Do you have strong technical abilities, and excellent communication skills and can be an inspiration to your team to achieve extraordinary results? Have a passion for automation? Want to work at a company where customers have real excitement for the products you help create? At PlayStation, we are seeking engineers to join a global initiative in robust test automation and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment systems.What You'll DoDefine forward looking test framework architectures through creation of designs, establishing tradeoffs in cost vs value and gaining buy in from key technical, QE and business stakeholders.Review requirements and design documents to understand and build effective testing strategies.Build, maintain and improve test frameworks, and help teams set up automation infrastructureBuild concrete test plans, write solid test cases, and implement them to ensure the quality of features. Identify testing needs for l10n, a11y, and performance testing.Work with globally distributed teams to engage early and provide continuous delivery of high quality software products that delight Sony customersReport, track and verify defects as well as monitor Automation jobs. Provide status reports to Leadership and other key partners.Contribute in the review of QE and Engineering procedures and provide recommendations for improvement.Model and teach key behaviors for owning and delivering systems that are fast, horizontally scalable and reliable.Passionate about Quality and strives to improve process, advocate for future architectures and designs and drives their usage across multiple teams.Assist with production deployment support and post releaseThis Role Will Require Knowledge OfTesting – the study and practice a variety of test techniques and methodologies, and are familiar with prominent voices in the online testing communityTest automation – an interest in test automation to a level where pros and cons of various automation approaches are shown. To support this, solid understanding of a modern programming language is vital.Agile software development – understand the common methodologies and can articulate how a strong tester can best support their team in that contextCoach and mentor junior & senior level engineers in Framework organization to help raise the bar in innovation, efficiency and technical capability.Performance - passionate about application performance and care about application load time, perceived performance and user retentionQualificationsA Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge8+ years or equivalent experience in automation.Experience leading, building, and crafting test strategies for SDK, Apps and consumer-facing products.Shown experience writing automated tests in Python or JavaScript. Expertise in C++ or other Programming Language is a plus.Practical experience using development and deployment tools: Git, Jenkins, DockerExperience with Selenium or Appium or UI Automation technologiesKnowledge and experience testing APIs, Libraries, SDK / Application Frameworks, Native ApplicationsStrong technical, analytical and problem-solving skillsAble to work independently and as part of a teamExcellent verbal and written communication skillsAbility to estimate effort and size of featuresExperience with agile development methodologies and TDD processesExperience using project and test case management tools.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.#LI-TF1
