Full Stack QA Engineer (Remote)

Company Description

pureIntegration is seeking a Full Stack Quality Assurance Engineer (Remote) to assist with Quality Assurance tasks (systems integration, UAT, performance testing) of a scalable, microservice platform. This platform consists of a microservice backend running on AWS. The platform has high visibility as it is integral to our client's video delivery platforms.

The Full Stack Quality Assurance Engineer will support applications, systems and changes to existing software or launches of new software that meet business and organizational needs. The engineer must also be comfortable looking at source code for the services being tested, to understand API usage or failure points, as well as collaborate with senior developers to understand the services being tested.

The ideal candidate has experience supporting the implementation of scalable, high performing advertising solutions, including familiarity or ability to gain familiarity with various industry standards and specifications related to video advertising.

Location: Remote with occasional travel to client office in Denver, CO
Work Arrangement: FTE, W2 Hourly, or 1099 Contract Role
Work Authorization: EAD, GC & USCIT

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Development and DevOps to build a test bed and generate test data supporting video ingest and delivery workflows
• Provide technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new software projects and initiatives to support, enhance, and improve the efficiency of the business
• Serve as a liaison and facilitator between business units to assist in addressing and resolving issues (in collaboration with development and deployment teams)
• Provide recommendations to help drive process improvements for quality engineering
• Own deliverables such as, but not limited to, issues and risks logs, test strategy, test plan, scripts, automation maturity process, and communications (written and verbal) to stakeholders, including senior management and executives
• Assist in user acceptance testing, documentation, and training for effective use of applications and technology
• Help analyze and improve existing AWS cloud architecture, design, and delivery
• Collaborate in deployment activities and conduct system integration validation
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners on current production system defects, changes or upgrades to resolve problems and improve processes or systems
• Investigate and resolve application and system functionality related issues and provide assistance with troubleshooting
• Define, prioritize, and execute testing scope for end-to-end functional, non-functional, regression, integration, performance, regression, smoke testing
• Promote the improvement of CI/CD automation and efficiency through code/scripts and process rigor
• Establish open channels of communication with Engineering and Operations teams, facilitating efficient issue elevation and resolution
• Manage software packaging and deployment for video advertising platforms for IP video delivery
• Drive on & offshore coordination of all QA/QE efforts
•  Assist in Production Operations and Maintenance issues
• Serve as a champion of quality elevation for our client delivery

Requirements:

• 5-8 years quality engineering / assurance / hands-on testing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering with software development and deployment experience
• Experience with video advertising platform
• Prior Quality Engineering experience (helping manage multiple integrated deployment environments)
• Experience functioning through CI/CD pipelines and validating multiple deployment branches, while utilizing QA management tool sets
• Experience with software testing automation, including Continuous/ Integration/Continuous/Deployment/Delivery, DevOps, API/services, and database level validation automation
• Microservice, AWS, cloud engineering & architecture experience.
• Familiarity with various Software development methodologies such as SAFE/Agile.
• Strong understanding of networking and video technologies
• Self-starter, strong communications, analytical and process skills set

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working with microservice platforms
• Cable and video Industry experience is a plus 
• At least 1 year of experience in a lead role
• Hands-on development experience 
• Familiarity with various video encoding and transport technologies such as MPEG-2, MPEG-2TS, H.264, HLS, DASH is a plus
• Some familiarity with various industry standards and specifications related to video advertising and conten