Quality Engineer II - Sports Next

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. 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.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

We're looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Software Quality Engineer II to join our team at Sports Next, where you'll play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of GolfNow applications and subsystems through comprehensive test planning, design, execution, automations, and manual testing practices.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Design and implement automated API test cases, validate responses, status codes, and data integrity
• Perform software quality assurance, including black box testing, white box testing, user acceptance testing, and maintenance regression testing
• Write and execute SQL queries to validate data integrity and perform backend validation
• Understand and script using standard scripting languages like Perl, Shell, JavaScript
• Evaluate testing and inspection plans for projects of varying technology, complexity, and size
• Develop and document test cases
• Detect, document, and track system defects throughout the SQA process
• Review log files and other run-time documentation for defects and issues
• Analyze the results of software tests and provide results for use in development code inspections and group reviews of project deliverables
• Collaborate with development and product teams to support and implement applications

• 4 + experience as a QA Engineer or related position in a collaborative, team-driven software engineering environment
• Manual testing experience 
• Strong hands-on experience in API testing (e.g., using Postman, Swagger)
• Familiarity and/or programming experience with .NET and web-based technologies
• Excellent SQL and data skills
• Experience maintaining test environments, automated testing tools, and other resources in support of SQA process
• Team player with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Familiarity and understanding of “Web 2.0 technologies” – e.g., JavaScript, AJAX, Web Video
• Ability to work under tight deadlines 
• Ability to work outside of traditional hours, when needed 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Be curious about how things work and love breaking things
• Be passionate about technology trends and all things related to testing
• Be excited about automation and building tools to help do your job and help the rest of the team

Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to be performed from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.

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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. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.