Sr. iOS Automation Engineer, Player Platform - VIPER

Comcast’s Technology, Product & Experience organization works at the intersection of media and technology. Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products that transform the customer experience. From creating apps like TVGo to new features such as the Talking Guide on the X1 platform, we work every day to make a positive impact through innovation in the pursuit of building amazing products that are enjoyable, easy to use and accessible across all platforms. The team also develops and supports our evolving network architecture, including next-generation consumer systems and technologies, infrastructure and engineering, network integration and management tools, and technical standards. We offer a flexible working environment to balance the need to work independently wherever you choose, with days that require collaboration at one of our offices. Our roles primarily reside inside or around one of our Tech Hubs (Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs, Denver, Austin, Silicon Valley, Washington DC/N. Virginia). Some roles can work virtual full-time if they are not near a Tech Hub, but that is dependent upon the needs of the position and amount of collaboration required. Job Summary Player-Platform for iOS / tvOS is an SDK written in swift that powers the IP video playback experience on the Xfinity Stream app on iOS and tvOS platforms. It provides a video player that integrates with our video streaming, content protection (DRM), advertisement, emergency alert, and real-time analytics services. Player Platform strives to provide a high quality, consistent playback experience across all our integrations. Job Description Who will you work with? Player-Platform software engineers collaborate with industry experts from many subject areas: software architects, software engineers, data scientists, and other video streaming technologists. Daily, you will be working on a small scrum team that consists of product owners, software engineers, automation engineers, and quality assurance engineers. You will work closely with other technical teams internal and external to Comcast VIPER. What are some exciting problems you'll be working on? The iOS/tvOS Player Platform is integrated into a high number of environments with a complex requirement surface area. The complexity we face in integration is closer to an enterprise system than it is to a video player app. Designing toward and completing more flexible APIs and implementations to allow us to expand our integration footprint will be a constant focus. Working to improve the reliability, and features of our IP Video customers, and give our multi-billion dollar advertising business a driven edge, are also a central focus. Where can you make an impact? You will be responsible for test automation for all IP Video Streaming on the VIPER Player Platform on iOS and tvOS that is done at Comcast. You can help improve our video playback experience by developing the most stable, and the highest quality video player in the industry. You'll be working with the brightest minds in Comcast building a video platform that will power Comcast for years to come. You will drive the future of the IP video industry. What You'll Do: Collaborate closely with development team and automation testers to ensure deliverables meet quality Work with development teams to plan, implement, and track Component testing activities Effective failure analysis and consistent testing status working with the team and leadership Function as a leading member of our agile team and help drive consistent testing practices. Ensures engineering team delivers a quality product that meets the defined Acceptance Criteria Coach and mentor other QAs on the team to contribute to effective testing Support test planning, manual and automated test cases/scripts, and test execution Analyze manual and automated test scenario results. Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. What You'll Need: 6+ years of experience in Mobile testing Experience with XCODE / Swift (preferably XCode 12/13 and Swift 5+) Experience in manual testing and test automation of Mobile Native apps – iOS Experience with Smoke, Functional, Regression, Integration and Component testing Working experience and understanding of Agile software development Experience with Jira/Jenkins/Git integration Concourse, Jenkins, Bamboo or other continuous integration tool experience Able to independently complete automation for both iOS (Appium for cross-platform implementation) Preferably to have experience in automation using Appium, Selenium, Java, Python Experience with Mobile Cloud testing / device farm testing – Browserstack, AWS devicefarm or similar Passion for the Apple ecosystem. Engaged on what Apple is delivering to help improve our streaming platform and testing efforts Cloud Services: Amazon Web Services What types of technologies for this role work on? IP Streaming Video HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology Fairplay DRM iOS Applications tvOS Applications Appium Selenium Concourse Employees at all levels are expected to: Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job. Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services. Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our groundbreaking technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences. Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas. Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers. Get results and growth. Respect and promote inclusion & diversity. Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities. The VIPER team is an organization within Comcast’s grander Technology Product and Experience organization (TPX) which supports the Product Management, Research & Development, Engineering and Operations for Comcast’s Elite Video Experiences in use by Comcast and Syndicated Partners. We support both legacy QAM Video Delivery and the Next Generation IP Video Platform infrastructure from Content Acquisition to the Player consuming experiences we control the end-to-end Video delivery platforms. These platforms deliver video for live linear, video on-demand and cloud DVR services consumed by more than 20 million customers both in-home and out of home on stb’s, connected tv, mobile and desktop products. Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications. Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Education Bachelor's Degree While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience. Relevant Work Experience 7-10 Years Salary: Pay Range: $115,428.30 - $173,142.45 Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.