Sr. Quality Engineer

VERSANT Media is a leading force in news, sports, and entertainment, committed to delivering exceptional experiences across every screen and service. The Senior Quality Engineer will help deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable products through hands-on testing, automation, and AI-enabled quality engineering practices.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute test strategies across functional, integration, API, and end-to-end testing
• Identify risks, edge cases, and failure points through strong exploratory and risk-based testing
• Build and maintain automated test coverage for regression, smoke, and critical user flows
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous quality validation
• Partner closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Security to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle
• Support defect triage, release readiness, and quality risk assessments
• Use AI tools to accelerate test creation, maintenance, analysis, and overall productivity

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in Software Testing, Quality Engineering, or SDET-related roles
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman or RestAssured
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
• Strong understanding of SDLC, test strategy, and Agile development practices
• Proven ability to uncover critical defects and improve quality through both manual and automated testing
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve quality engineering efficiency and outcomes
• Experience with AI-driven testing tools
• Exposure to cloud-native environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Knowledge of performance testing tools
• Experience with microservices, event-driven systems, or payment platform testing