SDET - Manager - Automation Testing

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast. Job Summary Comcast’s Xfinity Video Platform(XVP) team is looking for a passionate Manager, Software Dev & Engineer in Test(SDET) to help lead the automation testing efforts for our REST based microservices that drive Video entertainment applications serving millions of customers across North America and Europe. This role will primarily be responsible for leading the daily and overall work processes within the QA team, adhering to the quality standards set forth by the wider organization and recommending/implementing improvements where necessary, and closely collaborating with the Product and Development teams in the Philadelphia, Sunnyvale and Chennai offices. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in helping validate REST API based micro-services that are built using modern infrastruture concepts like AWS containers, kubernetes etc. These micro-services are designed to perform well at scale as they support millions of customers to access and watch recorded, on demand, and live video content via the Comcast and Sky streaming applications on iOS, Android, Web, Roku and Smart TV platforms and via Set Top Boxes too. Job Description - Manage a team of 6-10 SDET engineers including career planning, coaching and mentoring - Prioritize and delegate tasks to the team mates. Review deliverables submitted by the team - Enhance and maintain software test automation framework built by the team(for functional testing) using open source tool Karate and JavaScript - Develop efficient automated test scripts and review scripts developed by others - Develop reusable functions/methods that can help optimize test scripts - Build CiCd pipelines using Concourse to trigger execution of automated tests - Provide technical expertise and help the team solve complex use cases that need to be tested in an automated fashion - Effectively triage, prioritize, and test fixes for bugs found during development cycles (and occasionally in production) - Work with the Dev team to understand and contribute to requirements and test cases for new features - Develop mock tests to validate error handling and resiliency of the APIs - Lead the team to execute performance test scripts to measure speed and reliability of the APIs - Analyze and suggest improvements to testing process, defect tracking, and test case management - Efficiently manage the backlog using JIRA for the software test automation framework 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 5-7 Years 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.