Software Quality Engineer - Backend Testing
STAND 8 provides end-to-end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and with offices in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, and more including internationally in Mexico and India. We're seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer to join a global media leader's Operations & Technology (O&T) organization. In this role, you'll combine creativity, technical expertise, and leadership to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions. You'll collaborate across Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure exceptional product reliability, while mentoring junior engineers and driving the continuous improvement of QA standards and automation frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor QA Engineers in best practices, automation design, and testing methodologies.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations to understand features, architecture, and workflows.
- Design, develop, and execute automated and manual test cases to validate functional and performance requirements.
- Perform hands‑on testing, debugging, and peer reviews of test scripts and automation code.
- Define and implement automation strategies using frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG, Playwright, or Cypress.
- Test REST APIs, databases, and backend integrations using advanced SQL queries.
- Integrate automated tests within CI / CD pipelines and collaborate closely with DevOps teams.
- Identify, communicate, and track defects using tools such as Jira or QMetry.
- Contribute to QA process improvements and ensure delivery of high-quality releases.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging testing tools, cloud platforms, and automation technologies.
Qualifications & Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.7+ years of experience in software testing and test automation.Proven experience leading onshore / offshore QA teams.Experience with testing frameworks such as Selenium, TestNG, Playwright, or Cypress.Proficiency testing REST APIs, databases, and using CI / CD pipelines.Hands‑on experience with Jira, QMetry, and version control tools.Familiarity with performance testing using JMeter or Gatling.Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.Preferred Qualifications
Experience testing in cloud environments (especially AWS).Previous work within the media or entertainment industry.Experience using monitoring tools such as Splunk, DataDog, or CloudWatch.About Us
STAND 8 provides end-to-end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and globally with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Mexico, Japan, India, and more. STAND 8 focuses on the "bleeding edge" of technology and leverages automation, process, marketing, and over fifteen years of success and growth to provide a world-class experience for our customers, partners, and employees. Our mission is to impact the world positively by creating success through PEOPLE, PROCESS, and TECHNOLOGY.
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