Description of Work 

The general project needs are as follows: 

• Become familiar with the Video Platforms system, and its application/service architecture. 

• Contribute to cross-functional team by actively participating in planning, refining, and sizing work. 

• Represent SQE and be the squad champion for QA 

• Fully participate and contribute to team Agile ceremonies, working in 2-week sprint cycles. 

• Identify the appropriate type and level of testing, and provide detailed test criteria. 

• Create or contribute to detailed test plans as needed for larger projects using software and tools provided.

• Surface, investigate, and report defects with an appropriate level of detail, evidence, and steps to reproduce using software and tools provided. 

• Test and confirm bug fixes prior to Production release. 

• Create solid and comprehensive test artifacts for each development iteration. 

• Identify and tag tests that are and are not candidates for automation. 

• Work to improve automated test coverage in both breadth of testing and depth of testing, as the situation dictates using software and tools.

• Create and maintain the backend and frontend test automation using software and tools.

• Execute test automation, as well as execute performance & load tests (APIs, Backend, GUI/Frontend) 

• Run manual functional and regression testing, as needed. 

• Support and help maintain the test automation framework using software and tools.

• Provide feedback on opportunities to improve, become more efficient, and collaborate better. 

• Work with other SQEs to share experiences and suggest ways to improve our quality. 

Job Description(s) 

About the Role: 

• Collaborate with Product to understand user stories, Engineering to understand architecture and design, and Operations to understand business workflows. 

• Train and mentor Software Quality Engineers on testing concepts, tools, and processes. 

• Lead and perform hands-on testing, including manual and automated approaches. 

• Develop a deep understanding of product requirements and business objectives. 

• Design and execute test strategies that meet functionality, performance, and user acceptance criteria. 

• Determine appropriate automation approaches across multiple projects. 

• Communicate effectively with project management teams to understand features, requirements, and releases. 

• Follow and improve existing best practices for quality engineering. 

• Perform peer reviews of test scripts and automation code. 

• Ensure defects are clearly documented and communicated. 

• Proactively identify and raise potential quality or delivery risks. 

• Stay current with emerging technologies, testing tools, and AI-driven QA practices. 

Qualifications & Requirements 

Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience). 

• 5+ years of experience in software testing and test automation. 

• Experience leading QA efforts across onshore and offshore teams. 

• Proficiency in Java programming. 

• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG, Playwright, and/or Cypress. 

• Experience testing REST APIs and writing advanced SQL queries for database validation. 

• Familiarity with issue and test management tools (e.g., Jira, QMetry). 

• Experience with version control systems and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines. 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills. 

• Ability to interpret and work with technical documentation (architecture diagrams, workflows, API specs). 

• Experience testing and debugging in staging and production environments. 

• Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling. 

Preferred: 

• Experience testing in cloud environments, particularly AWS. 

• Background in media or entertainment technology. 

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, Datadog, and CloudWatch. 

• Interest or experience in applying AI tools and techniques to enhance QA processes.