Senior QA Engineer, CMS-Xumo
Company: Comcast Corporation
Location: Irvine
Posted on: May 7, 2024
Job Description:
Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We
drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and
online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a
variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career
opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We
are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks
to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and
services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share
in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries
and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want
you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.Job SummaryResponsible
for designing and executing test environments for Quality Assurance
Engineers. Tests products and software to ensure quality and a
successful rollout. Assists in managing project teams, developing
test strategies and designing quality assurance practices. Leads
Engineering teams in investigation process which includes
identifying, reproducing and documents defects, bugs, or problems.
Maintains technical quality assurance and control systems and
activities. Utilizes clearly defined standards, methods and
procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision,
accuracy and reliability of company products. Assists product
support areas in gathering and analyzing data. Integrates knowledge
of business and functional priorities. Acts as a key contributor in
a complex and crucial environment. May lead teams or projects and
shares expertise.
Xumo, a joint venture between Comcast and Charter, was formed to
develop and offer a next-generation streaming platform on a variety
of branded 4K streaming devices and smart TVs. Powered by Comcast's
global technology platform, Xumo devices and services feature an
entertainment experience designed to make it easy for consumers to
find and enjoy their favorite streaming content through a
world-class user interface and voice search, and for partners to
meaningfully connect and engage with millions of consumers.Job
DescriptionAdditional Job Summary/Info:We are seeking an
experienced Senior QA Engineer to take responsibility for
designing, developing, and executing software tests to ensure that
our in-house Content Management System (CMS) meets business and
product requirements. -As the Senior QA Engineer for the Xumo
Software Engineering Team, you will play a pivotal role in the
testing and quality assurance of our CMS. This position requires a
strong background in QA and testing methodologies, as you will be
responsible for thoroughly testing the frontend application,
backend functionality (including API testing and data
verification), and the overall infrastructure to ensure a seamless
and reliable user experience for millions of viewers accessing our
content via various streaming devices and internal/external
operators through our CMS. To excel in this role, you must
consistently provide clear and effective technical solutions that
align with the business requirements set by the product and
operations teams. -Position Duties: - -Drive design, develop the
quality assurance for Content Management System -
- Work closely with front-end and back-end engineering teams
during design discussions and sprint processes to assess testing
requirements and time estimates. -
- Work closely with frontend and backend engineering teams to
progress testing developed items to verify if it meets assessed
test requirements. -
- Create, maintain, and execute test plans to provide concise and
accurate feedback, across all necessary areas, including
functional, non-functional, regression, performance, security, and
user acceptance testing (UAT). -
- Manage test plans, using QA test tools, such as QA Touch. -
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- Manage test progression to be tracked and shared using project
management tools, such as JIRA. - -
- Stay updated with the latest testing approaches and frameworks.
- -Managing quality assurance across departments. -
- Collaborate with product and operation team to collect detailed
information with any requests or issues in UI/UX experience with
CMS or in client application. - -
- Collaborate with the product and operation teams to gather
requirements for updates, new features, and bugs. Share QA testing
strategies and solutions through documentation, which may include
test plans and diagrams, to be communicated to multiple team
members. - -
- Participate in the evaluation of new product concepts and work
with the Product and Operation teams to assess and validate
prototypes. Finalize software testing requirements based on
business and product needs by translating design and wireframes
into comprehensive test cases. - -Qualifications -
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Linux CommandsThe Ideal Canidate will have:---
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related
subject -
- 5+ years' experience of software QA testing - -
- 5+ years' experience of testing with web service APIs
(REST/SOAP) and HTTP/SSL protocol. -
- 5+ years' experience of testing with SQL/NoSQL database (MySQL,
PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB) -
- 5+ years' experience of testing with Docker -
- 5+ years' experience of testing with message brokers
(RabbitMQ/Kafka/WebSphere) -
- 5+ years' experience of testing with scripting tool
(Python/bash) -
- 5+ years' experience of testing with code repositories (GitHub,
Bitbucket, Source Forge) -
- 5+ years' experience of testing with Jenkins -
- Strong leads with designing and implementation skills to
approach the solution for any new features or problem solving.
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- Self-starter to able to work with minimal supervision for high
quality output. - -Desirable Experiences -
- Experience manipulating video contents (content metadata,
caption file, video format file, etc.) -
- Knowledge of various video formats: HLS, MP4, Mpeg-Dash -
- Experience for test automation with API / UI application -
- Experience testing with cloud-based environments (Google Cloud,
AWS, Azure) -
- Experience with testing with Java based environment. -Core
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with Product and Development teams to identify
product and technical requirements. Reviews and verifies
requirements and design specifications for validity in overall
product design, with an emphasis towards product testability and
verification.
- Contributes to the development of Quality Assurance test
philosophies and methodologies. Identifies viable test strategies
in order to support testing product functionality.
- Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to
the solution of assigned projects. Publishes detailed test
strategies, test plans and test cases.
- Develops test cases and detail test scenarios for Quality
Assurance Engineers and oversees their execution, tracking and
automation. Ensures proper execution of regression test procedures
and automated test suites and scripts. Participates in design, code
and functional product reviews to facilitate white-box test
design.
- Reviews project progress, evaluates results and recommends
corrections in technical applications and analysis.
- Leads in the identification and resolution of problems and
defects. Initiates investigation processes, identifies and
reproduces bugs or defects and drives issues and improvements to
resolution.
- Serves as a guide and mentor for junior-level Quality Assurance
Engineers. Provides technical leadership and consultation with
regards to practices, procedures and techniques.
- Supports trials of new infrastructure designs/services.
- Works with vendors to troubleshoot problems when
necessary.
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in
matters of significance.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to
work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as
necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.Employees at all
levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines
for how you do your job.
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put
our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every
touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and
services.
- Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates
of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially
our digital tools and experiences.
- Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and
being open to new ideas.
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working
that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company -
by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate
opportunities to do better for our customers.
- Drive results and growth.
- Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and
our communities.Disclaimer:
- This information has been designed to indicate the general
nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is
not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive
inventory of all duties, responsibilities and
qualifications.Reports to: -
- Sr. Director, Engineering - -Comcast is proud to be an equal
opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability,
veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected
by applicable law. Comcast will consider for employment qualified
applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the
requirements of applicable law, including the Los Angeles Fair
Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair
Chance Ordinance.EducationBachelor's DegreeWhile possessing the
stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants
who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have
extensive related professional experience.Relevant Work
Experience7-10 Years
Keywords: Comcast Corporation, Gardena , Senior QA Engineer, CMS-Xumo, Engineering , Irvine, California
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