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Full Time Job

Sr. Software Quality Engineer

Paramount

New York, NY 06-10-2022
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:

Paramount Global is looking for a passionate, self-motivated senior software quality engineer to handle all aspects of testing (functional, performance, load, etc.) across its Media Supply Chain initiative of the company. This individual will be partnering with various teams (product, engineering, and quality) by assisting with the development of processes and tools that allow the organization to excel in its continuous software development initiatives. As code is being delivered multiple times a day, test coverage and automation is crucial in allowing product to deliver quick to market while maintaining the high level of quality our consumers deserve across our many diverse platforms.

We are a diverse and agile group that works in an exciting and fast-paced environment, working across different departments and partnering with multiple technology partners to ensure that we deliver Paramount Global linear & streaming content to its consumers and partners. If you are passionate about working with diverse teams, leading by example and simply being you at work, join us at Paramount Global.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Work on product/project teams developing test plans, test cases and test execution
• Provide technical quality leadership and guidance to the projects and resources that are assigned by implementing testing best practices
• Partner with software engineering to design and develop tools and to assist in continuous development initiatives
• Conduct technical assessment of process and teams
• Perform load / performance testing where applicable
• Work alongside and mentor other test engineers to continuously improve process

and provide input into our internal training bootcamps
• Contribute to and help maintain the testing framework for various types of testing (functional, load/performance, security) on multiple platforms (web, iOS/Android, emerging platforms)
• Contribute to designing and developing API Frameworks with technologies like RESTAssured and TestNG using Java
• Experience testing Backend and Web Services in a Cloud Architecture
• Design and develop tools for reporting results using Third Party API Tools
• Analyze and adjust automation architecture and execution to make it scalable as

more features are added across all supported types of platforms
• Operate in an agile software delivery methodology focused on testing new features within an iteration and providing near immediate feedback to engineers through test automation
• Perform exploratory testing where necessary in addition to regression testing Effectively communicate complex and/or difficult information to both technical and non- technical audiences
• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment supporting many products on varied release cycles

SKILL REQUIREMENTS, EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: JOB SKILLS:
• Strong knowledge of software quality practices and ability to learn & adopt emerging concepts
• Strong software development and technical architecture skills
• Strong object-oriented programming background and a passion for scalability,

reliability and reusable code
• Experience with C#, PHP, Java, Javascript,
• Experience with Unix/Linux
• Experience with version control systems (svn, git, stash)
• Experience with test tools (Selenium, Webdriver, Junit, TestNG, Appium, Cypress

etc.)
• Proficient with continuous development tools and build tools (Jenkins, Bamboo, etc.)
• Experience with performance testing tools (jMeter, Gatling, etc.)
• Experience developing Metrics Dashboards to display test results over time using

different reporting tools (Splunk, New Relic, Datadog, etc.)
• Experience with Agile testing methodologies
• Technical/working knowledge of information technology concepts, local and wide

area networks, content delivery networks, database theory, and solid understanding on caching strategies
• Self-starter who can work independently

EXPERIENCE:

The ideal candidate should have a background in software engineering and is seasoned in software quality best practices. Additionally, the candidate should have:
• 3+ years of experience in working with test automation frameworks and developing

automated test scripts specifically object-oriented frameworks
• 3+ years working with at least one of the popular programming languages (Java,

JavaScript, Python, PHP).
• 3+ years of experience testing API endpoints using Postman, Charles Proxy or other

similar tools
• 3+ years working within a test engineering role on agile teams
• EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related discipline. Combination of education and relevant work experience will be considered.

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Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1bx50-3-17-150-89-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Paramount

BET Networks is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news, and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, and sub-Saharan Africa.