Springer Nature Media/Entertainment

Senior Quality Analyst

Pune, India In person Full-time

Location: Pune

About Springer Nature

  • Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world. We publish the largest
  • number of journals and books and are a pioneer in open research. Through our leading brands,
  • trusted for more than 180 years, we provide technology-enabled products, platforms and
  • services that help researchers uncover new ideas and share their discoveries, health
  • professionals stay at the forefront of medical science, and educators advance learning. We are
  • proud to be part of progress, working together with the communities we serve to share
  • knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world.

About the Brand

  • The Data & Analytics Solutions – IT team builds flagship products such as SpringerMaterials,
  • Experiments, ADIS Insight, and TDM. Our developers, QAs, business analysts, UI/UX experts,
  • and SMEs collaborate to ensure easy accessibility of relevant data. We follow a problem
  • statement and user experience–driven approach to deliver the right data in the simplest way for
  • the scientific community.

About the Role

  • As a Senior Quality Analyst in Springer Nature, you will play a key role in ensuring
  • the reliability and scalability of our digital products. You’ll architect and evolve automated testing
  • frameworks, mentor developers in quality practices, and collaborate with global teams across
  • Germany, UK, and India. This role offers the opportunity to shape testing strategies, influence
  • product architecture, and contribute to impactful solutions used by the scientific community
  • worldwide.

Role Responsibilities

  • Architect, develop, and maintain robust, extensible automated testing frameworks that
  • align with SN-Software Engineering & Systems Integration standards.
  • ●Mentor developers and guide effective testing practices, fostering accountability and
  • embedding SN-Quality Management principles across the team.
  • ●Define and communicate best practices, guidelines, and standards for test automation,
  • ensuring compliance with SN-Governance, Risk and Compliance Management.
  • ●Create and manage comprehensive test suite strategies, applying SN-Process &
  • Systems Design to focus on high-value scenarios and optimize reliability.
  • Analyze test results, optimize coverage, and uphold application reliability, leveraging
  • SN-Data Analytics / Quantitative Skills for evidence-based decision-making.
  • ●Collaborate with stakeholders and product managers to align testing with business
  • needs, demonstrating strong SN-Decision Quality and SN-Accountability.
  • ●Stay abreast of emerging tools and practices, proactively implementing improvements
  • that support SN-Continuous Improvement and SN-Process Optimization.
  • Support global teams in design, implementation, and release from an automation
  • perspective, effectively managing complexity through SN-Manages Complexity.●
  • ●Diagnose live issues and propose innovative solutions, applying SN-Problem Solving &
  • Innovation to prevent recurrence and strengthen system resilience.
  • ●Guide teammates, onboard new members, and foster knowledge-sharing, reinforcing
  • SN-Mentorship & Leadership while embedding a culture of quality.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

Essential

  • ●6–10 years of experience as a Senior Quality Analyst, Automation Engineer, or similar role.
  • ●Expertise in scalable test automation frameworks and manual testing fundamentals.
  • ●Strong proficiency in programming languages (Java, Scala, Python, JavaScript, React).
  • ●Proven experience with test automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, JUnit, TestNG).
  • ●End-to-end testing experience (UI, API, database).
  • ●Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured).
  • ●Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling).
  • ●Strong database testing skills (SQL and NoSQL).
  • ●Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Concourse).
  • ●Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Desirable

  • ●Experience with accessibility testing tools (Axe, WAVE).
  • ●Exposure to cloud-based testing environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • ●Knowledge of security testing methodologies and tools (Burp Suite).
  • ●Certification in testing methodologies (e.g., ISTQB).
  • ●Experience applying AI/ML techniques to quality assurance workflows (e.g., intelligent
  • test case generation, anomaly detection, predictive defect analysis) to increase
  • productivity and efficiency.

What you will be doing

Within 3 Months you will

  • ●Get familiar with our technology stack. Our application is built in Java,Scala and React,
  • Docker, Unix. Our applications is deployed to GCP.
  • ●Get to know the various Stakeholders and their general requirements.
  • ●Take part in reducing technical debt by working with team mates to add test coverage.
  • ●Get to know all members of the team.

By 3-6 months you will

  • ●Have a basic understanding of the team’s context, product’s business model.
  • ●Build more knowledge of the product, domain and mentor new teammates.
  • ●On-board new team members and setup their machines and help them get up to speed
  • fast.
  • ●Be able to understand and discuss business requirements with stakeholders and
  • ●Product Managers and help other disciplines with these conversations.
  • ●Gain trust and confidence of project stakeholders.
  • ●Hold technical discussions with the team in order to improve the product architecture and
  • code quality and build more understanding of the overall product.

By 6-12 months you will

  • ●Build solid understanding of the product’s business domain and have a technical
  • expertise to participate in discussion for Design and architectural changes.
  • ●Onboard new members to the team or help other teams in the onboarding process.
  • ●Transform high level requirements into actionable work.
  • ●Work with global teams on plan, Design, implementation from an
  • ●Automation perspective and release.
  • ●Architect, develop, and maintain a robust, extensible automated testing
  • framework for a product in Java/Scala for a product and help the team to
  • solve different scenarios innovatively to avoid issues in LIVE.
  • ●Proactively provide useful and actionable feedback to all team members and
  • stakeholders.
  • ●Triage support queries and diagnose issues in the live applications.

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Job Posting End Date

5-11-2026

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