelor’s degree in computer science is preferred

      • Salesforce Sales Cloud Experience

      • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Experience

      • Good stakeholder relationship-building skills

      • Demonstrates continued personal/professional development

      Kaplan Languages Group (KLG) : Who We Are

      The Kaplan Languages Group provides top-quality, immersive language training, helping students to achieve their educational and career goals.

      Proven track record of student and agent satisfaction, KLG operates:

      • Revenue split between B2C and B2B

      • 24 year-round schools

      • Multiple Junior summer camps teaching English, French and German

      • Accommodation (Residence/ Homestay) to 40,000 students from over 100 countries.

      • KLG offers blended online/in-classroom tuition using internally-developed "K+" teaching materials.

      School footprint within the UK, USA, Canada, Ireland, France, Germany, and Switzerland.

      We operate 3 business brands, including:

      • Kaplan International Languages

      • Alpadia Language Schools

      • ESL

      Further details on our 3 business brands as below.

      Kaplan International Languages

      Immersive, flexible English language courses to help students achieve academic and career goals.

      • Headquartered in London

      • In-person or online, intensive English courses

      • University placement service

      • Exam preparation and business English

      • Accommodation, transfer, social program provider

      Alpadia Language Schools

      Immersive, place-based French and German courses for adults in France, Switzerland, and Germany. Key player for juniors, summer camp provider across Europe.

      • Headquartered in Montreux

      • In-person, intensive French and German courses

      • German University Pathway program

      • Exam preparation & business language training

      • Accommodation, transfer and social program provider

      • Network of summer, junior programs in Europe and U.K.

      ESL

      Europe's largest language travel agency with offices in 30 major European cities. ESL focuses its sales efforts on Kaplan programs, and also promotes more than 100+ language school partners.

      • Headquartered in Barcelona

      • 100+ school partners

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      Location

      Bangalore, KA, India

      Additional Locations

      Employee Type

      Employee

      Job Functional Area

      Quality Assurance

      Business Unit

      At Kaplan, we recognize the importance of attracting and retaining top talent to drive our success in a competitive market. Our salary structure and compensation philosophy reflect the value we place on the experience, education, and skills that our employees bring to the organization, taking into consideration labor market trends and total rewards. All positions with Kaplan are paid at least $15 per hour or $31,200 per year for full-time positions. Additionally, certain positions are bonus or commission-eligible. And we have a comprehensive benefits package, learn more about our benefits here.

      Diversity & Inclusion Statement :


      Kaplan is committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that values diversity, promotes equity, and integrates inclusivity into all aspects of our operations. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, nationality, or sex. We believe that diversity strengthens our organization, fuels innovation, and improves our ability to serve our students, customers, and communities. Learn more about our culture here.

      Kaplan considers qualified applicants for employment even if applicants have an arrest or conviction in their background check records. Kaplan complies with related background check regulations, including but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. There are various positions where certain convictions may disqualify applicants, such as those positions requiring interaction with minors, financial records, or other sensitive and/or confidential information.

      Kaplan is a drug-free workplace and complies with applicable laws.

  • About the company

      Kaplan, Inc. is an American for-profit corporation that provides educational services to colleges and universities and corporations and businesses, including higher education programs, professional training and certifications, test preparation and stud...