Automation Quality Engineer Iii

Responsibilities:

Who We Are:

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, Stitcher, SXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners - in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.

This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day.

SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM’s platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company’s advertising sales organization, which operates as SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers.

How you’ll make an impact:

The Automation Quality Engineer III’s primary responsibilities will be to define, implement, maintain, and execute automated and manual tests to ensure product quality. The ideal candidate will have a provable track record of designing, implementing, and automated testing sophisticated software architectures and will have been directly responsible for writing comprehensive software test script, execute and analyze test reports. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who can work both independently and within a team environment.

What you’ll do:

• Define, implement, and maintains backend automated test suites for new and modified functionality
• Collect and report quality metrics from test executions.
• Assist with executing non-functional testing in terms of performance, reliability, stability, and compatibility with other systems.
• Set and review script quality standards and practices.
• Identify any potential quality issues per defined process and escalate potential quality issues immediately to management.
• Participate in technical discussions and deep dives with Engineers to timely discover and resolve issues.
• Build, enhance, and maintain automation frameworks utilized by team to automate critical user scenarios for regression testing.
• Optimize and efficiently use the tools (such as IDE, debugger, build tools, source control, profilers, and Postman) to assist with day-to-day tasks.
• Support engineering and development organizations in troubleshooting and/or addressing issues with applications and environments.
• Solve complex automation challenges and works on complex projects with minimal supervision
• Generate comprehensive test plans and execute and automate them for backend REST services flawlessly to deliver on time with the highest quality.
• Perform automated tests, work with QA and functional/development teams to triage test results.
• Fluency with backend automation frameworks in Java and Rest Assured.
• Work with QA and functional/development teams to understand end-to-end system functionality.
• Perform automated test demos and walk-through test scripts with other team members.

What you’ll need:

• 3-5+ years automation Quality Engineering test automation experience.
• Experience testing all layers of a web application, including front-end, service layer, and back-end connection testing.
• Strong coding skills with Java.
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.
• Experience with all phases of software testing including test planning, functional, regression, end-to-end, performance, usability, longevity, edge case, module integration, and server-side API testing.
• Ability to acquire knowledge necessary to perform job assignments (technology, product, and process).
• Experience with SDLC and tooling, such as GIT, branching/merging, build systems, and continuous integration.
• Testing enterprise applications deployed to cloud environments such as AWS and GCP.
• Comfortable with SoapUI, Rest Assured, Unix commands, and writing Shell scripts.
• Experience in writing, executing, and monitoring automated test suites.
• Strong comprehension of automated testing implementation and strategies.
• 3+ years of core Java.
• Strong background in, and at least 3+ years, of working in Java based automation testing.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced changing environment, multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Thorough understanding of SDLC, specifically automated QA processes in agile development environments.
• Experience working with APIs and Restful services.
• 3+ years of experience in backend automation.
• Excellent communication, time management, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) tools, such as Jenkins, to create and maintain automation and manual testing infrastructure.
• Demonstrated initiative and follow-through on process improvements, investigations of new technologies and POCs.

At SiriusXM, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We expect the base salary for this position to be in the range of $85,200 to $120,000 and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.