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Job Summary

Responsible 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 Description

Additional 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. 

The ideal candidate will have experience with the following:

• CMS Client Management Systems

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Linux Commands

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.  

• 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 Op