Digital QA Lead – Media & Entertainment
- Have overall experience of 10+ years
- Should have strong experience working directly with the Product team to gather and understand requirements.
- Define QA strategy and test plans, estimate testing efforts, and ensure testing aligns with project timelines and business need
- Possesses solid expertise in the media domain, with a strong focus on Programming and International Programming Sales
- Should have good Experience on API testing to verify system integrations and ensure reliability and performance.
- Must have SQL skills and a solid understanding of relational database concepts to support backend testing and data validation
- Must have hands-on experience in Integration Testing, focusing on validating data flow and interactions between multiple system components or modules
- Knowledge/Experience on Snowflake to test applications built on or integrated with the platform.
- Should have good automation skills to maintain existing automation regression suite by regularly updating test scripts based on new features, resolving script failures
- Strong experience working with test management tools and JIRA for tracking and reporting
We are looking for an experienced Digital QA Lead with a strong background in digital testing and automation, and prior experience in the Media & Entertainment domain. The ideal candidate will work closely with Product teams to ensure high-quality delivery of digital initiatives (rather than corporate/GPS-focused projects). This role requires hands-on expertise across functional, integration, API, and automation testing, along with strong domain knowledge in programming and international programming sales.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work directly with Product Management and Business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and understand requirements.
- Define and own the QA strategy, including test plans, test scenarios, and overall test approach.
- Estimate testing efforts accurately and ensure alignment with project timelines and business needs.
- Lead and execute end-to-end testing across digital platforms and applications.
- Perform Integration Testing to validate data flow and interactions between multiple system components/modules.
- Conduct API testing to verify system integrations, reliability, and performance.
- Validate backend data using SQL, ensuring data accuracy and integrity across systems.
- Maintain and enhance the automation regression suite, including:
- Updating test scripts for new features
- Analyzing and fixing automation failures
- Ensuring stable and reliable automated test execution
- Updating test scripts for new features
- Use test management tools to manage test cases, execution, and reporting.
- Track defects, test progress, and quality metrics using JIRA and related tools.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to continuously improve quality processes.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 10+ years of overall experience in Software Quality Assurance.
- Strong experience in Digital Testing and Automation.
- Prior experience in the Media & Entertainment domain is mandatory.
- Strong knowledge of Programming and International Programming Sales is highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Programming and International Programming Sales is highly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with:
- API Testing (RESTful services)
- Integration Testing
- Automation frameworks (maintaining and enhancing existing suites)
- API Testing (RESTful services)
- Strong SQL skills with a solid understanding of relational database concepts.
- Experience testing applications built on or integrated with Snowflake.
- Proven experience working closely with Product teams.
- Strong experience with test management tools and JIRA for defect tracking and reporting.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.