QA Engineer
Burbank, CA

Job Description

Ref#: 33142

CBS Business Unit: CBS Interactive

Job Type: Full-Time Staff

Job Location: Burbank, CA, US

About Us:

CBS Interactive is the premier online content network for information and online operations of CBS Corporation as well as some of the top native digital brands in the entertainment industry. Our brands dive deep into the things people care about across entertainment, technology, news, games, business and sports. With over 1 billion users visiting our properties every quarter, we are a global top 10 web property and one of the largest premium content networks online.

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Description:

Role Details:

The CBS Interactive team is looking for an expert Quality Assurance Engineer to help define and execute comprehensive, automated test plans for our mobile and OTT video streaming applications and services. As a member of our core QA team, our QA Engineer should be comfortable designing effective and iterative test plans in collaboration with our product, engineering, and QA teams.

Your Day-to-Day:

* Automate and execute test cases for CBSi web sites and both web-based and native client applications, across several mobile and OTT platforms
* Help prioritize incoming issues and document steps to reproduce, as well as observed and expected system behavior
* Actively participate in daily standups and sprint planning, with an emphasis on optimizing testing cycles/resources with product and development teams to deliver shippable features
* Coordinate with the rest of the QA team to define and develop test cases that can be automated and improve overall QA processes
* Coordinate with various internal and external stakeholders to continually improve and prioritize tasks to achieve long-term, scalable automation architecture
* Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
* Participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including analyzing requirements, developing test plans, test cases, and execution of test scripts

Key Projects:

* Maintain and expand the current QA automation architecture and test case coverage
* Investigate and create ways to automate test plans on OTT devices
* Assist in building a scalable QA architecture to handle increasing number of builds and platforms
* Develop more efficient ways to complete full regressions across several builds

Qualifications:

What you bring to the team:

You have -

* BS Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical degree, or equivalent professional experience
* 3+ years of experience with a variety of different testing techniques such as UI Testing, Automated Testing, and Test Driven Development Strategies
* Experience with API testing with one or more tools (Postman, SoapUI Pro, or some equivalent service layer testing tool)
* Experience with UI automation tools like Appium, SmartBear TestComplete, Selenium, etc.
* Experience with Jenkins and automated QA pipelines
* Experience in creation and execution of comprehensive product test plans, test cases and scripts

You might also have -

* Scripting experience in Java
* Experience in using network tools like Charles Proxy, Wireshark, or some equivalent tool
* Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
* Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs
* Strong desire to deliver an excellent customer experience
* Experience with automated end-to-end testing using open source test tools like Selenium/Webdriver and Appium
* Strong Understanding of REST and demonstrated experience with web services APIs
* Using TestRail or any equivalent test case management tool

EEO Statement:

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled