Thursday, July 14, 2011

Job Vacancy Nielsen Audience Measurement Sdn Bhd July 2011

Nielsen Audience Measurement Sdn Bhd (formerly known as AGB Nielsen Media Research) under The Nielsen Company Group is a unique Television Audience Measurement (TAM) provider in that 100% of its resources are dedicated to the provision of independent, reliable and transparent audience measurement systems, based on our proprietary system. Leading edge technology, excellent client service and global processes are the guiding principles driving our daily operations in more than 26 countries across 5 continents.

We now invite qualified Malaysians who wish to seek a solid career in a growth-oriented organization to be part of our team.

Software Quality Specialist
(Selangor - Petaling Jaya)

Responsibilities:
  • Performs quality control and quality assurance testing of applications using a set of testing tools that includes Quality Center, along with Nielsen testing frameworks, processes and methodologies, and the Software Certification Process.
  • Reviews application requirements and project documentation and asks follow-up questions as needed in order to gain a full understanding of requirements, including the completeness and testability of the requirements, and providing feedback to the project if the requirements need improvement including entering requirements defects in Quality Center
  • Will ensure that all requirements are entered or imported into Quality Center
  • Provides updates and status related to assigned tasks and establishes milestones in conjunction with the test lead or project manager, and manages expectations of internal customers and application development
  • Develops test plans and test cases in Quality Center to ensure coverage of requirements, and provides traceability of tests to requirements using Quality Center
  • Executes test cases, records results, and manages defects using Quality Center.
  • Demonstrates understanding of the Nielsen testing framework, including leveraging the appropriate framework for the project need and filing the correct artifacts from the framework
  • Participates in test plan and test case reviews
  • Provide feedback to project team and other internal customers on the production readiness of software
  • Researches, documents, and assesses the impact of software defects on the overall testing outcome
  • Demonstrates commitment to achieving project goals
  • Participates in Testing & Validation team initiatives
  • Create and maintain professional relationships with all key project and business stakeholders ensuring positive working relationships between T&V and others

Job Purpose:
  • Responsible for developing, executing and maintaining test cases, test procedures and test scripts for software systems, with a focus on manual functional and compatibility testing.
  • Provide clear and concise feedback to management on the production readiness of the software being tested, ensuring that Nielsen meets the highest standard of quality that is practical to obtain.

Job Competencies:
  • Possess good communication skills (verbal and written in English) and the ability to work with a diverse range of people with varying levels of technical understanding
  • Able to work independently with minimal supervision, fast learner, always deliver high quality results on timely manner
  • Dynamic, self-motivated and results-oriented and possess good interpersonal skills

Requirements:
  • Degree in Computer Science, IT or related field. Candidate from other degree background with strong competencies as above are encouraged to apply.
  • Minimum 2 years of testing experience
  • Experience using testing software (Quality Center 10.0) will be an added advantage

Please send in your detailed resume together with a recent passport-sized photograph (n.r) before 30-July-2011 to:
Human Resource Department
Nielsen Audience Measurement Sdn Bhd(672466-X)
19/F Menara MBPJ, Jalan Tengah, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
email: hrd.my@agbnielsen.com