Staff Engineer, QA Automation, Digital Business

Organization – Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) Role Overview The incumbent will create and lead the quality engineering and automation framework for the SonyLIV platform's Middleware/API gateway product for AGL project. Position Details: Positiion Title - Staff Engineer, QA Automation, Digital Business Location - Mumbai / Bangalore Position Interlinkages: Within The Organisation - Digital Technology Team Outside The Organisation - Technology Partners Position Specification: Education - B.E./B.Tech in Computer science Experience - 8+ years Other Job Requirements - Working knowledge on middleware or API gateway applications Areas of Responsibilities: Quality Engineering - Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, plans, and cases for API Gateway products, covering all aspects of API testing. Experience in software quality assurance, with a strong focus on backend API testing of backend systems Automate API/UI/Unit tests and integrate them with CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments. Experience of backend testing with deep knowledge of API and HTTP protocol Good understanding of message queues, lambda function, base and AWS services Good understanding of AWS log analysis Work experience in OTT application is desirable Process Automation - Design and implement robust automation frameworks for both back-end systems using industry-standard open-source tools (e.g., RestAssured, Pytest, etc.) Solid work experience in testing and automating the OTT based backend applications. Design and implement quality process and quality metrics for the applications across platforms Good understanding of processes and methodologies with ability to adapt and improvise in various situations Knowledge Management - Responsible for developing automation dashboards and reports to quality engineering Should be able to perform timely evaluation of new technologies and methodologies. Critical Competencies for Success Behavioral: Should be a good team player & able to work independently under pressure. Strategic thinker balanced with a grasp of details. Must possess the ability to switch between execution and strategy mode most effortlessly. Ability to see the big picture, visualise the future and develop relevant test /Automation strategies that add value to our business. Ability to prioritise and cope with competing demands. Must possess a sense of urgency and excellent execution and project management skills. Must be excited by and be able to navigate ambiguity. Passion for results and excellence. Must be able to get the job done by working collaboratively with others. Inquisitive and analytical mind; out-of-the-box thinking; brings a creative perspective to business problems by applying functional expertise, business understanding and common sense. Technical: Proven experience in writing comprehensive test strategies, plans, and cases for complex data-driven applications. Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or any other programming language to lead the efforts on backend and frontend automation tasks. Design test plans to simulate high user concurrency and monitor key performance metrics. Automate API/UI/Unit tests and integrate them with CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments. Solid work experience in testing and automating OTT-based backend applications. Through understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (e.g. Requirements, Design, Development, Testing) and Exposure to Agile or iterative SDLCs. A better understanding of Linux, Android and Cloud platforms (AWS ) and CDNs is preferred. Should have excellent programming/coding and logical skills.

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