Consultant- Quality Analyst

Job Title: Consultant - Quality Analyst

Location(s): Pune

About Springer Nature Group

Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visit group.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup

About the Brand

Production Technology area at Springer Nature, Pune is responsible for delivering solutions related to Journals and Books Publishing and Production Systems for Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers (STM Publishers) & Education Publishers around the world. Our teams incorporate the latest technologies to streamline and automate production workflows and maintain metadata for Springer Nature; this helps us to continuously improve business response time and revenue stream. Every project is implemented in a distributed agile environment while continuously collaborating with customers stationed at various locations around the world.

About the Role

This position is based in Pune, where you’ll work as part of Springer Nature’s global team. You’ll collaborate with a diverse community of developers across Germany, the Netherlands, and India. We are seeking a Quality Analyst with strong expertise in scalable test automation frameworks, Agile methodologies, and manual testing fundamentals. The ideal candidate should be proficient in programming languages such as Java and experienced in developing test automation frameworks using tools like TestNG. Experience in UI, API, and end-to-end testing is essential.

We value proactive, self-driven individuals who can build strong rapport with stakeholders and communicate effectively in English (written and verbal).

Roles and Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, and communicate QA strategy effectively within the team.
• Contribute across the delivery process in a cross-functional team.
• Apply critical thinking to UX research, BA findings, and product insights.
• Understand and adapt to Agile/Lean/Kanban methodologies.
• Facilitate team activities like story kickoffs, bug bashes, retrospectives, and tech reviews.
• Identify gaps and improvements through exploratory testing.
• Engage with users to bring a broader perspective to product development.
• Focus on defect prevention and retrospection for continuous improvement.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute meaningfully.

Experience, skills and qualifications

• 8+ Years of experience.
• Experience mentoring teams to build quality from the ground up.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Lean/Kanban methodologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD environments (Jenkins, Go, GitHub, Docker).
• Experience with monitoring tools like Grafana, New Relic, Kibana.
• Proficiency in API testing using tools like Postman, Insomnia.
• Ability to incorporate non-functional requirements using tools like Sync, SpeedCurve, Gatling, Pa11y.
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB) and messaging systems.
• Ability to optimize CI/CD pipelines for faster releases without compromising quality.
• Hybrid model: Twice a week in-office work required