Senior Test Engineer

Job Description

Required Experience

• 5 years of experience in software quality assurance, including functional and automation testing.
• Experience testing data-intensive systems and backend services.
• Hands-on experience with database testing (DB2, PostgreSQL, or similar) using SQL.
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent).
• Experience with Python
• Experience with API testing tools (Thunder Client, REST clients, or equivalent).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Agile development methodologies.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field — or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Experience

• Experience testing batch processing, ingestion pipelines, or distributed systems.
• Familiarity with copyright systems and data standards in the music industry (e.g., CWR, ISWC, IPI) is a significant plus.
• Experience with Azure DevOps for work tracking and pipeline integration.
• Familiarity with basic performance testing concepts is a plus, particularly against Java-based systems.
• Familiarity with DataDog for log monitoring and observability is a plus.
• Familiarity with Linux-based systems and command-line operations is a plus.
• Familiarity with Azure Portal and cloud resource management is a definite plus.
• Familiarity with AI as an augmentative tool for test case generation, documentation, and productivity is a plus.

Skills & Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to validate complex data transformations and multi-system workflows.
• Clear communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and manage workload across multiple concurrent projects.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, Agile delivery environment.

Job Responsibilities

Functional Testing

• Develop, coordinate, and execute end-to-end functional testing for core platform workflows including ingestion, parsing, transformation, and storage.
• Validate data integrity and correctness across DB2, PostgreSQL, and downstream processing pipelines.
• Create and maintain detailed test plans, test cases, and test data for functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Perform API testing and validation for services supporting data ingestion, matching, and processing workflows.
• Execute regression and smoke tests across assigned platforms for each release cycle.
• Identify, document, and manage defects using enterprise bug tracking tools (Azure DevOps / Jira).

Automation & Technical

• Develop and maintain automated test suites using Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent frameworks.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Validate complex data-driven workflows including parsing, normalization, and transformation logic.
• Perform database validation testing using SQL across DB2 and relational systems.
• Support testing of distributed and batch processing systems including ingestion pipelines, parsers, and matching engines.

Collaboration & Process

• Collaborate with developers and architects to define acceptance criteria and testability requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Provide clear and consistent status reporting on testing progress, risks, and quality metrics.
• Follow and contribute to QA standards, frameworks, and methodologies established by the team.