Job Title Sr QA Engineer Job Description I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives. The QA team at DDM provides testing support for the advertising engineering teams. We seek a passionate, skilled Quality Assurance manager to support expanded engineering team projects. This role will report to the Senior Manager overseeing the QA team. You must be detailed, thorough, and conscientious, and be willing to creatively take the lead on testing for tickets and requests that fall outside of the established systems and codebases. You will be responsible for maintaining testing infrastructure, generating and updating documentation in support of test suite creation, and acting as a point of contact and testing lead for one of DDM’s advertising technology development teams. The ideal candidate will have the ability to gather and document testing requirements for web and digital applications and communicate with product managers, project managers, developers, and ad operations managers. II. Essential Job Functions Conduct manual testing and documentation for newly developed advertising products. Design and implement regression testing processes and strategies for integration with existing systems and products. Defining and creating test suites that prioritize the most frequent failure points in product integrations. Maintaining and updating regression tests as new features are added. Support troubleshooting and debugging issues resulting from integration of new products with existing infrastructure. Test suite maintenance and organization for all of Meredith’s Advertising Platforms. III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered. Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Business Administration required, or equivalent education and experience. Experience: Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in quality assurance, quality control, or quality management roles Preferred: Experience within the online advertising industry. Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Highly analytical and creative problem solver. Experience with HTML, JavaScript, and tools such as Charles and Wireshark to troubleshoot and debug. Familiarity with test management and automation tools like Hiptest and Nightwatch. Comfortable working on multiple tasks and the ability to meet tight deadlines. Working proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Google Docs, Slack, and other productivity tools. Technically competent with ad serving platforms and concepts such as video, mobile, ad blocking, sponsored advertising, Google Ad Manager, etc. Excellent communication skills and the ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing. Can think strategically and act tactically. Willing to roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done. Strong and reliable follow-through required. Ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment, inventing solutions to new challenges daily. It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com. The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees Pay Range Salary: Remote US: $85,000 - $92,500 The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith’s total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance. #NMG# Dotdash Meredith is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content, the fastest sites, and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month, including 95 percent of US women, make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living and more.
