Sr. QA Engineer

Job Description

The Media Group at NBCU supports a powerhouse collection of consumer-first brands including Peacock, NBC, Bravo, NBC Sports, and NBCU International. With unequalled scale, our teams make the most out of every opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. We’re always looking for ways to innovate faster, accelerate our growth and consistently offer the very best in consumer experience. But most of all, we’re backed by a culture of respect. We embrace authenticity and inspire people to thrive.

QA Lead Embedded Platforms, Peacock

The Peacock Technology team is seeking a Senior QA Engineer for Embedded Platforms. The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer on the Global Video Engineering team will be required to use standard industry tools to test development of pending applications and digital product from the NBCU team as well as monitor the quality of our live, in production, digital product. 

• Design and review test cases to increase the quality of the embedded runtime with each release
• Work across orgs to align with other Senior QA Engineers on the coverage of the test suite
• Propose ideas on improving the efficiency of the test cycle
• Collaborate  with the engineers on  the team for reporting issues as well as testing the features and fixes
• Monitor releases as issues may arise to reduce the response time
• Manage the creation, updates and status of issues detected during the test execution phase
• Report Test execution status to Engineering Managers, Project Managers and Release Managers to ensure that all project deliverables are appropriately verified and approved for both distribution for owner verification and for final code deployment/ submission
• Cover both E2E & UAT Testing from a user’s perspective

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ of experience in Quality Assurance processes and Test management tools e.g. Test Rails, Quality Center, Xray, Jira and Confluence.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and SDLC, especially with web, mobile, connected device and OTT applications
• Familiarity with current popular Connected Device/OTT (tvOS/Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, Xbox, PlayStation, etc.)
• Familiarity with applications supporting video/media playback
• Experience with building test plans and coordinating QA/UAT with functional teams
• Ability to adapt/adopt new technology and solutions easily
• Good understanding of networking, SSL, firewalls, CDN, DRM.
• Experience with Charles proxy, Splunk or similar logging tools and server logs itself.
• Must be able to learn and understand End to End Systems Workflows.

Desired Qualifications:

• Have prior experience with desktop, mobile and connected device and OTT development or support
• Ability to self-start, self-manage, meet deadlines, and learn from mistakes
• Familiarity with Automation Frameworks (Selenium, Cypress)
• Experience in defining and maintaining automation framework
• Understanding of DevOps principles
• Have a passion for digital media platforms and entertainment industries
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Familiarity with basic product support a plus
• Highly organized and able to prioritize and track multiple deliverable and projects

Hybrid: This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $110,000 - $150,000.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].