Director, Quality Engineering - NBC Sports Next

COMPANY DESCRIPTION – We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (https://www.nbcuniversal.com/diversity-equity-inclusion) initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility (https://www.nbcuniversal.com/csr) work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. SPORTS NEXT NBC Sports Next is where sports and technology intersect. We’re fueled by our mission to innovate, create larger-than-life events and connect with sports fans through technology. We’re a subdivision of NBC Sports and home to leading technology platforms and digital applications for Youth & Recreational Sports; Golf; and Emerging Media.   At NBC Sports Next, we equip more than 30MM players, coaches, athletes, sports administrators and fans in 40 countries with more than 25 sports solution products, including SportsEngine (http://www.sportsengine.com/) , the largest youth sports club, league and team management platform; SportsEngine Play (https://sportsengineplay.com/) , the first ever streaming service for youth and amateur sports, GolfNow (http://www.golfnow.com/) , the leading online tee time marketplace and provider of golf course operations technology; and GolfPass (https://www.golfpass.com/)  the ultimate golf membership that connects golfers to exclusive content, tee time credits, instructional content and more.   ROLE: The SportsNext Organization is looking for a Director Quality Engineering to lead the quality and test automation for the Sports Engine platform. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: + Management, technical and strategic leadership for highly skilled and motivated team of SDETs/QAs distributed across multiple Scrum teams and geo-locations. + Develop and execute on the strategy that testing automation is how we scale with finite resources + Proactively drive consistency of QA approach by coaching, mentoring, monitoring and training teams on methodology and processes, to ensure that software quality is consistent across the engineering group. + Provide leadership to the team for achieving consistent, Monitored and measurable software quality goals. + Identify the areas for improvement in the current test methodologies and work with the team to address these, using metrics to measure and track progress. + Identify the gaps in the current automation coverage and develop a plan to increase & measure the coverage going forward. + Work closely with peers in Engineering and Product Management to ensure high quality and timely delivery of projects. + Ensure QA represents the customer by validating requirements and acceptance criteria with Product Management so that delivered products meet expectations. + Work with wider Engineering and Operations teams on the deployment of software and enablement of features in Production to ensure that quality is built into rollout plans. + Hiring and managing the best quality engineers who are software developers in test and understand software development and automation. + Driving development and management of Test Strategies & Test Plans. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: + 8+ years of software QA experience + 4+ years of experience building and leading QA / SDET team + Intermediate to Expert level Experience with designing and implementing tests for microservice based and distributed applications + Experience with Cloud Technologies such Aws/Azure/GCP + Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and to work in a fast paced, innovative environment + Familiarity with all quality touchpoints - design, documentation, unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, load/performance testing to name a few + Familiarity test automation frameworks and strategies + Passion for improving the SLDC where quality is deeply embedded + Continuous improvement, continuous delivery, and continuous learning mindset   As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. 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