Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
Waterloo, ON (Canada)
Do you have a passion for test-driven development and automation? Do you want to work at a company where customers have real excitement for the products you help create? At PlayStation, we are looking for engineers to join a global initiative in robust test automation and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment systems.
Responsibilities:
Owns building and setting up Test Automation frameworks to test PlayStation features.
Drives testing of complex projects across multiple-teams and multiple platforms. Evaluates gaps in testing and drives solutions to write high quality automation to increase test coverage.
Partners with stakeholders to ensure test coverage and builds test plans that help deliver high quality features
Writes automation scripts for features with key characteristics of stability and maintainability which prevents regressions in the product code.
Works effectively to build automation infrastructure to create CI Pipelines, enable automation runs, develop visualization tools and evangelize them with various QE teams.
Passionate about Quality and strives to improve process, proposes standard methodologies and drives their usage within the teams.
Mentors the team members and provides technical leadership by reviewing test plans, automation scripts, and provides feedback.
Communicates on testing strategy, technical subjects related to testing frameworks, and collaborates effectively with the globally distributed teams to achieve the business goals.
Required Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
At least 6 years or equivalent experience in automated testcase development for full stack applications including test framework development
Significant experience in any Object Oriented programming language
Experience with developer tools such as Git and Docker
Experience in creating comprehensive test strategies and test plans
Demonstrated experience with recommending QE process improvements
Experience with configuring CI pipelines, preferably using Jenkins
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience writing code in Python
Experience with Selenium or Appium
Familiar with the Page Object Pattern
Experience with API testing tools and frameworks (Postman, REST Assured).
Experience architecturing testing frameworks
Experience with React Native
Profile (Non-Technical)
Strong problem solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Can do attitude; yet challenges status quo
Works independently under minimal direction with strong work ethics
Able to work quickly and productively in a fast-paced environment
A passion for writing robust code
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We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
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