Lead QA Analyst

The Team :

Comprised of Disney’s international media businesses and the Company’s various streaming services, the Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution segment aligns technology, content and distribution platforms to expand the Company’s global footprint and deliver world-class, personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.

DMED is an equal opportunity employer – Female/Minority/Veteran/Disability. Our goal is to create an inclusive workplace for all.

Job Overview :

The DMED Productivity Engineering team is seeking a skilled and dedicated Lead QA Analyst to join our team. As a Lead QA Analyst, this individual will work together with our Engineering Services and Content Platforms groups to ensure quality for targeted internal operational application and digital media supply chain web based applications. This individual will be responsible for both manual and automated test creation, work closely with Software Engineering leaders and project leads, as well as reporting and communication for releases statuses. Additionally, this individual will work closely with multiple teams to ensure automation test coverage and reporting, as well as giving technical direction and oversight to vendor team members.

Responsibilities :

• Create and execute test cases and test plans. Find, replicate, regress defects and write reproducible steps in our bug database system. Additionally, ensure that validated deliverables meet functional specifications and requirements.
• Participate in sprint plan review meetings to review functional and design specs and understand how that impacts features in development. This includes leading supplemental test plan reviews with peers, developers, and product team members and leading resourcing discussions, in addition to having a solid understanding of the business and roadmaps.
• Effectively communicate defects, test result status to stake holders and developers responsible for products in test, and lead various test sessions with key members of the delivery team to ensure functionality of product(s).
• Develop test plans, test cases, and drive test strategy for targeted applications while maintaining and suggesting improvements to the QA process.
• Manage and give technical direction to our geo-distributed QA team members to maintain oversight and vendor accountability
• Work with the automation engineering teams to develop, execute, and improve our automation testing suite, in addition to contributing to the triage of identified failures.

Basic Qualifications :

• 7 years of relevant quality and/or technical analyst experience.

• Clear communicator (written and verbal) for talking with stakeholders about requests and informing teams of any issues regarding submissions or development tasks

• Experience with various API QA tools and platforms. (Postman, SOAPtest, Selenium, RestAssured, etc)

• Experience with manual and automation testing for Java/web-based applications.

• Ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities and deliverable dates.

• Ability to test and understand applications with complex business workflows.

• Ability to take initiative with incoming requests and work.

• Familiarity with issue tracking software like Jira or Github.

• Solves complex problems independently.

• Excellent understanding and knowledge of software quality assurance practice and testing methodologies and tools.

• Experience writing test cases, test plans and overseeing the QA process in its entirety.

• Experience in agile software development teams working iteratively with designers, product managers and stakeholders.

• Comfortable being uncomfortable. Ability to balance multiple projects in a fast-paced and sometimes high-pressure environment, while being adaptable to change.

• Ability to work and participate in a team with an open and collaborative style of communication.

• An analytical thinker, with sharp attention to detail, that has problem-solving and trouble shooting skills.

• A strong passion for product quality and continuous willingness to improve the process.

• Knowledge and understanding of Application Lifecycle Management, Software Development and Agile Development/Testing practices and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Knowledge and understanding of test management tools.

• API testing experience (Postman, RestAssured)

• Automation experience

• Digital media experience is a plus

• A passion for technology and learning!

Preferred Education :

• Bachelor’s or 8 years relevant work experience.